1996 ALL OSU BOYCOTT & MARCH
Higher Education. March 7, 1996.
In 1991, OSU adopted a new policy on discriminatory harassment; in 1992,
OSU established the Difference, Power, and Discrimination Program; in 1994,
OSU formed the President’s Commission on Hate Crimes and Hate-Related
Activities; and in 1995, OSU established the Ethnic Studies Department with
courses beginning in the 1996-1997 academic year.
(2) “Stepping Out for Diversity” by Carl D. Holcombe, The Corvallis Gazette-Times,
March 14, 1996.
(3) “T.E.A.M. rally focuses on minority recruiting” by Terese Farmen, OSU’s The Daily
Barometer, February 23, 1996; and, “Risser signs agreement to create minority offices”
by Gleen Keep, OSU’s The Daily Barometer, February 26, 1996.
(4) “OSU suspends pair for racial misconduct” by Jack Josewski, OSU’s The Daily
Barometer, March 5, 1996; and “Racist students indicted” by the Associated Press,
March 14, 1996.
(5) “Members of campus community discuss racism” by Glenn Keep; and Op-Ed and
Letters to the Editor by a number of student groups and offices such as the staff of The
Daily Barometer, ASOSU, and the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs, OSU’s
The Daily Barometer, March 12, 1996.
(6) “Student boycott set for Wednesday” by Paul Turner, OSU’s The Daily Barometer,
March 12, 1996.
(7) OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center. Various articles and a special
report about the boycott. OSU’s The Daily Barometer, March 14, 1996.
There is also a 2 hour video recording of the day’s activities; see the OSU
Special Collections and Archives Research Center. Jean Moule Papers.
1996 Student March and Boycott video recording. https://media.
oregonstate.edu/media/t/0_o6e541gz
(8) OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center. RG 172 Affirmative Action
Office Records. Subject Files: Minority Students: Boycott, 1995-1997. Special Issue: “The
all OSU boycott: one year later” The Chronicle Vol. II, No. 3, June 4, 1997.
Unless otherwise noted, all sources are from the OSU Special Collections and Archives
Research Center. RG 172 Affirmative Action. Subject Files: Boycott, 1996.