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Here’s the latest on campus protests.
College administrators were preparing for potential disruptions to graduation ceremonies across the United States on Sunday, as pro-Palestinian protests continued to roil campuses. Tensions are running high at some of the schools scheduled to hold ...
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U.S.C. President Censured by Academic Senate After Weeks of Turmoil
Carol Folt had been under fire for canceling a valedictorian’s speech and calling in the police, who cleared an encampment arrested dozens of protesters.
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Newyork
The Campus Protests Signal the End of an Era for the Democrats
The colleges had a choice; in most places, they chose to escalate. At Indiana University, a police sniper was stationed on the roof of a building; at the University of Virginia, they dispersed protesters with pepper spray; at U.C.L.A., it was with ...
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Newyork
Young Voters Aren’t Happy With Biden. But Will They Abandon Him?
Are many young people distressed about the war in Gaza? Yes. Are they unhappy with President Biden’s approach to the war? Yes. Does this doom Biden’s re-election bid? Not necessarily. First, a Harvard Youth Poll released in April found that the two ...
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Newyork
Wearing Masks During the Gaza Protests
More from our inbox: Money and Politics: Congressional Salaries and Campaign FinanceCousteau’s Granddaughter, on Protecting Oceans and Marine LifeExiles From Trump?Protesters occupying Hamilton Hall resupply via pulley system, at Columbia University ...
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Newyork
The Columbia Protests Made the Same Mistake the Civil Rights Movement Did
Last week I wrote about the protests that had come to dominate my professional home, Columbia University, and make headlines across the country. I said that though I did not believe the participants were motivated by antisemitism, the volume, fury ...
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Newyork
City College, Against Its Nature, Asks Police to End Campus Protest
The public college based in Harlem has a long history of radical politics and activism.
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Newyork
Winners and Losers of the Columbia Protests? History Will Tell.
Activism often lands on the right side of history. But history also shows that tactical mistakes — and smashing windows — can weaken protests’ effectiveness.
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World
Friday Briefing
Hamas considers a cease-fire.
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World
Biden Denounces Violence on Campus, Breaking Silence After Rash of Arrests
President Biden broke days of silence on Thursday to finally speak out on the wave of anti-Israel protests on American college campuses that have inflamed much of the country, denouncing violence and antisemitism even as he defended the right to ...