The 1968 Protesters, Then and Now

Reunited Friday on campus were some of Columbia's 1968 radicals turned professionals. Shown at "Columbia 1968 + 40" are from left, Raymond Brown, Nancy Biberman, Robert Friedman and Mark Rudd. (By Helayne Seidman For The Washington Post)

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Sunday, April 27, 2008

These are some of the people involved in the 1968 takeover of buildings at Columbia University.

Nancy Biberman, 60

Role during protests: typed news releases at Strike Central, ran messages among strikers.

Résumé highlights: Legal Aid lawyer; taught at Harvard University, New York University and the City University of New York.

Current job: president, Women's Housing and Economic Development Corp., New York City.

Raymond Brown, 61

Role during protests: member, Steering Committee of Black Students of Hamilton Hall.

Résumé highlights: represented Darfur victims in the International Criminal Court; host of the TV program "Due Process."

Current job: criminal defense attorney, Woodbridge, N.J.

Mark Rudd, 60

Role during protests: chairman, Columbia chapter of Students for a Democratic Society.

Résumé highlights: helped found the Weather Underground, was a fugitive for seven years.

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