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Police arrest protesters at Indiana University at Bloomington
Governance Executive Leadership

The Litigation After the Protest Storm

After tense campus protests over the Israel-Hamas War resulted in hundreds of arrests and suspensions, universities are facing a wave of lawsuits in the fallout.

George Washington University graduates holding a sign with the words “Dive$t Now.”
Governance Trustees & Regents

What Makes Current Divestment Demands Different

Student appeals for colleges to stop investing in firms that support Israel’s war effort are complicated by state laws, political risks and global market complexities.

Quick Takes

Protesters Target Officials with Body Bags, Cockroaches

While pro-Palestinian campus protests have been largely peaceful, recent incidents have raised concerns as demonstrators have appeared at official’s homes...
Quick Takes

Sonoma State President Retires Amid Protest Controversy

Sonoma State University President Mike Lee has left his role mere days after striking a controversial deal with pro-Palestinian protesters...
A photo illustration of Mike Lee and Sonoma State University.
Governance Executive Leadership

Sonoma State President on Leave After Protest Agreement

Mike Lee was disciplined after striking a deal with student protesters. The agreement included an unusual embrace of an academic boycott of Israeli universities.

Quick Takes

APLU President to Step Down by End of 2024

After nearly two years at the helm of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), President Mark Becker plans...
A photo illustration consisting of a photograph of Harvard University’s campus with part of the faculty senate proponents’ written arguments superimposed on top.
Faculty Issues Shared Governance

Harvard Has No University-Wide Senate—Professors Are Proposing One

Amid attacks in multiple states on shared governance, faculty members seek to strengthen their role at America’s oldest higher education institution.

Protesters face off against police on the UVA campus.
Governance Executive Leadership

Dueling Narratives Emerge After Arrests at UVA

Police forcefully cleared an encampment at the University of Virginia after what officials describe as “aggressive” protester behavior. Videos cast doubts on those claims.