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Did colleges give away the store in deals with student protesters?
Colleges that used police force to end their recent on-campus student protests are facing criticism for their handling of the situation, but so are the small handful that cut deals to end the demonstrations. The few universities that successfully ...The Hill - Politics -
College students who protested and those who didn't share in disappointment at response from schools
After a semester marked by sweeping protests on college campuses across the nation that raised questions about freedom of speech, how universities confront allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia and how they invest, some students who ...NBC News - Top stories -
Dear Boomers, the Student Protesters Are Not Idiots
Older folks’ objections to protests and encampments may not be as reasoned as they claim.The New York Times - Top stories -
California college students experiencing homelessness speak out
College can be stressful with studying and meeting deadlines, but some students are struggling with a different issue: housing. Federal data shows more than 1.5 million U.S. college students are homeless. CBS News producer Sarah Svoboda shows how ...CBS News - Top stories - California -
Police arrest six student protesters at University of Pennsylvania
Pro-Palestinian students were attempting to take over a university hall to protest school’s refusal to negotiate in ‘good faith’. More than a dozen pro-Palestinian activists, including six students at the University of Pennsylvania, were arrested ...The Guardian - World -
In the shadow of the college protests is a generation’s collective identity crisis
The West is struggling with a collective identity crisis.The Hill - Politics -
President Biden greeted by protesters at Morehouse College commencement
Some students and faculty at Morehouse College greeted President Biden with a silent protest by wearing Palestinian scarves or the color of the flag as the president delivered the commencement at the all-male historically Black university. Nikole ...CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
These California college students live in RVs to afford cost of education
"I don't feel homeless, but I am legally homeless," said one of the dozens of students at Cal Poly Humboldt who call an RV or other vehicle home.CBS News - Top stories - California -
Georgia college student shot and killed on Kennesaw State University campus
A female student was shot and killed this weekend at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, the university confirmed.NBC News - Top stories -
CAIR condemns GOP call to probe finances of student protesters
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling out House Republicans over their request for the Treasury Department to investigate the finances of the pro-Palestinian student protesters who have set up encampments at scores of U.S. ...The Hill - Politics -
Don’t be fooled by college protests, Gen Z wants dialogue on Israel and Palestine
We can’t let a vocal minority control the narrative that universities and its students aren’t equipped for political discussion, or that they don’t want it.The Hill - Politics - Israel -
Biden to deliver commencement speech at Morehouse College, protests possible
Sunday, President Biden is set to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College, but some members of the historically Black institution are considering protests over Biden's handling of the war in Gaza. CBS News chief White House ...CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
5 steps colleges should take after the Palestine protests
What should campus leaders do? Is there a better course than dithering, kowtowing, and then issuing panicked calls to local police?The Hill - Politics -
How compassion, not just money, helped one student achieve his college dreams
Family tragedy nearly derailed Chris Rowland's college goals. But through all the missteps and blown opportunities, Pete Kadens stood by his side.CBS News - Top stories -
Colleges, police blame 'outside agitators' for campus protests. Experts say it's not so simple
As the dust settles and the number of pro-Palestinian student encampments dwindle, claims of “outside agitators” among the protesters are being put under the microscope as colleges say those unaffiliated with them caused most of the trouble, an ...The Hill - Politics -
What Some Colleges Promised Pro-Palestinian Protesters Over Israel-Hamas War
Several universities struck agreements with pro-Palestinian demonstrators to end disruptive encampments on their campuses. But some of those agreements are already under fire.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
Inside Britain’s Chinese student boom
Universities are increasingly reliant on a growing cohort. What does it mean on campus and off?Financial Times - World - China -
The Campus Protesters Explain Themselves
Thoughts, beliefs and convictions of student protesters from across the country.The New York Times - Top stories -
Students missing school can have a snowball effect
The number of students missing at least 18 days a year has nearly doubled since 2018, sounding an alarm among educators.The Hill - Politics -
