Lisa Coleman makes herself at home in Capen House

We all remember the resignation of Todd McFadden, former director of the African American Center, in December of 1998. McFadden stepped down from his position due to philosophical differences with the administration, and his withdrawal took the Tufts campus by storm. The campus erupted with outrage at the event, and a usually passive student population turned active. The Pan-African Alliance staged a march on Ballou to demand answers from the administration, and protestors held symbolic R.I.P. signs of former Tufts faculty members that had resigned or been fired in past years due to difficulties similar to McFadden's. Not only did the administration have to confront many questions and much controversy, but they also had to accomplish the complex task of finding someone to replace McFadden as the director.