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The Strawberry Statement
''The Strawberry Statement'' is a non-fiction book by James Simon Kunen, written when he was 19, which chronicled his experiences at Columbia University from 1966–1968, particularly the April 1968 protests and takeover of the office of the dean of Columbia by student protesters. Explanation of title The book's title was a reference to a statement made by Herbert Deane, vice dean of Graduate Faculties, in an April 1967 interview with ''Columbia Daily Spectator'', the student newspaper. Speaking about the role of students in university policy, Deane said that "student or faculty opinion should not in itself have any influence on the formation of administrative policy". "A university is definitely not a democratic institution," he added. "When decisions begin to be made democratically around here, I will not be here any longer." Deane concluded with what students widely mocked as "the strawberry statement": "Whether students vote 'yes' or 'no' on a given issue means as much to me a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Simon Kunen
James Simon Kunen (born 1948) is an American author, journalist and lawyer. He is best known as the author of ''The Strawberry Statement'', a first-person documentary of the Columbia University protests of 1968. Biography James Simon Kunen is an alumnus of Fay School and Phillips Academy. He attended Columbia University during the 1968 student protests and participated in the student sit-in at the institution's Hamilton Hall, resulting in his arrest for trespassing. This experience led him to write ''The Strawberry Statement'', documenting the university's controversial involvement with the government's Institute for Defense Analyses.James Simon Kunen, ''The Strawberry Statement'', 2nd printing, (Brandywine Press: St. James, New York, 1995). After graduating from Columbia in 1970, he became a field journalist from Vietnam for ''True''. This experience led to ''Standard Operating Procedure'', his second published work. Afterward, he graduated from the New York University School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |