European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine some believe the surge of bigotry and intolerance on College campuses ret Leeta the National mood. Bigotry increases on Campus of photo by Lee Mit gang associated Pressa Merica s colleges where tolerance is As essential to the Pursuit of knowledge As labs and libraries Are being shocked by a wave of intolerance and bigotry. The upsurge in incidents against Blacks women jews homosexuals and others has spawned some harsh self appraisal by higher education officials Many campuses believe their racial climate is healthy. The University of Utah Tor example elected is first female Black student president this year. But Campus administrators Are beginning to concede that they have often been slow to react to incidents or too Quick to pass them Oil As Isota led or insignificant i Don t think there s been a great Deal of leadership on the part of University presidents said Reginald Wilson head of the cities of minority concerns of the american Council on education higher education s chief Washington lobby the anti defamation league of b Nai b Rith found in its 1986 Audil of anti semitic incidents that vandalism directed at jews on campuses Rose irom 12 incidents in 1965 to 19 in 19fl6. While few other Overall statistics exist Many observers agree thai bigotry is increasing on the nation s campuses. There s no question about it not Only were colleges slow to react but i suspect that a number of things am happening on Campus Hal would lend to give students the idea Hal minority inheres is Are of diminishing  Wilson said. Black studies Are lessening in popularity and prevalence the number of Black faculty at predominantly White schools has declined the number of Black students has  he said. Some believe the problems on Campus reflect what is happening outside Academia. L think it s clearly part of a National mood said Robert Johnson director of minority studies at St. Cloud state University in Minnesota where japanese and other foreign students have received hate mail. I just think the Reagan administration has made it safer and More permissible to express these  it seems to me that the mood of Trie country As orchestrated in Washington do has said to a lot of people that All the things we were once concerned about in terms of promoting equal Opportunity Don t matter any  said Barry Beckham author of the Black student s guide to colleges and an English professor Al Brown University the administration denies that it has backed Down an a commitment to civil rights with assistant attorney Genera William Bradford Reynolds saying last months we have had for the last six years the most Active and tuesday. March 24, 1987 enc Genic   rur Fini in la fill rights in  history. Several if Fily Pii Tilini eff Inardi in.  us  of Campus racism to inc Loro la    in