UCSD wins its first full five-year accreditation. 1969 - At a meeting in Berkeley shielded by National Guardsmen, the Regents censure McGill for defending Herbert Marcuse. For social conservatives everywhere, including Gov. Reagan, Marcuse is the focus of evil in the modern world. McGill has defended Marcuse citing academic freedom. San Diego-based regent DeWitt Higgs reads a message of support from local leaders, and Reagan withdraws.
Regents impose student tuition for the first time.
A student dies after setting himself afire to protest Vietnam. Students prevent McGill from entering his office, and occupy Muir College to oppose defense research. Founding chancellor Herbert York returns in an acting capacity. Third College opens to 160 students. Its purpose is to redress past inequities forced on minority students and faculty, and to give students a greater role in academic governance.