Cold War Era
Academic Freedom and Free Speech at U of I
The Broyles’ Bills
Clabaugh Act (1947)
The Leo Koch Case
The Fight for Freedom of Speech and Expression in the 1960s
Student Life during the Cold War Era
The GI Bill and the U of I
Sex, Censorship, and the College Scene
Conservatives on Campus
The Black Athlete at the U of I
Women’s Athletics at the University of Illinois
The Struggle for Integration in the 1940s and 50s
Affirmative Action at the University of Illinois
Project 500
Second Wave Feminism on Campus
Gay Rights on Campus
Latina/o Students at U of I
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at U of I
U of I students and the draft
1967 Protest-Sit-In against DOW Chemical
Publication of “Walrus”
October 15, 1969 Moratorium
March 1970 Rally Against GE
March Riots (1970)
May Student Strike (1970)
The Rise and Fall of President George D. Stoddard
The U of I and the Defense Department
Surveillance, Discipline and the University of Illinois
University Politics
University Politics in the Cold War Era
As the University of Illinois expanded in both size and scope, the stakes of politics on campus grew as well. During the decades immediately following World War II, Cold War both increasing anti-communism and expanded militarization loomed large in many aspects of daily university life. The manner in which students, professors, and administrators negotiated these politics often determined their success or failure during this era. The career of University of Illinois President George Stoddard was cut short by what many people perceived as a soft stance on left-leaning student groups. As the “military-industrial complex” developed in the post-war years, Illinois became further politicized by its increasing entanglements with the U.S. government. The research and development capabilities of public universities were an important nexus between the military and defense industries and placed the actions of academics engaged in this sensitive research under close scrutiny.
