Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Columbia University president to testify in Congress on college conflicts over Israel-Hamas war

Four months after a contentious congressional hearing led to the resignations of two Ivy League presidents, Columbia University’s president is set to appear before the same committee over questions of antisemitism and the school’s response to escalating conflicts on campus

Columbia University president to testify in Congress on college conflicts over Israel-Hamas war
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Police arrest protesters at Columbia University who had set up pro-Palestinian encampment

New York police have arrested numerous protesters at Columbia University who had set up a pro-Palestinian encampment

Police arrest protesters at Columbia University who had set up pro-Palestinian encampment
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Pennsylvania board's cancellation of gay actor's school visit ill-advised, education leaders say

The superintendent and several other top officials of a Pennsylvania school district say their school board's cancellation of a gay actor's visit to a middle school was premature and ill-advised

Pennsylvania board's cancellation of gay actor's school visit ill-advised, education leaders say
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Columbia cancels classes and police arrest Yale protesters as tensions over Middle East war grow

Columbia University has canceled in-person classes and police have arrested dozens of students at Yale University as tensions on college campuses across the country continues to grow over the war in the Middle East

Columbia cancels classes and police arrest Yale protesters as tensions over Middle East war grow
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Columbia switches to hybrid learning amid protests over Israel's war in Gaza

Columbia University’s main campus will switch to hybrid learning for the rest of the semester amid protests over Israel’s war with Hamas that have roiled colleges across the U.S. University officials announced the move late Monday after more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had camped out on Columbia’s New York City campus were arrested last week

Columbia switches to hybrid learning amid protests over Israel's war in Gaza
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Transgender Louisianans lost their ally in the governor's seat. Now they're girding for a fight

Unlike recent years when there was an LGBTQ+ ally in the Louisiana governor's office, nothing stands in the way this year of legislation hostile to transgender people

Transgender Louisianans lost their ally in the governor's seat. Now they're girding for a fight
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College students, inmates and a nun: A unique book club meets at one of the nation’s largest jails

A unique book club at one of the nation's largest jails brings together college students and inmates

College students, inmates and a nun: A unique book club meets at one of the nation’s largest jails
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Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting

Tennessee Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that would let some teachers and staff carry concealed handguns on public school grounds

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting
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Biden tries to navigate the Israel-Hamas war protests roiling college campuses

Student protests over the war in Gaza have created a new and unpredictable challenge for President Joe Biden as he resists calls to cut off U.S. support for Israel while trying to hold together a coalition of supporters he’ll need for reelection

Biden tries to navigate the Israel-Hamas war protests roiling college campuses
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Pro-Palestinian student protests target colleges' financial ties with Israel

Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in pro-Palestinian encampments with a unified demand to end investments supporting Israel’s war in Gaza

Pro-Palestinian student protests target colleges' financial ties with Israel
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Arrests follow barricades and encampments as college students nationwide protest Gaza war

Dozens of protestors have barricaded themselves inside two buildings on a Northern California campus in protest of Israel’s war with Hamas

Arrests follow barricades and encampments as college students nationwide protest Gaza war
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Colleges nationwide turn to police to quell pro-Palestine protests as commencement ceremonies near

With graduations looming, student protesters continue to doubled down on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country as universities, including ones in California and Texas, have become quick to call in the police to end the demonstrations and make arrests

Colleges nationwide turn to police to quell pro-Palestine protests as commencement ceremonies near
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Athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks in fake audio clip, police say

Authorities in Maryland say a high school athletic director used artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording

Athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks in fake audio clip, police say
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Columbia leadership rebuked by faculty panel for police crackdown on protesters

Columbia University's embattled president came under renewed pressure on Friday as a campus oversight panel sharply criticized her administration for

Columbia leadership rebuked by faculty panel for police crackdown on protesters
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For some Columbia students, protest encampment is living history lesson

Before students set up a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on a Columbia University lawn last week, some of them took an optional course called "Columbia 1968"

For some Columbia students, protest encampment is living history lesson
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Demonstrations roil US campuses ahead of graduations as protesters spar over Gaza conflict

Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others sparring over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza and its mounting death toll

Demonstrations roil US campuses ahead of graduations as protesters spar over Gaza conflict
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Columbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after encampment talks stall

Columbia University on Monday began suspending pro-Palestinian student activists who refused to dismantle a protest camp on the New York City

Columbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters after encampment talks stall
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Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University

New York City police arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators holed-up in an academic building on Columbia University campus late on

Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University
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More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students

Another six Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration’s newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president’s authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law

More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students
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California police move in to dismantle pro-Palestinian protest camp at UCLA

Hundreds of helmeted police muscled their way into a central plaza of the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday to dismantle

California police move in to dismantle pro-Palestinian protest camp at UCLA
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The Latest | Police tell UCLA protesters to disperse or face arrest

Announcements broadcasted on the University of California, Los Angeles campus have told demonstrators to disperse or they would be arrested and face a misdemeanor charge

The Latest | Police tell UCLA protesters to disperse or face arrest
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Columbia University student journalists had an up-close view for days of drama

Student journalists on the Columbia University campus knew what was coming long before police with riots shields arrived to begin arresting the pro-Palestinian protesters who had occupied a building

Columbia University student journalists had an up-close view for days of drama
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More than 2,100 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses

Police have arrested more than 2,100 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks

More than 2,100 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses
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Jill Biden recognizes her fellow teachers at a swanky White House dinner for answering 'a calling'

Jill Biden has honored her fellow educators by hosting the 2024 national and state teachers of the year at a swanky White House dinner to recognize their commitment to their students and to excellence in the classroom

Jill Biden recognizes her fellow teachers at a swanky White House dinner for answering 'a calling'
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Universities take steps to prevent pro-Palestinian protest disruptions of graduation ceremonies

Some U.S. universities with weekend graduation ceremonies are taking steps to contain any disruptions amid tension over the Israel-Hamas war

Universities take steps to prevent pro-Palestinian protest disruptions of graduation ceremonies

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