With graduation near, colleges seek to balance safety and students' right to protest Gaza war
by The Independent
The Independent— U.S. colleges and universities are preparing for end-of-year commencement ceremonies with a unique challenge: providing safety for graduates while honoring the free speech rights of students involved in protests over the Israel-Hamas war
San Antonio Current—San Antonio college students send letter demanding right to protest Gaza war. Students from five San Antonio higher-ed campuses sent letters asking their respective administrations to "publicly oppose" an order by Gov. Greg Abbott requiring campuses to revise their free-speech policies to counter what he called a "sharp rise in antisemitic speech." The letter — sent Wednesday to the presidents of San Antonio College, UTSA, Texas A&M San Antonio, Trinity University and UT Health-San Antonio — also asked school leaders to use their resources to litigate in...
FOX 8 Cleveland—Students on college campuses detained as Gaza war protests persist. Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university violently detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses nationwide.
WCVB—Emerson College students set up encampment to protest war in Gaza. About 100 demonstrators are urging college officials to support a ceasefire in Gaza and to divest from companies and institutions that support Israel.