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"#MERIP’s Spring issue, #CampusPolitics — #Palestine and the New University Order, comes two years after mass #studentMobilizations against #Israel’s genocide in Palestine reached their peak with #studentEncampments across the United States and Europe.

"The issue takes stock of #higherEducation following this inflection point..."

https://www.merip.org/issue-318/
#Gaza #PalestineSolidarity #studentProtests #activism #campusActivism #higherEd #academicFreedom #USpol #EuPol #censorship #stateRepression

Campus Politics–Palestine and the New University Order

Spring 2026

Middle East Research and Information Project

Bi Sasquatch Apr 2

AP - April 2, 2026

“It’s no surprise that a lot of these situations arise within the university sphere, because with students — especially the younger generation — there is virtually no tolerance for being associated with anyone who doesn’t represent the best of humanity,” she said

"She called this “a moment of reckoning” for universities and said they have to guard against the appearance of a quid pro quo in their building namings."

#EpsteinFiles #JeffreyEpstein #HigherEd #CampusPolitics #Accountability
https://apnews.com/article/epstein-associates-building-names-removal-5acbfd805d623934ccbfd0aca813cdac

Protests target university buildings named for people who appear in Epstein files

Protests are growing at U.S. universities where buildings are named for those connected to the files on the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. At Ohio State University, a steady drumbeat of protests has sought to remove retail magnate Les Wexner’s family name from several buildings. A similar movement is afoot at Harvard, where the most prominent building at its prestigious Kennedy School bears the retired L Brands founder's name. Meanwhile, the student body at Haverford College in Pennsylvania approved a resolution Sunday asking the college president to launch a review aimed at removing Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's name for the campus library.

AP News

Emily Lowan (she/her)Mar 3

Campus stop! 🚌 Thanks to @essauvic @uvicgreens for hosting this enviro studies student Q&A. It’s an honour to fight alongside you for universal tuition, good union jobs for all, and free, fast transit⚡️💚 #bcpoli #campuspolitics

Mathrubhumi English Feb 20

Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar directs Vice Chancellors to frame regulations on political activities in universities and submit draft rules by March 4 following High Court orders. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-governer-cracks-whip-on-campus-politics-asks-vcs-to-frame-rules-fast-nno43fo2?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Kerala #CampusPolitics #GovernorArlekar #Universities

Mathrubhumi English Feb 7

Kerala High Court directs universities to frame rules to free campuses from political influence. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-hc-to-curb-campus-politics-a2ckyj23?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KeralaHighCourt #CampusPolitics #UniversityReforms

Mathrubhumi English Oct 3, 2025

Left unions accuses ABVP of communal provocation during JNU’s Vijayadashami procession — staging a Ravan Dahan that depicted Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam as Ravana. “An attempt to exploit religion and spread Islamophobia.” https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/clash-erupts-in-jnu-after-former-students-umar-khalid-and-sharjeel-imam-depicted-as-ravana-during-ravan-dahan-video-srqm1esb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #JNU #JNUSU #ABVP #Religion #CampusPolitics

Mathrubhumi English Oct 2, 2025

Student unions SFI and KSU call the new rule “draconian” and “unfit for a democracy,” vowing to block its implementation. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-university-criminal-affidavit-admissions-controversy-ajqcxupy?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KeralaUniversity #StudentProtests #SFI #KSU #CampusPolitics

Columbus - Feeds Apr 25, 2025

Ohio State student and faculty organizations speak out against student visa revocations - Laurence Myers-Bailey

Ohio State student and faculty organizations speak out against student visa revocations

Following ongoing visa revocations for international college students across the country, organizations within higher education institutions are speaking out to advocate on behalf of those affected — and Ohio State is no exception. Over the last week, the university’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors and Ohio State’s chapter of Students for Justice […]

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