US EditionCampus protests flare on a smaller scale than last spring, but with higher stakes
- Campus protests occurred recently across several colleges with about 80 arrests, marking smaller gatherings compared to last spring's nationwide activism.
- These protests followed a background of increased federal scrutiny, with the Trump administration investigating dozens of colleges and freezing grant money to enforce new activism rules.
- Colleges responded by adopting stricter discipline policies, including banning face masks and empowering public safety officers to make arrests to prevent prolonged encampments.
- Historian Robert Cohen noted protests' timing relates to the end of the semester and developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including blockade and starvation concerns.
- These events imply heightened stakes, especially for international students, as the government threatens deportations tied to pro-Palestinian activism amid efforts to suppress broader campus movements.
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Winston-Salem JournalCampus protests flare on a smaller scale
WASHINGTON — Campus activism flared as the academic year winds down, with pro-Palestinian demonstrations leading to arrests at several colleges.
Central Maine News
Portland Press HeraldWhy I decided to show up at protests
In the 1960s, there were ample opportunities to join citizen-led protests, but I was a little young for the civil rights struggles and too naïve to realize what was happening in Vietnam. That changed in May 1970. I witnessed somber marchers carrying four coffins down Waterville’s Mayflower Hill, symbolizing the murder of four students at […]
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Campus protests flare on a smaller scale than last spring, but with higher stakes
Campus protests have been smaller and more scattered compared with last year's pro-Palestinian tent encampments, but the stakes are far higher.
‘Enough is enough’: Emerson faculty convene emergency assembly over protest policy, RA firings, and campus climate
Emerson College faculty convened a last-minute special assembly on Monday, May 5, in response to two recent articles published by The Berkeley Beacon. According to those who requested the meeting, the articles sparked widespread concern across the college community that the faculty needed to address. More than 20% of voting faculty members formally requested the meeting, prompting a focused discussion on administrative decisions and campus clima…
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