Graduating seniors blame USC for ruining end of college with ‘military’ crackdown on pro-Palestine campus protests
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Graduating seniors blame USC for ruining end of college with ‘military’ crackdown on pro-Palestine campus protests

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Students and community members clash with USC Public Safety Officers during a Gaza solidarity occupation on campus, with demonstrators blocking a car trying to remove an arrested individual “The students blockaded the car and told them that they can arrest him and they’re not leaving until he’s out of the vehicle,” Alan told The Independent. “It was just very hurtful to see the people who are supposed to protect us like DPS – whenever there’s an issue on campus we always call DPS because they’re our own staff,” Alan said. Advocacy groups CAIR Greater Los Angeles said the decision “empowers voices of hate” and violated the university’s obligation to protect its students. open image in gallery USC public safety officers detain a pro-Palestine demonstrator during clashes after officers attempted to take down an encampment in support of Gaza Senior student Melina Feradouni said the decision to cancel the main stage ceremony at commencement was “truly heartbreaking” and was “a mess that could have been avoided” by USC.

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UC resolves federal civil rights complaints of antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias
3 weeks ago

UC resolves federal civil rights complaints of antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias

LA Times  

The University of California has resolved nine federal civil rights complaints of antisemitism and bias against Muslim, Arab and pro-Palestinian students stemming from Israel-Hamas war protests at five UC campuses, the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday. Violence at the UCLA encampment against Jewish, Israeli American and pro-Palestinian protesters was “of particular concern,” the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights …

Letters to the Editor: UC’s treatment of protesters disgraces its free-speech legacy
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: UC’s treatment of protesters disgraces its free-speech legacy

LA Times  

A protester is arrested at UC Irvine as police break up an encampment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators May 15. At the time, I was proud to see an article in The Times quoting history professor Leon Litwack, who said at the ceremony: “The class of ’70 occupies a unique place in our legacy. As one of those students who missed out …

As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies
4 months ago

As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies

The Independent  

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As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies
4 months ago

As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies

Associated Press  

University of Southern California law student Elizabeth Howell-Egan isn’t allowed on campus because of her role in last spring’s anti-war protests, but she is keeping up her activism. The stakes have gone up this fall for students protesting the war in Gaza, as U.S. colleges roll out new security measures and protest guidelines — all intended to avoid disruptions like …

Quashing dissent on campus is the norm
4 months ago

Quashing dissent on campus is the norm

Salon  

With nearly 18 million students on U.S. college campuses this fall, defenders of the war on Gaza don’t want to hear any backtalk. Months ago, citing data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, ABC News reported that “25,000 buildings have been destroyed, 32 hospitals forced out of service, and three churches, 341 mosques and 100 universities and schools destroyed.” …

Pro-Palestinian protests resume at Columbia University as fall semester begins
4 months, 1 week ago

Pro-Palestinian protests resume at Columbia University as fall semester begins

Hindustan Times  

As Columbia University resumes classes Tuesday, students and faculty are planning, and bracing, for a resumption of the pro-Palestinian protests that convulsed the Manhattan campus at the tail end of the spring semester and touched off a wave of college demonstrations nationwide. “As long as Columbia continues to invest and to benefit from Israeli apartheid, the students will continue to …

As Columbia resumes classes, student activists vow to carry on with protests against Israel
4 months, 1 week ago

As Columbia resumes classes, student activists vow to carry on with protests against Israel

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Columbia University resumed classes Tuesday with students sunbathing and eating ice cream on the lawn that was home to a pro-Palestinian encampment last spring. “As long as Columbia continues to invest and to benefit from Israeli apartheid, the students will continue to resist,” Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student who represented campus protesters in negotiations with the university, …

US colleges revise rules over fears of more Gaza protests
4 months, 1 week ago

US colleges revise rules over fears of more Gaza protests

China Daily  

Security workers check people's ID cards as they enter the Columbia University campus in New York, United States on Tuesday while a group called End Jew Hatred held a protest outside. Activism to go on Mahmoud Khalil, a student negotiator for the main protest movement, Columbia University's Apartheid Divest, said students "will continue their activism and actions until Columbia divests …

