Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: In the aftermath of 1968 , the French government created a new experimental university , Paris VIII , at Vincennes and appointed Foucault the first head of its philosophy department in December of that year .
Simplified: In the late 1960s , after France had huge student protests and riots , the French government created a new experimental university at Vincennes . Foucault became the first head of its philosophy department .