University of Mississippi opens student conduct probe after confrontation between Black student and counterprotesters

KIFI— By Sara Smart, Dianne Gallagher, Sarah Dewberry and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — The University of Mississippi has opened a student conduct investigation after actions of “hostility and racist overtones” were portrayed during a demonstration on campus. The incident unfolded Thursday on the school’s campus during a heated exchange between a group of pro-Palestinian protesters

NBC News—Ole Miss opens conduct investigation following protest confrontation. The University of Mississippi has opened at least one student conduct investigation after videos of pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded by counterprotesters circulated online, including one that many have singled out as racist. Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce sent a letter to students and staff on Friday noting that Ole Miss leaders were aware of behaviors that were "offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable, including actions that conveyed hostility and racist overtones" at Thursday's protest. "While...

CP24—Jewish students say they don't feel safe, as MPs probe antisemitism at universities. OTTAWA -- Jewish students on major university campuses are being forced to hide their Jewish identity and fear for their safety, as they face a tide of antisemitism, which school administrators are failing to protect them from, a group of students said Wednesday. Six students from schools in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta appeared on Parliament Hill to raise the alarm about a rise in antisemitism on their campuses which was triggered by the Israel-Hamas war. They spoke with several Liberal...

Mississippi Today—Pro-Palestinian protest at University of Southern Mississippi ends without confrontation. Unlike the Ole Miss pro-Palestinian protest May 2, the one at the University of Southern Missippi ended without confrontation.