Round-up: Campus Chaos Continues Over Israel-Hamas Conflict - April 29

Nearly 1,000 students have been arrested at campuses across the country since April 18 as college presidents struggle with how to maintain control of their campus while students and others protest the Israel-Hamas conflict and the fate of Palestinian civilians.  Student protests and encampments have appeared on some 50 campuses across the country.
 
Students have been arrested at the following campuses:  Columbia University, Yale University, New York University, University of Southern California, Emerson College, Emory University, Northeastern University, Washington University in St. Louis, California State Polytechnic University at Humboldt, University of Minnesota, University of Texas at Austin, ,Ohio State University, Indiana University, Auraria Higher Education Center, Arizona State University, Princeton University, , Virginia Tech and University of Mary Washington
 
Below is a selection of news stories and commentary from media across the country:
 
Divest? Call the Cops? Presidents Grapple With How to Respond
Inside Higher Ed (April 29, 2024)
 
House Reps Want Antisemitism Monitors for College Campuses
Inside Higher Ed (April 29, 2024)
 
Student Protests Over the Israel-Hamas War Roil US Campuses Ahead of Graduations
The Associated Press (April 29, 2024)
 
How Columbia University’s Complex History With the Student Protest Movement Echoes into Today
The Associated Press (April 29, 2024)
 
Columbia President Minouche Shafik Admits Talks With Anti-Israel Protesters Have Failed — And That Jewish Students Feel Unsafe
New York Post (April 29, 2024)
 
Why Encampments Scare College Presidents
The Chronicle of Higher Education (April 26, 2024)
 
Some Professors Face Punishments as Colleges Crack Down on Gaza Protests
The Chronicle of Higher Education (April 26, 2024)
 
Pro-Palestinian Legal Group Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Columbia University
Higher Ed Dive (April 29, 2024)
 
Talks Fail to End Israel War Protest at Columbia University: Live Updates
USA Today  (April 29, 2024)
 
Where Campus Protests Have Led to Arrests Across the U.S.
The Washington Post (April 29, 2024)
 
For Jewish Students, Protests Stir Fear, Anger, Hope and Questions
The Washington Post (April 29, 2024)
 
Policing Campus Protests of Israel-Gaza War Brings New Set of Challenges
The Washington Post (April 29, 2024)
 
As Colleges Weigh Crackdowns on Protests, Questions About Outsiders Linger
The New York Times (April 28, 2024)
 
Commencement Speakers Launch Boycott of USC Satellite Graduation Ceremonies
Los Angeles Times (April 29, 2024)
 
Dueling Gaza Protests at UCLA Draw Hundreds as USC Sees Peaceful Demonstration
Los Angeles Times (April 29, 2024)
 
Campus Anti-War Protesters Dig in From New York to California as Universities and Police Take Action
Minneapolis Star Tribune (April 29, 2024)
 
Horror as GWU Protester Carries Sign With Nazi ‘Final Solution’ Call for Extermination of Jews
New York Post (April 26, 2024)
 
University Of Washington Anti-Israel Encampment Postponed Over Lack of Diversity
New York Post (April 26, 2024)
 
George Soros Is Paying Student Radicals Who Are Fueling Nationwide Explosion of Israel-Hating Protests
New York Post (April 26, 2024)
 
Signs of ‘Foreign Assistance’ Emerge in Columbia, NYU Unrest: Anti-Israel Agitators
New York Post (April 26, 2024)
 
Columbia Anti-Israel Encampment Ringleader Khymani James Rages ‘Zionists Don’t Deserve to Live’ in Newly Resurfaced Video
New York Post (April 26, 2024)
 
 
Student Protest Is an Essential Part of Education - Commentary
The New York Times (April 29, 2024)
 
Colleges Have Gone off the Deep End. There Is a Way Out. - Commentary
The New York Times (April 28, 2024)
 
On Columbia University and Coach Handbags - Commentary
The Wall Street Journal (April 28, 2024)
 
At Columbia, Israel Backers Are Outside Looking In - Commentary
The Wall Street Journal (April 28, 2024)
 
Antisemitism at Columbia University Is a Disgrace – Commentary
The Wall Street Journal (April 26, 2024)