The Unmaking of a College

The story

In THE UNMAKING OF A COLLEGE, students at Hampshire College confront a new president's underhanded attempt to shut down their school and discover that a powerful institution is bullying an inexperienced administration into giving up the independence of one of the most experimenting colleges in the United States. A raucous ode to democracy in action, this film evokes the courage required to stand up to power at a time when many liberal arts colleges are failing.

Cast & crew

Ken BurnsSelf

Marlon Becerra

Marlon BecerraSelf

Joshua Berman

Joshua BermanSelf

Cheyenne Palacio-McCarthy

Cheyenne Palacio-McCarthySelf

Rhys MacArthur

Rhys MacArthurSelf