2024 Campus Protests

Many Jewish students say pro-Palestinian encampments make them feel less safe, Hillel survey finds

Nearly three-quarters of Jewish students whose schools had encampments want their administrations to take action to end them.

By Andrew Lapin May 13, 2024 5:12 pm

Four students present a case for divesting from Israel before a university board

After making deals with protesters, universities are granting hearings on Israel divestment

The University of Minnesota appears to be the first U.S. school with a major Jewish population to hold a debate on divestment in response to the demands of students protesting Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza.

May 10, 2024 5:13 pm

‘We would like to speak in our name,’ Jewish Columbia students say in viral open letter

The students say they were concerned about anti-Zionist students and pro-Israel outsiders who have come to campus.

May 8, 2024 6:01 pm

Congress grills K-12 school officials from New York, Berkeley and Maryland on responses to antisemitism

By Andrew Lapin May 8, 2024 5:02 pm

An Upper West Side Holocaust memorial rally draws comparisons between Columbia’s climate and Nazi Germany

By Julia Gergely May 7, 2024 8:41 am

Police outside Columbia University, April 18, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Columbia cancels commencement amid pro-Palestinian protests

By Andrew Lapin May 6, 2024 11:12 am

From Michigan to Boston, pro-Palestinian protesters assert themselves at college graduations

By Philissa Cramer May 5, 2024 10:03 pm

More than 25% of arrested Columbia protesters were not connected to the university, police say

By Luke Tress May 2, 2024 8:57 pm

Jewish professor at Dartmouth thrown to the ground by police as 90 pro-Palestinian protesters are arrested

By Andrew Lapin May 2, 2024 3:50 pm

Biden on campus pro-Palestinian protests: ‘Dissent must never lead to disorder,’ but don’t call federal troops

By Ron Kampeas May 2, 2024 12:43 pm

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2024 Campus Protests

Many Jewish students say pro-Palestinian encampments make them feel less safe, Hillel survey finds

After making deals with protesters, universities are granting hearings on Israel divestment

‘We would like to speak in our name,’ Jewish Columbia students say in viral open letter

Congress grills K-12 school officials from New York, Berkeley and Maryland on responses to antisemitism

An Upper West Side Holocaust memorial rally draws comparisons between Columbia’s climate and Nazi Germany

Columbia cancels commencement amid pro-Palestinian protests

From Michigan to Boston, pro-Palestinian protesters assert themselves at college graduations

More than 25% of arrested Columbia protesters were not connected to the university, police say

Jewish professor at Dartmouth thrown to the ground by police as 90 pro-Palestinian protesters are arrested

Biden on campus pro-Palestinian protests: ‘Dissent must never lead to disorder,’ but don’t call federal troops

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