Editing Tufts University (section)

====Activism====
[[File:Fossil Fuel Divestment Student Protest at Tufts University.jpg|200px|thumb|Student protest for [[fossil fuel divestment]]]]

In 1969, Tufts was the center for Civil Rights activism due to the controversy surrounding the construction of Lewis Hall. Students staged a work strike to protest racist hiring policies practiced by the construction company Tufts had commissioned to build the residence hall. In addition to writing letters, students sat in Ballou and East Halls, and collaborated with black workers. These demonstrations eventually attracted support from major metropolitan areas in the Northeast. In 1970, Tufts adopted new hiring policies which were subsequently adopted by other universities. It led to the creation of training programs for minority employees on campus, in addition to the foundation of the Africana Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.tufts.edu/protest1969/|title=Tufts Civil Right Protests|access-date=June 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830035105/http://sites.tufts.edu/protest1969/|archive-date=August 30, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>