Dartmouth’s Leader Called in Police Quickly. The Fallout Was Just as Swift.
Local law enforcement went in just a couple of hours after a protest encampment went up.
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CreditJames M. Patterson/Valley News, via Associated Press For Columbia and a Powerful Donor, Months of Talks and Millions at Risk
Columbia University has faced enormous public pressure over protests. But emails and interviews also show some of the private demands on the Ivy League school.
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CreditBing Guan for The New York Times How Counterprotesters at U.C.L.A. Provoked Violence, Unchecked for Hours
The New York Times used videos filmed by journalists, witnesses and protesters to analyze hours of clashes — and a delayed police response — at a pro-Palestinian encampment on Tuesday.
By Neil Bedi, Bora Erden, Marco Hernandez, Ishaan Jhaveri, Arijeta Lajka, Natalie Reneau, Helmuth Rosales and
CreditThe New York Times U.S.C. Tries to Manage ‘Train Wreck’ of a Graduation
A Netflix star will not speak at a ceremony. Security is high. And some professors are pushing for the valedictorian, whose speech was canceled, to give an address.
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Frustrated by Gaza Coverage, Student Protesters Turn to Al Jazeera
Students active in campus protests value Al Jazeera’s on-the-ground coverage and its perspective on the Israel-Hamas war. They draw distinctions between it and major American outlets.
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CreditMark Abramson for The New York Times Two Universities Cancel Speeches by U.N. Ambassador
Invitations to Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield were withdrawn by Xavier University and the University of Vermont because of student objections to American support for Israel.
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CreditEduardo Munoz Alvarez/Associated Press It’s Not Just Gaza: Student Protesters See Links to a Global Struggle
In many students’ eyes, the war in Gaza is linked to other issues, such as policing, mistreatment of Indigenous people, racism and the impact of climate change.
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CreditNicole Craine for The New York Times What the First Amendment Means for Campus Protests
Encampments? Occupying buildings? Demonstrators cite their right to free expression, but the issues are thorny.
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CreditBing Guan for The New York Times The House Republican Going After Universities on Antisemitism
Representative Virginia Foxx is a blunt partisan. But her life in rural North Carolina informs her attacks against these schools, starting with whether Harvard is truly “elite.”
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With State Bans on D.E.I., Some Universities Find a Workaround: Rebranding
Welcome to the new “Office of Access and Engagement.” Schools are renaming departments and job titles to try to preserve diversity programs.
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CreditAlicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat/USA Today Network, via Reuters U.S.C. Cancels Valedictorian’s Speech After Pro-Israel Groups Object
The university cited security concerns at the graduation. But the student, who is Muslim, said the school was “succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence my voice.”
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CreditRozette Rago for The New York Times At Berkeley, a Protest at a Dean’s Home Tests the Limits of Free Speech
Pro-Palestinian supporters disrupted a dinner for law students. There was a tussle over the microphone and conflicting claims of harm.
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CreditCarolyn Fong for The New York Times Harvard and Caltech Will Require Test Scores for Admission
The universities are the latest highly selective schools to end their policies that made submitting SAT or ACT scores optional.
By Anemona Hartocollis and
CreditAdam Glanzman for The New York Times Why School Absences Have ‘Exploded’ Almost Everywhere
The pandemic changed families’ lives and the culture of education: “Our relationship with school became optional.”
By Sarah Mervosh and
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CreditHannah Yoon for The New York Times At the Edge of a Cliff, Some Colleges Are Teaming Up to Survive
Faced with declining enrollment, smaller schools are harnessing innovative ideas — like course sharing — to attract otherwise reluctant students.
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The concept has been around for a while, but the pandemic reinforced the importance of providing support to families and students to enhance learning.
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In-school tutoring is not a silver bullet. But it may help students and schools reduce some pandemic-related slides in achievement.
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From kindergarten through college, educators are experimenting with ways to ease the stress students are facing — not only from the pandemic, but from life itself.
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U.C.L.A. Faculty Votes Against Rebuking University’s Chancellor
The votes came weeks after students at a pro-Palestinian encampment were attacked for hours by a large group of counterprotesters without police intervention.
By Jill Cowan
Protesters Stormed an Ex-Senator’s Office and Demanded She Leave. She Refused.
Heidi Heitkamp was in her office at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics when protesters occupied the building.
By Monica Davey and Julie Bosman
Arts School Settles Sexual Abuse Lawsuit for $12.5 Million
Dozens of alumni of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts had sued in 2021, accusing faculty members of widespread misconduct.
By Matt Stevens
Protesters Agreed to Leave. This Is What Some Colleges Promised in Return.
Several universities struck agreements with pro-Palestinian demonstrators to end disruptive encampments on their campuses. But some of those agreements are already under fire.
By Vimal Patel
Guest EssayDear Boomers, the Student Protesters Are Not Idiots
Older folks’ objections to protests and encampments may not be as reasoned as they claim.
By Elizabeth Spiers
Harvard Ignored Antisemitism Advisory Group’s Recommendations, House Committee Says
In a report, the committee listed what it said were Harvard’s failures to crack down on antisemitism. Harvard said the report gives an “incomplete and inaccurate view” of its efforts.
By Anemona Hartocollis
Protesters Clash With Police as U.C. Irvine Encampment Is Cleared
The university said 47 people were arrested in the operation, which the chancellor said was prompted by the protesters’ takeover of a lecture hall.
By Jonathan Wolfe
Man Linked to ‘I Raped You’ Message Is Detained in France, Authorities Say
An arrest warrant was issued for Ian Thomas Cleary in 2021 after Shannon Keeler discovered online messages about a sexual assault in Pennsylvania in 2013.
By Johnny Diaz and Aurelien Breeden
University of California Workers Authorize Union to Call for Strike Over Protest Crackdowns
A union representing about 48,000 academic workers said that campus leaders mishandled pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The vote gives the union’s executive board the ability to call a strike at any time.
By Jonathan Wolfe
An A.I. Robot Named Sophia Tells Graduates to Believe in Themselves
D’Youville University in Buffalo had an A.I. robot speak at its commencement on Saturday. Not everyone was happy about it.
By Jesus Jiménez
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