With graduation near, colleges seek to balance safety and students’ right to protest Gaza war
8 months ago

With graduation near, colleges seek to balance safety and students’ right to protest Gaza war

Associated Press  

— The University of Michigan is informing students of the rules for upcoming graduation ceremonies: Banners and flags are not allowed. The University of Southern California canceled a planned speech by the school’s Muslim valedictorian — and then “released” all its outside commencement speakers. The protest movement ramped up nationally after Shafik, the Columbia president, summoned New York City police on Thursday to clear a pro-Palestinian tent camp from the university’s campus after student protesters ignored demands to leave. Protesters interrupted a speech by university President Santa J. Ono with shouts of, “You’re funding genocide!” and unfurled banners that said: “Free Palestine,” forcing an abrupt end to the ceremony. “It’s about the crackdown on free speech on campuses but it’s also about campuses becoming police states.” Last Monday, the University of Southern California cited “substantial risks relating to security and disruption at the commencement” when it announced it would break from tradition and not allow valedictorian Asna Tabassum, a first-generation South Asian American Muslim, to deliver a speech at the May 10 commencement.

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UC resolves federal civil rights complaints of antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias
4 days, 1 hour 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 …

No protests, dharna against any constitutional dignitaries: Jamia Millia Islamia
3 weeks, 1 day ago

No protests, dharna against any constitutional dignitaries: Jamia Millia Islamia

Op India  

Jamia Millia Islamia has warned students against raising slogans or organizing protests without prior permission from university authorities, saying “disciplinary” action would be taken against “erring” students. In an office memorandum dated November 29, the university reminded students that protests, especially those targeting constitutional dignitaries or law enforcement agencies, are not permitted without formal consent. “It is once again reiterated …

Nearly half of Muslim students at California universities say they have been harassed, survey finds
1 month ago

Nearly half of Muslim students at California universities say they have been harassed, survey finds

LA Times  

Nearly half of Muslim students surveyed at California colleges and universities say they have been targets of anti-Islamic harassment or discrimination in the last school year as pro-Palestinian protests erupted on campuses, a sharp increase from four years ago, the Council on American Islamic Relations said in a new report. California UCLA slammed for ‘chaotic’ response to protest melee in …

American universities accused of attack on free speech with strict campus protest rules
2 months ago

American universities accused of attack on free speech with strict campus protest rules

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A group of Harvard University professors …

How pro-Hamas protests unfolded on US campuses – and why it could be a problem for Britain
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How pro-Hamas protests unfolded on US campuses – and why it could be a problem for Britain

The Telegraph  

“We saw during the last academic year that student activists in the UK are quick to copy some of the protests seen on American campuses,” says Dave Rich, head of policy at the Community Security Trust. The then communities secretary Michael Gove said the encampments were “alive with anti-Israel rhetoric and agitation” that was “deeply, profoundly intimidatory to Jewish students …

Here’s how college campuses are prepping for October 7 after Israel-Palestine turmoil interrupted last year
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Here’s how college campuses are prepping for October 7 after Israel-Palestine turmoil interrupted last year

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last week, the national organization of …

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

Opinion: Can legitimate campus protest be distinguished from antisemitism? This guide aims to help
3 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Can legitimate campus protest be distinguished from antisemitism? This guide aims to help

LA Times  

After one of the most tumultuous years in the modern history of the university, this new academic year brings a sense of trepidation and even dread for students, staff, faculty and administrators. Some students and faculty members at colleges across the country expressed support for the attack or refused to condemn it, leaving many Jews on campus feeling deeply vulnerable. …

As new semester dawns, campus protesters in US face heightened restrictions
3 months, 1 week ago

As new semester dawns, campus protesters in US face heightened restrictions

Al Jazeera  

New York City, United States – Fall semester was meant to be the final hurdle. Only four months of classes remained before Jonas could graduate from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. But as Jonas — who asked to have his last name withheld — started his second week of class, he found himself confronting a new …

The incredible punishments being dished out to university students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests
3 months, 1 week ago

The incredible punishments being dished out to university students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests

Daily Mail  

Students who took part in the pro-Palestinian protests last spring are now being punished by universities with protracted suspensions and mandatory contrition essays. Students who took part in the pro-Palestinian protests last spring are now being punished by universities with protracted suspensions and mandatory contrition essays At the University of Southern California, where demonstrators repeatedly clashed with the police, students …

As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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, …

Gaza has shown European universities are no longer places of free inquiry
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Gaza has shown European universities are no longer places of free inquiry

Al Jazeera  

The crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech and activism on European campuses does not differ in essence from the repression students face in undemocratic settings. Under the guise of upholding “institutional neutrality” or protecting the welfare of Jewish students and staff – which has led to a paternalism that has dangerously homogenised the opinions and commitments of Jewish academics, as the UK …

US colleges revise rules over fears of more Gaza protests
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

US colleges revise rules over fears of more Gaza protests
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US colleges revise rules over fears of more Gaza protests

China Daily  

By BELINDA ROBINSON in New York | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-08-29 09:51 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 …

‘It feels like a fortress.’ California students return to college amid tighter security over protests
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 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
3 months, 3 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 …

