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Round-up: Campus Chaos Continues Over Israel-Hamas Conflict - May 20

The fallout from the pro-Palestinian protests and efforts to end campus encampments continue to impact campus communities.
 
Campus presidents who have sought to resolve the pro-Palestinian protests by negotiating settlements are facing harsh criticism from multiple stakeholders.
 
A new encampment has been established at Drexel University in Philadelphia while 20 protesters were arrested at the University of Pennsylvania over the weekend.
 
Below is a selection of today’s headlines:
 
College Presidents Are Getting in Trouble for Cutting Deals With Protesters
The Chronicle of Higher Education (May 17, 2024)
 
As Student Protests Roil Campuses, One College Touts Its ‘Quieter Atmosphere’
The Chronicle of Higher Education (May 17, 2024)
 
Interim Suspensions Leave MIT Student Protesters Stranded
Inside Higher Ed (May 20, 2024)
 
Nineteen Protesters Taken Into Police Custody at Penn
Inside Higher Ed (May 20, 2024)
 
As Summer Arrives and Universities Strike Deals With Students, Campus Protests Taper Off
USA Today (May 20, 2024)
 
CUNY and Columbia: A Tale of Two Campuses
The Nation (May 20, 2024)
 
U.C.L.A. Faculty Votes Against Rebuking University’s Chancellor
The New York Times (May 20, 2024)
 
UC Santa Cruz Academic Workers to Strike Over Handling of Pro-Palestinian Protests
Los Angeles Times (May 20, 2024)
 
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Set Up a New Encampment at Drexel University
Associated Press (May 19, 2024)
 
The Israel-Hamas War Is Testing Whether Campuses Are Sacrosanct Places for Speech and Protest
Associated Press (May 19, 2024)
 
Protesters Agreed to Leave. This Is What Some Colleges Promised in Return.
The New York Times (May 17, 2024)
 
The Campus Protesters Explain Themselves
The New York Times (May 17, 2024)
 
Protesters Stormed an Ex-Senator’s Office and Demanded She Leave. She Refused.
The New York Times (May 17, 2024)
 
 
What It’s Like Being Jewish at Harvard - Editorial
The Wall Street Journal (May 20, 2024)
 

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