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Round-up: Campus Chaos Continues Over Israel-Hamas Conflict - May 9

As semesters come to a close on many campuses, pro-Palestinian protests continue.  Many campuses have removed encampments through negotiations with protesters or through police action.
 
Here is a sampling of the national headlines today:
 
DC Police Sweep Encampment Before Mayor’s Hearing
Inside Higher Ed (May 9, 2024)
 
UC Berkeley Investigates Pro-Palestinian Dinner Protest Fracas
Inside Higher Ed (May 9, 2024)
 
A Faculty Leader Sounds the Alarm About Higher Ed’s ‘Crisis of Repression’
The Chronicle of Higher Education (May 9, 2024)
 
How Public School Leaders Upstaged Republicans and the Ivy League
The New York Times (May 9, 2024)
 
An Inside Look at the Student Takeover of Columbia’s Hamilton Hall
The New York Times (May 9, 2024)
 
How to Define ‘Antisemitism’ Is a Subject of Bitter Debate.
The New York Times (May 9, 2024)
 
U.S.C. President Censured by Academic Senate After Weeks of Turmoil
The New York Times (May 9, 2024)
 
Campus Protests: Actions of Police and Counterprotesters Under Scrutiny at U.C.L.A. and Ole Miss
The New York Times (May 8, 2024)
 
‘Are You a Zionist?’ Checkpoints at UCLA Encampment Provoked Fear, Debate Among Jews
Los Angeles Times (May 9, 2024)
 
UCLA Alleges Protesters Arrested Monday Had Tools to Barricade Buildings
Los Angeles Times (May 9, 2024)
 
‘Princeton Princess’ Whines That She’s ‘Starving,’ Blames University After Choosing to Go on Anti-Israel Hunger Strike
New York Post (May 9, 2024)
  
Elite Colleges Walked Into the Israel Divestment Trap – Commentary
The New York Times (May 9, 2024)
 
Biden’s Holocaust Speech Highlights Antisemitism’s Threat to Democracy - Commentary
The Washington Post (May 7, 2024)
 

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