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Jackie Robinson (legendary black second baseman) visits Bucknell
These photographs and Student Church pamphlets from February 1949 advertise the presence of a legend on campus. As the first African American to play…
Increasing Enrollment of Black Students
This February 1964 letter from the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students informs Reid Reynolds that they have not referred many black students to Bucknell because black students claim Bucknell's social climate creates an unhappy…
Bucknell Professor speaks out against segregation at the University
These three files from a 1964 Bucknellian demonstrate different aspects of the social justice advice provided by Bucknell Philosophy professor F. David Martin (1920-2014). Mainly, he reflects on the fact that fraternities and sororities drive the…
Statement on Discrimination in Fraternities and Sororities
In this official university correspondence from 1965, Bucknell administration issues a statement to fraternities that declares them unable to sanction any discriminatory practice and insists that any organization practicing discrimination must…
Memorandum re: Discrimination
This official university correspondence from September 1968 shares how Bucknell President Charles Watts (1926-2001) (President from 1964-1976) informs Dean John P. Dunlop (1929-2013) (Dean of Men at Bucknell from 1962-1968; Dean of Student Affairs…
World Wide: Discrimination
In this December 1948 Bucknellian article, a student shares his comments on recent events in the United States involving discrimination. Mainly, he shares the fact that some fraternities are being suspended from their charters because they freely…
Campus Life
This editorial from an October 1950 issue of the Bucknellian stresses the difference between what Bucknell students would like to believe about their views on race and prejudice and the reality of their actions. The author argues that discrimination…
"A Clarification"
In this March 1961 edition, the Bucknellian clarifies its stance on discrimination in this article, and the author highlights the problem of discrimination at the university, claiming that “the question is not one of clauses, but one of…
Letter to Alumnus re: Interracial Contributions
This official university correspondence from April 1960 documents the response from Dean John C. Hayward () to an alumnus who had expressed concern at a cross-burning incident that took place at outside a Bucknell fraternity. He condemns the incident…
"Panel Discussion Reveals Ideas on Discrimination"
This March 1961 Bucknellian article reports on the panel on discrimination (made up of administrators and faculty) that took place in the basement of the Phi Lambda Theta house. The event was a huge success as more students and faculty members…
One Viewpoint: Fraternities
This column from a March 1954 issue of the Bucknellian discusses the new Interfraternity Council resolution that encourages the end of segregation in fraternities. IFC asserts that such segregation goes against the ideas of brotherhood and the…