Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Finance

Abstract In January 1982, Wesleyan University eliminated their aid-blind admissions policy. In response, students from a group called the April 29th Coalition protested the University's decision. The organization collected 1,284 signatures of students demanding Wesleyan return to an aid-blind system. They also demanded several changes to the financial aid and admissions system. Later in the semester, students held a 150 hour sit-in on the second floor of North College, one hour for each year that the...

Content Description From the Collection:

This collection consists of oral history interviews with members of the Wesleyan University community, including faculty emeriti, administration officials, and others. They are sponsored by the Wesleyan University Wasch Center for Retired Faculty and are added to on an ongoing basis.

Scope and Contents Set of four draft reports known collectively as the "Rainbow papers" developed by Colin Campbell and a group of staff related to the financial status of the university at the time. Book I covers the financial aspect and historical overview of the situation. Book II is split into Academic program, Administrative costs, Financial aid, and Faculty characteristics. Book III is "Alternatives for Wesleyan 1975-1980" and Volume IV is "A Plan for Action...