How Universities Are Trying to Stop Another Year of Anti-War Activism

Big public universities, historically at the forefront of catalyzing activist movements, are now using legal action, disciplinary efforts, and rule changes to chill speech and dissent.

The Intercept
University of Michigan recruits state attorney general to crack down on Gaza protesters

Revealed: in a highly unusual move, regents allegedly bypassed local prosecutors, believing Dana Nessel would be tougher on student protesters

The Guardian
Pro-Palestine Students Face Expulsion for Using a Bullhorn

Like other schools moving the goalposts, Swarthmore College recently changed its policies to ban “loud chanting.”

The Intercept
Columbia Law School Told Professors to Call Campus Police on Student Protesters

As Columbia braces for October 7 anniversary protests, an email to faculty over the weekend instructed them to call security if students disrupt classes.

The Intercept
Colleges Are Still Arresting Students Over Palestine Campus Protests

Over 30 schools are implementing new policies that affect everything from masking to “distributing literature,” per a 'Mother Jones' investigation.

Teen Vogue
60 years after the day college students won free speech, their rights are vanishing

It's hard to celebrate the anniversary of 1964's Berkeley Free Speech Movement when students are losing their right to protest.

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Quashing campus dissent is working

Salon.com
Columbia Welcomes Students Back to Campus With Arrests

Two students, including one activist with Columbia University Apartheid Divest, were arrested in front of campus.

The Intercept

Student Protesters Were Suspended With No Chance to Defend Themselves. Will Courts Return Them to Campus?

https://theintercept.com/2024/08/16/uc-irvine-gaza-campus-protests-lawsuit/

#SupportStudentProtests #CopsOffCampuses #ACAB #BDS #FirstAmendment

Student Protesters Were Suspended With No Chance to Defend Themselves. Will Courts Return Them to Campus?

UC Irvine students suspended after campus protests against the Gaza war are asking to be reinstated because of due process violations.

The Intercept

Guess who's gone? 🎉 🎉

#MinoucheShafik resigns from #ColumbiaUniversity effective immediately 😃

#SupportStudentProtests #FreePalestineNOW🇵🇸

According to #DemocracyNow, the response from #JewishVoiceForPeace:

'The students of #Columbia will never forget the sheer violence unleashed upon us by Minouche Shafik, and we will not be placated by her removal as the university's repression of the pro-Palestinian student movement continues '
-- Barnard/Columbia Jewish Voice for Peace ✡️