Students kick off fall semester with protests that adhere to UC/CSU zero-tolerance bans
4 months, 1 week ago

Students kick off fall semester with protests that adhere to UC/CSU zero-tolerance bans

LA Times  

With the fall semester underway, pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UC Berkeley said they will continue pressing their concerns about the war in Gaza. Students across several Bay Area universities kicked off fall semester Thursday with coordinated pro-Palestinian rallies that were impassioned in tone but adhered to the zero-tolerance regulations that the University of California and California State University systems have vowed …

‘It feels like a fortress.’ California students return to college amid tighter security over protests
4 months, 1 week ago

‘It feels like a fortress.’ California students return to college amid tighter security over protests

LA Times  

USC students and others pass through new identification checkpoint at a campus entrance. A campuswide message recently warned students that erecting encampments — such as the one on the commencement stage in May that led Pomona to move its graduation to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles — could lead to “detention and arrest by law enforcement.” The college has …

US colleges brace for possible return of war protests: USA Today
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US colleges brace for possible return of war protests: USA Today

China Daily  

Academic workers protest at the University of California, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on May 28, 2024. NEW YORK - As the fall term gets underway at many US colleges, administrators are preparing for another possible surge in campus activism, reported USA Today on Monday, noting that the last school year ended acrimoniously as anti-war protests …

US colleges brace for possible return of war protests: USA Today
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US colleges brace for possible return of war protests: USA Today

China Daily  

Academic workers protest at the University of California, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on May 28, 2024. NEW YORK - As the fall term gets underway at many US colleges, administrators are preparing for another possible surge in campus activism, reported USA Today on Monday, noting that the last school year ended acrimoniously as anti-war protests …

As students return, US colleges brace for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza
4 months, 3 weeks ago

As students return, US colleges brace for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At Columbia University in New York, where the wave …

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian students walk out in protest at Stanford University graduation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian students walk out in protest at Stanford University graduation

LA Times  

A pro-Palestinian student group, seen protesting at Stanford this month, encouraged other students to walk out of the university’s graduation ceremony on Sunday and instead attend a “People’s Commencement.” Hundreds of Stanford University students walked out of their graduation ceremony Sunday in a show of support for Palestinians, capping a tumultuous year on campus rocked by protests related to the …

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president's office
7 months ago

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president's office

Associated Press  

STANFORD, Calif. — Police arrested 13 people at Stanford University after pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupied the school president and provost’s offices early Wednesday, causing what officials described as “extensive” vandalism inside and outside the building. AP AUDIO: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president’s office AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports more arrests on campus of Palestinian supporters. Stanford students …

Stanford protesters arrested, seniors won’t be allowed to graduate, officials say
7 months ago

Stanford protesters arrested, seniors won’t be allowed to graduate, officials say

LA Times  

Stanford University plans to immediately suspend students who were among 13 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested Wednesday morning after a brief occupation of the president’s office. Stanford University announced that 13 students were arrested, the building had been cleared and a public safety officer was injured by protesters, who shoved the officer as they “interfered with a transport vehicle.” The Stanford Daily …

Tension, distrust, anxiety pervade UCLA. ‘Everywhere you turn there’s a security guard’
7 months ago

Tension, distrust, anxiety pervade UCLA. ‘Everywhere you turn there’s a security guard’

LA Times  

Weeks of protests, violence, massive police actions and now a strike have taken a toll on the UCLA campus community, leaving many students overwhelmed, anxious and still struggling to make sense of the events. “Midterms were really the last of many people’s concerns,” said Lena Schorkopf, a senior political science major, who became involved in the protests after the encampment …

Some Universities Are Holding Back Pro-Palestine Student Protestors' Diplomas
7 months, 1 week ago

Some Universities Are Holding Back Pro-Palestine Student Protestors' Diplomas

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Several universities across the country are withholding, or threatening to withhold, the diplomas of seniors who engaged in pro-Palestine demonstrations on their campuses amid a national student mobilization in recent months. In letters sent on Friday, administrators accused the students of violating the student code of conduct, alleging that they failed to respond to police’s orders to …

