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Live Updates on Campus Protests

The latest news on developments at colleges and universities around the country.

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As Police Clear Encampments, Professors Arrested Along With Students

Videos have gone viral of faculty members being taken to the ground, zip-tied, and led away by police.

Protest Roundup (Updated): Columbia Building Takeover, Northwestern Finds Compromise

A group of pro-Palestinian protesters took over Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University early Tuesday morning, displaying banners...
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Abrupt Changes to Protest Policies Raise Alarm

Indiana University changed a 55-year-old policy on student assembly hours before protesters set up an encampment. Free speech advocates are worried.

A photo of a protestor being arrested at Emory University.

Divest? Call the Cops? Presidents Grapple With How to Respond

Some leaders have directly engaged protesters as encampments crop up on campus. Others have sent in the police, leading to violent arrests and sharp criticism.

Columbia Bars Protest Leader Who Threatened Zionists

Columbia University administrators said late Friday that they had barred a leader of pro-Palestinian protests from the campus after a...
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Police Ratchet Up Use of Force on Campus Protesters

As colleges turn to police to suppress pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some are calling for the National Guard. Experts say history should be a warning.

Speaker Johnson and crowd at Columbia

A President Battered but Not Broken

On a visit to the Columbia campus, House Speaker Mike Johnson added to the mounting criticism of Minouche Shafik as pro-Palestinian protests rage on.