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racial segregation - excluding whites from campus
{{University
|name=Evergreen State College
|background=Green
|type=Public
|city=Olympia, Washington
|size= 4,089<ref>http://www.evergreen.edu/institutionalresearch/factpage</ref>
|faculty=229<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harvard.edu/harvard-glance|title=Harvard at a Glance|accessdate=November 21, 2012}}</ref>
|sports=Basketball, Volleyball, Track and Field, and Soccer<ref>http://gogeoducks.com/</ref>
|colors=Green and White
|mascot=[[Geoduck]]s
|website=[http://www.evergreen.edu/ www.evergreen.edu]
|endowment=$8,582,189<ref>The Evergreen State College Foundation audited financials for fiscal 2013-2014</ref>
}}
'''Evergreen State College''' is a public liberal [[art]]s college located near Olympia Washington.
'''Evergreen State College''' is a public liberal [[art]]s college located near Olympia Washington.
==History==
==History==
The Council of Presidents of Washington State baccalaureate institutions wrote a report in 1964 stating that another college was needed in the state to balance the geographical distribution of the existing state institutions. Following further feasibility studies, the state legislature passed a law creating a new state college stipulating that the campus should be no smaller than 600 acres, making it then the largest campus in the state as well as the first public four-year college created in Washington in the 20th century. Classes started in 1971 with 1128 students. Charles J. McCann was the founding President of Evergreen until June 1977. Daniel J. Evans, who as Governor signed the legislation creating Evergreen, became President. Evans left the president's office abruptly in 1983 when he was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Henry M. Jackson.
The Council of Presidents of Washington State baccalaureate institutions wrote a report in 1964 stating that another college was needed in the state to balance the geographical distribution of the existing state institutions. Following further feasibility studies, the state legislature passed a law creating a new state college stipulating that the campus should be no smaller than 600 acres, making it then the largest campus in the state as well as the first public four-year college created in Washington in the 20th century. Classes started in 1971 with 1128 students. Charles J. McCann was the founding President of Evergreen until June 1977. Daniel J. Evans, who as Governor signed the legislation creating Evergreen, became President. Evans left the president's office abruptly in 1983 when he was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Henry M. Jackson.
==2017 protest==
In some past years, students staged a "Day of Absence" event where African-American students held events off campus to make the other students realize how much they contribute overall to the college. In 2017, student proposed that the white students refrain from conducting classes or events on campus as the "Day of Absence."<ref name=highered>Jaschik , Scott. (May 30, 2017). "[https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/05/30/escalating-debate-race-evergreen-state-students-demand-firing-professor Who Defines What Is Racist?]", ''[[Inside Higher Ed]]''. Retrieved June 3, 2017.</ref> Biology Professor Bret Weinstein publicly objected to the change<ref name=highered /> and wrote an piece for the Wall Street Journal. The Administration told him he would not be safe on campus, so he held his class off-campus in a park. In response, African-American students demanded that Prof. Weinstein be fired. Because local law enforcement received credible threats of terrorism, the campus was completely closed on June 1 and 2.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jun/01/lawmaker-targets-evergreen-college-money-amid-race/|title=
Threat closes Evergreen State College after protests over race|date=June 1, 2017|accessdate=June 2, 2017}}</ref>
==Famous alumni==
==Famous alumni==
*[[Rachel Corrie]]
*[[Rachel Corrie]]
==References==
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