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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.
UC Academic Workers Strike Over Pro-Palestinian Protest Arrests
A walkout at the University of California, Santa Cruz could spread to other campuses in the state. The university system is calling the strike “illegal.”
Interim Suspensions Leave MIT Student Protesters Stranded
The university, which is home to a large number of families, gave suspended students a week to find new lodgings. Administrators said they acted in the interest of the rights of everyone on campus.
‘Notice Is Not Required’: Letter Says UNC Chapel Hill Secretly Records Professors
A business school professor was startled to learn that the university had recorded his classes as part of a ‘review’ he didn’t know about. The university says it has no formal policy on filming classes. Professors are worried.
Protesters Target Officials with Body Bags, Cockroaches
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.
Characterizing Pro-Palestinian Protesters as Antisemitic Is a ‘Dangerous Conflation’
Khaled Beydoun, a scholar of the First Amendment and Muslim identity, discusses free speech rights on campus and argues that Islamophobia and antisemitism have shared roots.