Chapel Boycott

Susquehanna University
Chapels
Student movements

On April 14, 1966, 450 students held a rally in front of Seibert Hall to protest the "suppression of student dissent by the administration". The principal grievances were invasion of privacy, the construction of a chapel rather than a library and the failure of the administration to acknowledge the concerns of students. The students chose a boycott of mandatory chapel as the the chief way to force change within the University. The boycott lasted a week until the University's board of directors intervened in an effort to open a dialogue between students and administration.

1966-04-21

Selinsgrove – Snyder – Pennsylvania – United States

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The Crusader, April 21, 1966

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