Dozens of Columbia students were arrested for protesting last school year. Most are returning this fall
4 months ago

Dozens of Columbia students were arrested for protesting last school year. Most are returning this fall

CNN  

New York CNN — The majority of Columbia students arrested during protests over Israel’s war in Gaza will be returning to school this fall. Among the returning students include many who were arrested during protests in late April, when the university first ask law enforcement to break up university encampments, and those who later barricaded themselves inside Hamilton Hall, one …

After campus protests, California considers bills on genocide education, protest restrictions, DEI training
4 months, 1 week ago

After campus protests, California considers bills on genocide education, protest restrictions, DEI training

LA Times  

After a spring of tensions in schools and roiling college protests over the Israel-Hamas war, California legislators will take up three bills that would require lessons on the Holocaust and genocide in K-12 classrooms, restrict campus demonstrations and require antisemitism instruction at colleges that conduct diversity, equity and inclusion training. Holocaust and genocide education Senate Bill 1277 would require a …

A look at college presidents who have resigned under pressure over their handling of Gaza protests
4 months, 1 week ago

A look at college presidents who have resigned under pressure over their handling of Gaza protests

Associated Press  

Protests against the war in Gaza have put intense pressure on U.S. college leaders, who are charged with bridging bitter campus divides while balancing free speech rights with concern for safety on campus. University of Pennsylvania Liz Magill of Penn was the first of three Ivy League presidents to resign following contentious appearances before Congress, ahead of Harvard’s Claudine Gay …

Columbia’s President resigns after months of turmoil punctuated by clashes over Israel-Hamas war
4 months, 1 week ago

Columbia’s President resigns after months of turmoil punctuated by clashes over Israel-Hamas war

The Hindu  

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university face heavy scrutiny for her handling of protests and campus divisions over the Israel-Hamas war. “Over the summer, I have been able to reflect and have decided that my moving on at this point would best enable Columbia …

US colleges revise rules on free speech in hopes of containing anti-war demonstrations
4 months, 1 week ago

US colleges revise rules on free speech in hopes of containing anti-war demonstrations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As students return to colleges across the United States, administrators are bracing for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza, and some schools are adopting rules to limit the kind of protests that swept campuses last spring. The University of Pennsylvania has outlined new “temporary guidelines” for student protests that include bans on encampments, overnight …

Columbia President Minouche Shafik steps down months after protests over Israel-Hamas war gripped campus
4 months, 1 week ago

Columbia President Minouche Shafik steps down months after protests over Israel-Hamas war gripped campus

CNN  

CNN — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is stepping down months after protests over the Israel-Hamas war gripped the campus, Shafik announced in a letter sent Wednesday to the Columbia community. “The familiar excitement and promise of a new academic year are informed this year by the presence of change and continuing concerns, but also by the immense opportunity to …

Judge orders UCLA to ensure equal campus access to Jewish students after pro-Palestinian protests
4 months, 1 week ago

Judge orders UCLA to ensure equal campus access to Jewish students after pro-Palestinian protests

LA Times  

A federal judge on Tuesday admonished UCLA for its handling of pro-Palestinian encampments and ordered the university to ensure equal access to Jewish students, three of whom alleged in a lawsuit that the university enabled protesters to block Jews from parts of campus because of their faith. In issuing his preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi sided with …

For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning
4 months, 3 weeks ago

For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning

Associated Press  

— Since her arrest at a protest at the University of Massachusetts, Annie McGrew has been pivoting between two sets of hearings: one for the misdemeanor charges she faces in court, and another for violations of the college’s conduct code. “I don’t really plan on being quiet about this, and I think that’s the goal of the second option,” Alvarez …

Keeping political activism free from antisemitism: The ethics of protest to the Israel-Hamas conflict
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Keeping political activism free from antisemitism: The ethics of protest to the Israel-Hamas conflict

ABC  

In the wake of the atrocities of 7 October 2023, and the Israel-Hamas war that ensued, the West has witnessed a surge of fervent protests. The conflation of Jewishness with Zionism To be sure, it is certainly possible to criticise Israel without being antisemitic by focusing on policies and actions of the Israeli government rather than targeting Jewish people as …

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian students walk out in protest at Stanford University graduation
6 months, 1 week 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 …

UCLA graduation avoids large disruptions, but is marked by pro-Palestinian chants and a walkout
6 months, 1 week ago

UCLA graduation avoids large disruptions, but is marked by pro-Palestinian chants and a walkout

LA Times  

UCLA’s largest commencement ceremonies kicked off Friday mostly devoid of protests — but punctuated by short demonstrations, chants and a pro-Palestinian walkout at one event — as thousands of students received degrees after a tumultuous educational journey through a global pandemic, labor strife and political polarization. “I’ve never been to a graduation ceremony at UCLA before.” Jack Lin, a senior …

Dozens arrested in new pro-Palestinian protests at University of California, Los Angeles
6 months, 1 week ago

Dozens arrested in new pro-Palestinian protests at University of California, Los Angeles

