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Apr 20 2024
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Irsa Hirsi On the Resilience of Columbia University’s Pro-Palestinian Protests
On Wednesday, students at Columbia University and its women’s college, Barnard, struck tents on the lawns at the school’s Morningside campus. They planned to stay until Columbia divested from companies that “profit from Israeli apartheid, genocide and occupation in Palestine,” as an Instagram page for Columbia University Apartheid Divest put it. But Columbia had no intention of allowing
New York MagazineApr 25 2024
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Police arrest 108 at Emerson College as antiwar student protests spread
Clashes between pro-Palestinian student protesters and police continued to spread at colleges across the country, with fresh arrests in Emerson College, University of Southern California and University of Texas at Austin. In Boston, police moved to break up a protest led by Emerson College students outside the State Transportation Building, clashing with students who formed a human wall and
Washington PostApr 25 2024
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Pro-Palestinian protesters score win over one college's ties to Israel
Pro-Palestinian protesters have scored a major win at a New York university after its governing body agreed to investigate its academic ties to Israeli universities, according to reports. Justin O'Connor, the editor-in-chief of Rochester University's Campus Times, wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "Protesters have come to a compromise to have one portion of their demands met. The executive of
NewsweekApr 16 2024
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Tuition hikes coming to Georgia's public universities this fall
Students will pay more to attend Georgia's public universities and colleges in the 2024-2025 academic year, with officials saying schools face rising costs and must charge more to maintain a quality education. Regents voted Tuesday to increase tuition and fees at the system's 26 schools. The typical Georgia school will charge in-state undergraduates $6,466 in tuition and mandatory fees next
Fox News (Online News)Apr 28 2024
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Hundreds of Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at campuses as universities crack down on encampments
Students at dozens of universities in the U.S. and Canada are continuing to protest for Palestinian human rights after months of war in Gaza. Most student organizations participating in protests and encampments on campuses have similar demands of their administrations, including divestment from companies that could be profiting from the war and transparency regarding where they’re investing
NBC News (Online)Apr 25 2024
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Tampa university ‘reviewing’ viral incident of man using women’s bathroom
Student who filmed, confronted individual says she plans to file complaint The University of Tampa is reviewing a controversial incident that thrust the institution into the national spotlight recently when a student confronted a man dressed as a woman after he used the women’s restroom. “The University is aware of the video and is reviewing the situation,” Eric Cardenas, assistant vice
The College FixApr 30 2024
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Jewish parents grapple with college choices in antisemitic climate: 'This is absolutely absurd'
Anti-Israel and antisemitic demonstrations at top universities across America have forced Jewish parents to grapple with whether they can send their children to institutions where safety is no longer a given. Anya Farber, whose only son is currently looking at colleges, told Fox News Digital that facets historically used to select a school such as location, size, available courses, and
Fox News (Online News)Apr 30 2024
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Columbia University Will Not Divest From Israel, President Says
Columbia University will not divest from Israel, a top official at the Ivy League school said on Monday, rejecting a key demand of pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up camp at the New York City campus over the past couple of weeks.
In a statement posted on the university’s website, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik said that talks between a small group of academic
The Daily WireApr 30 2024
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Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy Columbia University building
Pro-Palestinian activists occupied a building at Columbia University early on Tuesday, escalating a battle with administrators who have begun suspending students for refusing to dismantle tents set up on the New York campus.
Protesters entered Hamilton Hall - the site of student protests dating back to the 1960s - and suspended a banner reading "Hind's Hall" from an upper floor. Others
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