The demonstration was in support of 13 students barred from graduating after taking part in Gaza campus protests.
President Joe Biden was met with silent protests as he delivered the
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Protesters have briefly disrupted an outdoor commencement address given by Brown University’s president. Shortly after Christina Paxson kicked off the ceremony, her speech on Sunday was interrupted for several minutes by shouting. She eventually resumed, with some people continuing to shout. A group called Brown Alumni for Palestine says that it
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Protesters briefly disrupted an outdoor commencement address given by Brown University’s president on Sunday. Shortly after Christina Paxson began, her speech was interrupted for several minutes by shouting as she told the graduates, “I would really like to give you your degrees.” She eventually resumed with some people continuing to shout. […]
President Joe Biden faced silent protests Sunday over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war at a Morehouse College commencement speech in Atlanta.
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The Harvard's highest governing boars yesterday voted down a recommendation from faculty that would have allowed the students to get their degrees despite receiving suspensions for their role in in the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on campus. Professor Ryan Enos, who supported supported the students getting degrees, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss.
UCLA Police Chief John Thomas has been removed from his post and reassigned, officials said, weeks after he faced sharp criticism for security failures that led to violence at a pro-Palestinian encampment. Rick Braziel, associate vice chancellor who heads the newly created Office of Campus Safety, informed Thomas this week that he would be reassigned while internal and external investigations examine campus security shortfalls that left UCLA students and others involved in the protest encampment...
Despite being installed in a public park in bustling NYC, where some level of misconduct was expected, the Portal was intended to foster unity and shared experiences among people.
As President Joe Biden addressed Morehouse College students at their commencement ceremony on Sunday 19 May, several students in attendance expressed solidarity with Palestine. Some of the peaceful protesters sat with their back to Biden during his speech. One person in the back stood backwards with a raised fist. Others raised Palestinian flags or wore keffiyehs. Biden’s speech was an attempt to appeal to Morehouse’s demographic of young Black men, who campaign officials have noted signs of...
The bill, negotiated by a bipartisan group of senators earlier this year, was meant to clamp down on the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the US-Mexico border
During his Commencement Address to the 2024 graduating class at Morehouse College, President Joe Biden stuck to calls to the Black community.