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Student Fatally Shot by Police After Bringing Gun to Wisconsin Middle School: ‘Could Have Been a Far Worse Tragedy’
“Police officers responded to the threat and used deadly force,” authorities said
The Guardian
Australian universities reject calls for police to break up Gaza protests
Group of Eight chief says campuses don’t want to see ‘escalation’ like what is occurring in the US
Associated Press
Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments
Anti-war demonstrations ceased this week at a small number of U.S. universities after school leaders struck deals with pro-Palestinian protesters, fending off possible disruptions of final exams and graduation ceremonies. Deals included commitments by universities to review their investments in Israel or hear calls to stop doing business with the longtime U.S. ally. The agreements to even discuss divestment mark a major shift on an issue that has been controversial for years, with opponents of a long-running campaign to boycott Israel saying it veers into antisemitism.
The Daily Beast
Students Won’t Stop Protesting for Palestine, Even During Their Own Graduations
Nic Antaya/Getty ImagesDozens of pro-Palestine student protesters briefly interrupted Saturday’s commencement ceremony at the University of Michigan, according to The New York Times. Students opposing Israel’s deadly military campaign in Gaza, marched toward the stage, shouting “Regents, regents, you can't hide! You are funding genocide!” Other students flashed Israeli flags and caps adorned with the Star of David. Overhead one plane flew by, carrying the message “Divest from Israel now! Free Pa
BBC
Universities brace for disruption at graduations by Gaza war protesters
Students on at least one campus are planning Gaza war protests as commencement season begins this weekend.
CNN
Australian student protests show US campus divisions over Gaza war are going global
So far, violent scenes seen at universities across the US have not been repeated in Australia where multiple Gaza solidarity demonstrations have emerged on campus.
Fortune
Right, wrong, and a moment for clarity: Why universities must adopt a zero-tolerance policy
The right to protest does not equal the right to cause the chaos roiling Columbia and other universities, writes Capitolis CEO Gil Mandelzis.
The Independent
College protests live: Activists disrupt Michigan commencement as NYPD comes under fire for crackdown
President Joe Biden condemned protests that turned violent on college campuses on Thursday
The Guardian
Minouche Shafik: the UK peer facing choppy waters over Gaza protests at Columbia
Ex-central banker Lady Shafik, the university’s president, now faces calls to resign due to her handling of campus unrest
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Students at Mexico's National University rally in support of Palestinians, US campuses
Students at a university in Mexico rallied and set up a camp in support of the Palestinians and to show solidarity with students protesting in the United States against the war in Gaza. (AP video shot by Amaranta Marentes)
The Guardian
The US universities that allow protest encampments – and even negotiate
While semesters at other schools speed toward a violent close, several universities have sought a more amicable solution
RFI
Police remove pro-Palestinian students occupying Paris university
Police entered Paris's prestigious Sciences Po university on Friday to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Palestinian sit-in in the entrance hall, as opposition to the Israel-Hamas conflict spreads to higher education institutions in other parts of France. One student told French news agency AFP he and other protestors had been peacefully brought out in groups of 10 by officers, while another, Lucas, said "some students were dragged and others gripped by the head or shoulders".The universit
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NYPD arrests dozens of protesters in sweep of pro-Gaza encampments at NYU, The New School
NEW YORK — Police cleared out pro-Gaza encampments at New York University and The New School early Friday morning, arresting dozens of protesters urging the schools to divest from Israel over the war in Gaza, police and university officials said. A rep for NYU said the request for the NYPD’s assistance came after protesters refused to leave Greene St. Walkway, despite violations of school ...
The Hill
Columbia faculty group calls for no confidence vote in university president
The Columbia University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) demanded a no confidence vote Thursday against school President Minouche Shafik in response to ongoing controversy over the campus’s recent student protests. “A vote of no confidence in the President and her administration is the only way to begin rebuilding our shattered community…
The Guardian
‘We’re infantilised or demonised’: French students criticise Gaza protests crackdown
University students air frustration that sit-ins motivated by peace are being shut down instead of heeded
BBC
Inside a 'peaceful and proud' Gaza protest camp at a UK university
Students tell the BBC why they're occupying their campus in protest against the war in Gaza.
The Telegraph
Columbia president wrong on protests, says Jewish professor
The president of Columbia University must admit her mistakes or step down, a Jewish professor who has led criticism of the tumultuous Gaza war protests at the school has said.
The Telegraph
Almost half of protesters arrested on New York campuses have no connection with university
Almost half of the pro-Palestine protesters arrested in campus raids by New York police had no connection with a university, according to the city’s mayor.
CNN
Campus Unrest: Student Journalists Among Those Arrested at Dartmouth
Isa Soares speaks with student journalists Charlotte Hampton and Alesandra Gonzales about the protests at Dartmouth.
CNN
Map: Where university protesters have been arrested across the United States
CNN is tracking where arrests have been made in a wave of pro-Palestinian campus protests rippling across US universities.

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Student Fatally Shot by Police After Bringing Gun to Wisconsin Middle School: ‘Could Have Been a Far Worse Tragedy’

Australian universities reject calls for police to break up Gaza protests

Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments

Students Won’t Stop Protesting for Palestine, Even During Their Own Graduations

Universities brace for disruption at graduations by Gaza war protesters

Australian student protests show US campus divisions over Gaza war are going global

Right, wrong, and a moment for clarity: Why universities must adopt a zero-tolerance policy

College protests live: Activists disrupt Michigan commencement as NYPD comes under fire for crackdown

Minouche Shafik: the UK peer facing choppy waters over Gaza protests at Columbia

Students at Mexico's National University rally in support of Palestinians, US campuses

The US universities that allow protest encampments – and even negotiate

Police remove pro-Palestinian students occupying Paris university

NYPD arrests dozens of protesters in sweep of pro-Gaza encampments at NYU, The New School

Columbia faculty group calls for no confidence vote in university president

‘We’re infantilised or demonised’: French students criticise Gaza protests crackdown

Inside a 'peaceful and proud' Gaza protest camp at a UK university

Columbia president wrong on protests, says Jewish professor

Almost half of protesters arrested on New York campuses have no connection with university

Campus Unrest: Student Journalists Among Those Arrested at Dartmouth

Map: Where university protesters have been arrested across the United States