Universities v protest: A letter from a lesser alumnus
7 months, 1 week ago

Universities v protest: A letter from a lesser alumnus

Al Jazeera  

I am not surprised my alma mater is at the centre of the anti-colonial student rebellion and colonist effort to crush it. Like many, I chose Columbia University for grad school not because of its Ivy League stature or its illustrious reputation; and certainly not because of “legacy admission”. I chose the school that had the most dangerous academics, according …

Group of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Group of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’

Associated Press  

— Hundreds of students in graduation robes walked out of the Harvard commencement on Thursday chanting “Free, free Palestine” after weeks of protests on campus and a day after the school announced that 13 Harvard students who participated in a protest encampment would not be able to receive diplomas alongside their classmates. Some students chanted “Let them walk, let them …

Graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’

LA Times  

Graduating students chant as they depart commencement in protest to the 13 graduating seniors who were not allowed to participate due to protest activities, in Harvard Yard during commencement at Harvard University on Thursday. Hundreds of students in graduation robes walked out of the Harvard commencement on Thursday chanting “Free, Free Palestine” after weeks of protests on campus and a …

UC officials charge that academic workers’ strike over pro-Palestinian protests is illegal
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UC officials charge that academic workers’ strike over pro-Palestinian protests is illegal

LA Times  

As the 48,000-member UC academic workers union announced a Monday strike at UC Santa Cruz over alleged free speech violations during pro-Palestinian protests, the University of California on Friday filed a labor complaint to stop what they say is an illegal action, heightening tensions roiling the university system. The targeting of UC Santa Cruz came after 79% of voting members …

Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict

Associated Press  

— Protesters against the war between Israel and Hamas were voluntarily taking down their tents in Harvard Yard on Tuesday after university officials agreed to discuss their questions about the endowment, bringing a peaceful end to the kinds of demonstrations that were broken up by police on other campuses. The student protest group Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine said in …

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some U.S. college graduations marked by defiant acts
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some U.S. college graduations marked by defiant acts

The Hindu  

A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina on May 12, with about 30 of the 7,000 students leaving their seats and chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers. Police escorted graduates' families past a few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters who tried to block access to May …

Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercises
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercises

Associated Press  

Protests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across U.S. university and college campuses in recent weeks, leading to disruptions and arrests. In this photo provided by Duke University, commencement speaker Jerry Seinfeld laughs on stage during the school’s graduation ceremony, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Durham, N.C. POMONA COLLEGE Southern California’s small Pomona College moved Sunday evening’s commencement 30 miles …

Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercises
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercises

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. POMONA COLLEGE Southern California’s small Pomona College moved Sunday …

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts

Associated Press  

A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina Sunday, with about 30 of the 7,000 students leaving their seats and chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers. Police escorted graduates’ families past a few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters who tried to block access to Sunday evening’s commencement …

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A tiny contingent of Duke …

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts

Associated Press  

A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina Sunday, with about 30 of the 7,000 students leaving their seats and chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers. After demonstrators set up an encampment last week on the campus’ ceremony stage, the small liberal arts school moved …

After USC canceled graduation, Jewish students held their own ceremony
8 months ago

After USC canceled graduation, Jewish students held their own ceremony

LA Times  

A graduate has her picture taken after the Chabad-Hillel Jewish graduation ceremony on Friday. Before about 19,000 graduates walked across stages on Friday to receive their degrees in smaller school satellite ceremonies, USC’s Hillel hosted a graduation event for Jewish students and their families — a moment to gather in unity amid weeks of campus turmoil over Israel-Hamas war protests. …

What gets lost in the campus protests
8 months ago

What gets lost in the campus protests

Salon  

Student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza have taken place at colleges and universities in at least 45 states, as well as in Mexico and Canada. For a variety of reasons, most notably, the global democracy crisis and the rise of illiberalism and the Age of Trump, the student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza have become a focal point …

Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment, occupy building at Rhode Island School of Design
8 months ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment, occupy building at Rhode Island School of Design

The Hindu  

A Monday deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to leave an encampment at Massachusetts Institute of Technology cleared many demonstrators only to have the site retaken while protesters at the Rhode Island School of Design began occupying a building in the ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war. “It was made in close consultation with the Emory Police Department, security advisors …

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance on pro-Palestinian protests
8 months ago

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance on pro-Palestinian protests

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday after administrators who had initially adopted a permissive approach said the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety. “The protesters’ cause is important — bringing attention to the killing of innocent people,” university President Michael Roth wrote to the campus community …

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance against pro-Palestinian protesters
8 months ago

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance against pro-Palestinian protesters

LA Times  

University of Chicago police officers keep protesters from the quad as they dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment Tuesday. Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday after administrators who had initially adopted a permissive approach said the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety. “The protesters’ cause is important — bringing attention …

Columbia axes graduation ceremony as U.S. colleges counter Gaza protests
8 months ago

Columbia axes graduation ceremony as U.S. colleges counter Gaza protests

Raw Story  

Columbia University, the epicenter of U.S. student protests against the war in Gaza, on Monday cancelled its main graduation ceremony, as colleges seek to contain the demonstrations that have rocked campuses for weeks. The Ivy League school in New York, where at least 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested last week, cited security concerns as it canceled the ceremony scheduled for …

Columbia University cancels commencement ceremony after Gaza protests rock campus
8 months ago

Columbia University cancels commencement ceremony after Gaza protests rock campus

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Columbia has cancelled its …

Columbia cancels main graduation ceremony after weeks of anti-Israel protests on campus
8 months ago

Columbia cancels main graduation ceremony after weeks of anti-Israel protests on campus

Hindustan Times  

Columbia University is canceling its large university-wide commencement ceremony amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests but will hold smaller school-based ceremonies this week and next, the university announced Monday. “Based on feedback from our students, we have decided to focus attention on our Class Days and school-level graduation ceremonies, where students are honored individually alongside their peers, and to forego the university-wide …

Pro-Palestinian protesters break through barricades to retake MIT encampment
8 months ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters break through barricades to retake MIT encampment

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Pro-Palestinian protesters that had been blocked by police from accessing an encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Monday broke through fencing, linked arms and encircled tents that remained there, as Columbia University canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of demonstrations. AP AUDIO: Columbia University cancels main commencement after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests AP correspondent …

Columbia University cancels main commencement ceremony after Gaza protests
8 months ago

Columbia University cancels main commencement ceremony after Gaza protests

Al Jazeera  

The announcement comes days after New York police raided and dispersed the Gaza solidarity encampment on Columbia’s campus. In a statement on Monday morning, Columbia said it would prioritise “Class Days and school-level ceremonies, where students are honored individually alongside their peers, rather than the University-wide ceremony that is scheduled for May 15”. The decision comes just days after the …

Columbia University cancels main commencement after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests
8 months ago

Columbia University cancels main commencement after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests

LA Times  

Pro-Israel demonstrators gather for a rally last month, calling for hostages in Gaza to be brought home, outside Columbia University in New York. Columbia University is canceling its large university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that have roiled its campus and others across the U.S., but it will hold smaller school-based ceremonies this week and next, the school …

The downside of campus protest: Wary employers
8 months ago

The downside of campus protest: Wary employers

Live Mint  

Top college campuses in the West have been in ferment over the past month as students agitate over Israel’s war in Palestine; however, far from these portals of protests, recruiters are taking note, and students should be worried. “.This drastic escalation of many months of protest activity pushed the University to the brink, creating a disruptive environment for everyone and …

25 Arrested At University Of Virginia As Police Clash With Pro-Palestinian Protesters
8 months ago

25 Arrested At University Of Virginia As Police Clash With Pro-Palestinian Protesters

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Twenty-five people were arrested Saturday for trespassing at the University of Virginia after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to remove tents from campus, and demonstrators at the University of Michigan chanted anti-war messages and waved flags during commencement ceremonies. Protesters chanted “Free Palestine,” and university police said on the social platform X that an “unlawful …

