A TIME FOR CHANGE FIVE QUESTIONS FOR PROFESSOR ROBERT K . BR IGHA M In the late 1960s, pushback to student activism was sometimes fierce. At right, anti-war protesters at the Democratic National Convention in 1968 faced violent opposition by police. 10 FA L L / W I N T E R 2 0 1 9 Robert. K. Brigham, Professor of History and International Relations on the Shirley Ecker Boskey Chair, teaches and has written extensively about the Vietnam era and the sociopolitical forces at work during that time. VQ recently spoke with Brigham about the historical context surrounding Vassar's decision to open its doors to male students in 1969. Clockwise from top: © Sean Hemmerle 2017 / AP Images / Vassarion / Vassar Archives. Facing page: Vassar Archives 2