Rishi Sunak plans crackdown on student visa salesmen
Prime minister seeks more ways to cut international university attendeesFinancial Times - World -
The public does not share government hostility to international students
These individuals enhance and enrich the economy and the British university experienceFinancial Times - World -
AI Program Aims to Break Barriers for Female Students
A new program, backed by Cornell Tech, M.I.T. and U.C.L.A., helps prepare lower-income, Latina and Black female computing majors for artificial intelligence careers.The New York Times - Tech - Artificial Intelligence -
Congress needs to rescue college athletics
In recent months, court rulings, state legislation, and government agency intervention have upended the college athletic landscape.The Hill - Politics -
Biden speaks at Morehouse College commencement
President Joe Biden gave a commencement speech at Morehouse, one of the country's preeminent historically Black colleges, as pro-Palestinian protests continue on campuses across the US.CNN - Top stories - Joe Biden -
English universities face severe deficits if student numbers fall, says OfS
Watchdog says growth forecasts are ‘not credible’ as ministers consider further curbs on international applicationsFinancial Times - Business -
'The Student' and 'Brave New Words': Teaching Teachers New Tricks
AI may be disrupting classrooms. Yet our education system is, itself, a recent invention.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'Not the time and place': Students speak out on Harrison Butker's 'uncomfortable' commencement address
Harrison Butker’s commencement speech left some at Benedictine College outraged after the Kansas City Chiefs kicker encouraged women to become homemakers.NBC News - Top stories -
Mythology, heritage, identity: student work at New York’s International Center of Photography
These images highlighting themes of climate resilience, personal trauma and identity are part of an exhibition of the work of students from more than 25 different countries. The annual student showcase will be on view for at the International ...The Guardian - World - New York -
Assad officials face landmark Paris trial over killing of student and father
Prosecution of three high-ranking Syrian officials to be tried in absentia could pave way for president’s case. At midnight on 3 November 2013, five Syrian officials dragged arts and humanities student Patrick Dabbagh from his home in the Mezzeh ...The Guardian - World -
Education Dept. Extends Deadline to Consolidate Student Loans for Forgiveness
Borrowers with commercially held loans will now have until June 30 to take steps to make their loans eligible for elimination.The New York Times - Business -
Morehouse College prepares for Biden's commencement address
For weeks, some students and faculty have challenged leaders of the historically Black college to rescind Mr. Biden's invitation over his administration's response to the Israel-Hamas war.CBS News - Politics - Joe Biden -
Are colleges teaching athletes enough about gambling laws?
Using records, ESPN found that only four schools of 24 had policies that explicitly warn athletes of legal consequences.ESPN - Sports -
Will the 2024 Democratic National Convention mirror the 1968 protests?
A coalition of pro-Palestinian activists is vowing to march without a permit during August's Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In 1968, demonstrators protested the DNC, also held in Chicago that year, over U.S. involvement in the Vietnam ...CBS News - Top stories -
Why Is N.Y.U. Forcing Protesters to Write Apology Letters?
The university calls it a “restorative practice”; the students call it a coerced confession.The New York Times - Top stories -
Protests threats for Biden's Morehouse commencement speech
President Biden is expected in Atlanta Friday to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College's graduation, despite threats of protests over the Israel-Hamas war. CBS News' Nikole Killion breaks down the latest.CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Haley protest votes raise red flags for Trump
The tens of thousands of primary votes cast in favor of Nikki Haley over the last several months are underscoring the apparent discontent many Republicans feel with former President Trump as their presumptive nominee, raising alarm for his ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump -
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Climate activists protest by glueing themselves at Munich airport
Six climate activists have broken through a security fence at Munich airport and glued themselves to access routes leading to runways, temporarily shutting down flightsABC News - World - Climate -
At Chaotic Rally in Brooklyn, Police Violently Confront Protesters
Officers were filmed punching several people at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Bay Ridge.The New York Times - Top stories -
Biden to deliver commencement at Morehouse amid protest fears
President Biden is set to give the commencement address at Morehouse college as protests over the war in Gaza and Biden’s support of Israel have enveloped college campuses around the country. NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist reports for Sunday TODAY.NBC News - Politics - Joe Biden