Dozens arrested in US campuses in another weekend of pro-Palestine protests
8 months ago

Dozens arrested in US campuses in another weekend of pro-Palestine protests

Al Jazeera  

More than 2,000 people have been arrested nationwide as students continue protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. UVA President Jim Ryan wrote in a message that officials had learned that “individuals unaffiliated with the university” who presented “some safety concerns” had joined the protesters on the campus. In a post on Instagram, a group called UVA Encampment for Gaza, …

University of Michigan graduation ceremony is ruined after mob of anti-Israel protestors storm the commencement stage waving Palestine flags - as furious students yell 'shut the f*** up!'
8 months ago

University of Michigan graduation ceremony is ruined after mob of anti-Israel protestors storm the commencement stage waving Palestine flags - as furious students yell 'shut the f*** up!'

Daily Mail  

Footage has emerged of the protesters chanting anti-war messages and waving flags at University of Michigan's graduation ceremony on Saturday. Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate during the University of Michigan's Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony at Michigan Stadium Many robe clad student-demonstrators could be seen waving Palestinian flags and yelling 'Palestine will live forever' and 'Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will …

25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters
8 months ago

25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters

Associated Press  

Twenty-five people were arrested Saturday for trespassing at the University of Virginia after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to remove tents from campus, and demonstrators at the University of Michigan chanted anti-war messages and waved flags during commencement ceremonies. Protesters chanted “Free Palestine,” and university police said on the social platform X that an “unlawful assembly” had been …

'Columbia University can't solve Israel-Palestine conflict single-handedly': Prez Minouche Shafik
8 months ago

'Columbia University can't solve Israel-Palestine conflict single-handedly': Prez Minouche Shafik

Firstpost  

Shafik, earlier this week, sought the New York Police Department’s help to clear the anti-Israel protests and encampments around the campus. Eventually, dozens of students were arrested while others were suspended Minouche Shafik, the Columbia University President who called the police to quell pro-Palestinian protests on the campus, finally broke silence over the turmoil at the Ivy League school. The …

Pro-Palestinian campus protests go global, Houthis extend offer to students suspended amid US crackdown
8 months, 1 week ago

Pro-Palestinian campus protests go global, Houthis extend offer to students suspended amid US crackdown

Live Mint  

Pro-Palestine protests broke out in several countries this week as the war in Gaza neared its seventh month. Protests have also spread to neighbouring Canada and Mexico with many urging the government to break diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv. Demonstrations and sit-in agitations are also underway on college campuses across large swathes of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The …

Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments
8 months, 1 week ago

Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments

LA Times  

Pro-Palestinian supporters rally outside a building at New York University last month. In a statement, Chancellor Francine Conway noted protesters’ request for divestment from companies doing business with Israel and for Rutgers to cut ties with Tel Aviv University. She said the request is under review, but “such decisions fall outside of our administrative scope.” Protesters at Brown University in …

Jailed students, a canceled commencement, angry parents: USC’s Carol Folt takes on critics
8 months, 1 week ago

Jailed students, a canceled commencement, angry parents: USC’s Carol Folt takes on critics

LA Times  

When USC trustees selected Carol Folt as their next president, they gave her one of the most challenging mandates in American higher education: Restore trust in a university diminished by scandals. Asked if she had any regrets, she said, “I believe that all along the way, we’ve made the right choice.” “For me, I have a very clear North Star: …

University protests: What the past two weeks have really revealed about America.
8 months, 1 week ago

University protests: What the past two weeks have really revealed about America.

Slate  

In the chaos of the past few weeks, as adults across so many disciplines have reacted to student protesters with suspensions, zip ties, violent police raids, arrests, and worse, it seems everyone has forgotten something very elemental about university students: They are raw idealists. Students are supposed to be volatile and passionate—they’re the new members of our society who shake …

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