Unmaking of a College, The (DVD)

The Unmaking of a College tells the story of the attempted takedown of one of Americasmost iconoclastic colleges, Hampshire College, how a group of determined students succeeded to save it, and by the same token, save their rights to an education that taughtthem to think critically and to expect a seat at the table. With the help of the students who filmed their 75-day sit-in (the longest in American college history), director Amy Goldstein builds a thriller-like story weaving interviews with professors, whistleblowers, students,and alumni including filmmaker Ken Burns.A raucous ode to democracy in action, thedocumentary reflects more broadly on a crisis in higher education and asks: whatis the purpose of a college education? Can the storied tradition of the liberal arts and the nation it has createdbe saved?