Ad Hoc Blue Ribbon Commission on Education Reform collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: OU-ADM-COMMEDREFORM

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

The Ad Hoc Blue Ribbon Commission on Educational Reform collection consists of reports, correspondence and other documents generated by the commission and destined for Oakland University's administration. The collection was artificially assembled from orphaned materials found in the university archives. It illustrates the activism of some Oakland University students in the key period of student protests in the United States and attests to the impact of higher education debates in the nation on the OU student body.

Dates

1970 - 1971

Access and Use note

The Ad Hoc Blue Ribbon Commission on Education Reform collection is open for research.

Copyright

History

The Ad Hoc Blue Ribbon Commission on Educational Reform was established on February 6, 1970 by Oakland University's Chancellor, Provost, and the Steering Committee of the University Senate, in response to a proposal from Mr. John Springfield on behalf of "People for the People", which argued for major educational reform. The commission was made up of faculty and students and issued its report in March 1970 after 5 weeks of intense work. Focusing on undergraduate education, the commission made recommendations on the major requirements, the general education requirements, grading policies, the freshman year, and course offerings.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Reports, correspondence, and other documents from the Ad Hoc Blue Ribbon Commission on Educational Reform, a 1970 special committee of student and faculty representatives charged with making recommendations on curriculum changes at Oakland University.