This study looks at 282 urban citizens' attitudes about campus dissent, attitudes about the legitimacy of a campus disturbance, and their satisfaction with a University soon after a serious campus disturbance. A majority of urban citizens were satisfied with the University. Their beliefs about the University were heavily related to their…

Study results show that most citizens did not consider a week-long campus disturbance to be a legitimate form of social protest and that their attitudes toward campus dissent were related to attitudes toward campus freedom of expression and beliefs about campus life. (Author)