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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...
A person held face-down in the grass by several police officers.

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.

A line of Texas State Troopers and other members of law enforcement face a line of pro-Palestinian student protesters

Police Arrest at Least 30 Protesters at UT Austin

Wednesday saw a new round of clashes between pro-Palestinian student protesters and police and campus administrators. The most forceful response...
A close-up photo of Columbia University President Minouche Shafik during her testimony before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce during a hearing focused on antisemitism on campus.
Opinion

The Wrong Remedy

Tony Banout asks if aggressive state and federal intervention will destroy higher ed in a supposed attempt to save it.

Barnard Eases Suspensions for Protesting Students

Barnard College has agreed to lift the interim suspensions of some students who violated its rules by participating in a...