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Round-up: Campus Chaos Spreads over Israel-Hamas Conflict - April 23

Columbia University and other elite college campuses continued to experience protests by pro-Palestinian groups for a second day.  The upsurge in protests followed testimony last week by Columbia University President Minouche Shafik, D. Phil., before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Below is a selection of media coverage:
 
 
Protests Roil Columbia, Spread to Other Campuses
Inside Higher Ed (April 23, 2024)
 
U.S. Lawmakers Take Aim at Another University President
Inside Higher Ed (April 23, 2024)
 
Student Divestment Encampments Are Spreading. Here’s the Latest.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (April 23, 2024)
 
Colleges Struggle to Contain Intensifying Pro-Palestinian Protests
The Wall Street Journal (April 23, 2024)
 
Pro-Palestinian Protests Force Colleges to Rethink Graduation Plans
The Wall Street Journal (April 23, 2024)
 
Here’s What Is Happening on Some Other Campuses Across the Country
The New York Times (April 23, 2024)
 
Police Arrest NYU Antiwar Protesters; Calif. Students Form Barricade
The Washington Post (April 23, 2024)
 
Biden Denounces Antisemitism on College Campuses Amid Yale, Columbia Protests
The Washington Post (April 23, 2024)
 
Donors Stay Largely Silent Amid New Wave of Campus Protests
The New York Times (April 23, 2024)
 
Universities Struggle as Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations Grow
The New York Times (April 23, 2024)
 
A Night Different From Others as Campus Protests Break for Seder
The New York Times (April 23, 2024)
 
On Columbia’s Campus, a Protest Encampment Grows and Tensions Flare
The New York Times (April 23, 2024)
 
How Columbia University Became the Epicenter of Disagreement Over the Israel-Hamas War
USA Today (April 23, 2024)
 
Columbia, Other Colleges Brace for More Protests as Israeli War Hits Home: Live Updates
USA Today (April 23, 2024)
 
Protests at Columbia and Other Schools Escalate
CNN.com (April 23, 2024)
 
Live Updates: Pro-Palestinian Protests Lead to Arrests, Escalating Tensions on College Campuses
NBC News.com (April 23, 2024)
 
Columbia University Moves to Hybrid Learning on Main Campus Amid Antisemitic Protests
FoxNews.com (April 23, 2024)
 
Columbia University Faces Calls for Tuition Refunds as School Moves to Hybrid Classes for Rest of Semester in Wake of Anti-Israel Protests
New York Post (April 23, 2024)
 
12 Suspended Columbia Students Reinstated Just Days After Anti-Israel Protest, As Lawyer Vows to Take ‘Fascist’ School to NY Supreme Court
New York Post (April 23, 2024)
 
Elise Stefanik, All NY House GOP Lawmakers Demand Columbia President Minouche Shafik Resign Immediately
New York Post (April 22, 2024)
 
 
The Ivy League’s Anti-Israel Protest Meltdown - Editorial
The Wall Street Journal (April 23, 2024)
 
Columbia Prez Must Go: She’s Now Privileging Antisemitic Protesters Over All Other Students - Editorial
New York Post (April 23, 2024)
 
Elite Schools Turning into Hamas University as Antisemitism Runs Rampant - Commentary
New York Post (April 23, 2024)
 
Elise Stefanik, Dean of Faculty - Commentary
The Chronicle of Higher Education (April 23, 2024)
 

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