Tag: Student Protests

Following recent anti-Israel student activities at American universities including Columbia and UCLA, the author highlights a concerning rise in organized anti-Israel activism on university campuses, with protesters endorsing Hamas and Hezbollah and defacing property with anti-Zionist messages.
June Jordan's 1993 tribute to Audre Lorde reflects on their shared activism in the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, particularly during student protests at City University of New York (CUNY) in the late 1960s.
Izabella Tabarovsky discusses the historical roots of anti-Israel sentiments and anti-Semitism on campuses, linking them back to Soviet Russia and explaining their long-lasting impact on contemporary movements.
Nicholas Freudenberg reflects on his activism at Columbia University in 1968 and offers advice to current student activists.
The article discusses the diversity of Jewish student experiences on college campuses during times of protests, highlighting that Jewish students, like the broader Jewish community, are not a monolithic group.
As spring semesters conclude, pro-Palestinian encampments on college campuses are being dismantled, either through agreements between protesters and administrators or by police intervention.
During a commencement address at Duke University, some students protested against comedian Jerry Seinfeld due to his support for Israel, with several students walking out carrying Palestinian flags.
Amid ongoing student protests related to the Israel-Gaza war, recent developments on U.S. college campuses include the dismantling of a pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT leading to arrests, Union Theological Seminary's decision to divest from companies profiting from the war, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead canceling a commencement speech at UMass Amherst due to police handling of protesters, and Cornell President Martha Pollack's resignation.
Columbias Hamilton Hall has been at the center of student protests multiple times, notably in 1968 and slated for 2024.
A discussion with Glenn Frankel, Robert Siegel, Susan Rubin Suleiman, and Amy E. Schwartz about the history of student protests and occupations at Columbia's Hamilton Hall from 1968 to 2024, exploring themes such as divisions within the student body and faculty, free speech, radicalization, and the construction and destruction of barricades.
Milene Klein, a Jewish Columbia student and former chief of the opinion desk at the Columbia Spectator, grappled with her anti-Zionist views while navigating the tumult of pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
Jewish teens are sharing their experiences of feeling unsupported and unequipped to handle discussions on Israel-Palestine conflicts in public schools, with many schools failing to provide adequate education or resources.
Last night, a significant anti-Netanyahu protest took place in Israel, led by furious hostage family members urging a deal with Hamas to free hostages and demanding Netanyahu's resignation.
The author argues against shutting down student protests for Palestine, emphasizing that university is a time for students to develop and express their opinions, even if they may seem misguided.
Administrators at various universities, including Columbia, have taken harsh measures against student protesters seeking divestment from Israel, leading to hundreds of arrests and clashes with police.
The article discusses the recent events at Columbia University, particularly the involvement of the NYPD to remove pro-Palestinian student protesters from campus, leading to criticism of the university's handling of the situation.
The article highlights the growing concerns about rising hostility towards Jewish students on UK campuses, with a focus on recent protests emulating movements from US campuses.
Brown University reached an agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters to end their encampment in exchange for a campus-wide vote in October on divesting from companies doing business in Israel.
The article discusses a student's reflection on their sister's negative experiences with antisemitism at Barnard College amid the war in Gaza, leading them to reconsider their college choices based on safety.
The author reflects on his experience protesting at Columbia University in 1968 and draws parallels to current student encampments protesting the Israeli war in Gaza.
Brown University took a unique approach when students set up a Gaza solidarity encampment on campus, opting not to make immediate arrests or suspensions unlike other universities.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized protesters at Columbia University, accusing them of being antisemitic and calling for the annihilation of Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Columbia University, accusing it of being overrun by anti-Semitic mobs that threaten Jewish students and faculty, likening the situation to 1930s Germany.
American universities, including prestigious Ivy League schools, have increasingly enrolled a significant number of foreign students, many of whom come from wealthy families or are sponsored by their governments.
During a congressional hearing, the presidents of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of Pennsylvania addressed the issue of antisemitism on their campuses.