Inside Higher Ed
Avoiding Postelection Student Unrest - Opinion Piece
October 16, 2020
Debra Mashek writes: American college campuses experienced an unexpected jolt -- unrest, even -- in the wake of the 2016 election. Heading into Election Day, Hillary Clinton was the presumptive winner; after all, the polls told us she would win. Yet, as East Coast returns started rolling in, it became clear that Donald Trump was soon to become our commander in chief.