
Episode 1118 • • 43:28 - 46:47
1118: Birth Strike
Hampshire College Financial Crisis and Student Protests
Hampshire College in Massachusetts is facing potential closure or merger due to financial instability, leading to a weeks-long sit-in by students in the president's office. The students are demanding transparency and a system that "listens" to them, while the school has stopped admitting new freshmen. The situation is compared to the unrest at Evergreen State College, where student activism clashed with institutional management.