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Police thwarted attempts by pro-Palestinian demonstrators to set up a new encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, where officers cleared a previous camp this spring after it was attacked by counterprotesters. Officers arrested 27 people late Monday during the demonstration, Rick Braziel, UCLA associate vice chancellor for campus safety, said in a statement. The group …

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president's office
6 months, 2 weeks 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
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Some Universities Are Holding Back Pro-Palestine Student Protestors' Diplomas
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

US: New York police detains 34 after pro-Palestinian protests 'occupy' Brooklyn museum | VIDEO
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US: New York police detains 34 after pro-Palestinian protests 'occupy' Brooklyn museum | VIDEO

India TV News  

New York: The police in the US city of New York arrested 34 pro-protesters who marched to the Brooklyn Museum on Friday afternoon, setting up tents in the lobby and unfurling a "Free Palestine" banner from the building's roof. New York police tackled and punched some protesters during the scuffles that broke out in the crowd outside the museum and …

Pro-Palestinian protests continue at the University of California
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protests continue at the University of California

NPR  

Pro-Palestinian protests continue at the University of California More University of California academic workers are expected to go on strike Tuesday in response to the treatment of pro-Palestinian protestors on campus. LEILA FADEL, HOST: The pro-Palestinian and anti-Gaza war student activism at University of California campuses has spread to include academic workers. I mean, the strike started at this one …

Brown University president’s commencement speech briefly interrupted by protesters
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Brown University president’s commencement speech briefly interrupted by protesters

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Protesters briefly disrupted an outdoor commencement address given by Brown University’s president on Sunday. A group called Brown Alumni for Palestine said in a news release Sunday that it led the disruption at the ceremony, where Paxson and the Brown Corporation were conferring diplomas to the graduating class. Brown Alumni for Palestine said the group represents over …

Punched, choked, kicked: German police crack down on student protests
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Punched, choked, kicked: German police crack down on student protests

Al Jazeera  

Germany’s students, labelled ‘terrorist sympathisers’ for protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza, say their right to free speech is under attack. Berlin – “We are witnessing a great endangerment of academic freedom – and this has started since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza,” says Cecilia, an undergraduate student at Berlin’s Free University. After more than 300 lecturers from …

Omar tears into UCLA chancellor for perpetrating 'violence' on campus
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Omar tears into UCLA chancellor for perpetrating 'violence' on campus

Daily Mail  

Rep. Ilhan Omar tore into UCLA Chancellor Gene Block for 'allowing' a violent clash between pro- and anti-Israel demonstrators on campus where they say rats were released into their pro-Gaza encampment. An anti-Israel demonstrator told CNN that at an encampment on April 30 at UCLA 'Zionist thugs' had issued sexual assault and death threats and released rats into their demonstration. …

German police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Berlin university
7 months ago

German police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Berlin university

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German police cleared about 150 pro-Palestinian demonstrators from a Berlin university faculty on Thursday, ending one of a wave of student-led protests across Europe over Israel’s conduct in its war against Hamas. Student Coalition Berlin, the group which organized the protest, called in a statement posted on social media for the university to “take an active role in …

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

Some tuition-paying parents are angry over crackdowns on student protestors
7 months ago

Some tuition-paying parents are angry over crackdowns on student protestors

NPR  

Some tuition-paying parents are angry over crackdowns on student protestors A lot of colleges have cracked down on student protesters. KIRK CARAPEZZA, BYLINE: Days after MIT threatened to suspend students participating in a three-week-old encampment here in Cambridge, protesters blocked the entrance to this garage, disrupting campus life. CARAPEZZA: The parents of pro-Palestinian protesters, though, say colleges are missing an …

The Gaza encampments and history: Is this the "right" kind of protest?
7 months ago

The Gaza encampments and history: Is this the "right" kind of protest?

Salon  

Students opposed to Israel's war in Gaza have spent nearly a month escalating their protests on college campuses across the country, frequently erecting encampments on their university greens, occupying buildings and even demonstrating on their graduation stages. I don't like that there’s a country that's willing to do that.” * * * This will be the fourth week of the …

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University
7 months ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University in Philadelphia over the weekend, prompting a lockdown of school buildings, a day after authorities thwarted an attempted occupation of a school building at the neighboring University of Pennsylvania campus. “This demonstration already has proved intolerably disruptive to normal University operations and has raised serious concerns about the …

The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest
7 months ago

The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest

Associated Press  

BERKELEY, Calif. — Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. “Columbia,” read one sign held aloft there after arrests on April 30, “Protect your students.” Historically, universities are supposed to govern — and police — themselves in exchange for their status as “something of a secular sacred ground,” said John Thelin, University of Kentucky College of Education professor emeritus and a historian …

International students risk immigration status to engage in Gaza protests
7 months, 1 week ago

International students risk immigration status to engage in Gaza protests

Al Jazeera  

Reliant on visas to remain in the US, foreign students face heightened consequences for involvement in campus protests. “I considered the encampment to be ‘high risk’.” He instead opted to be a lead negotiator for Columbia University Apartheid Divest, a student group pushing school administrators to sever ties with Israel and groups engaged in abuses against Palestinians. “It was ridiculous …

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