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Columbia University cancels its main commencement ceremony after weeks of turmoil

After a tumultuous few weeks on campus, Columbia University is changing its graduation plans, canceling its main ceremony to focus on multiple school-specific celebrations.

1 year ago

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She survived the 1970 Kent State shooting. Here’s her message to student activists

Roseann "Chic" Canfora was among the May 4, 1970 protesters fired at by the Ohio National Guard. Nine were injured and four were killed — including her brother.

1 year ago

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Community

The ‘backbone of the hospital’: Penn Medicine residents are rallying for higher salaries, better working conditions

"World-class health care institutions have to pay world-class wages and offer their workers respect,” said one Philly City Council member.

1 year ago

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Politics & Policy

House passes bill aimed to combat antisemitism amid college unrest

The Antisemitism Awareness Act would see the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism.

1 year ago

Members of a protest encampment at UPenn hang signs around their camp on May 1, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Biden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over Gaza

“Dissent is essential for democracy," he said at the White House. "But dissent must never lead to disorder.”

1 year ago

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Politics & Policy

GOP Senate hopeful visits Penn encampment: ‘They should be arrested’

David McCormick and other politicians are using the camp for their messaging. Students say they feel unsafe after an attack with an unknown substance and other incidents.

1 year ago

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Protester holds a sign that says 'Genocide'
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Money

Top companies are on students’ divest list. But does it really work?

Protesters want their universities to sell off their investments in companies that have businesses or investments in Israel because of the country's invasion of Gaza.

1 year ago

Using a tactical vehicle, New York City police enter an upper floor of Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after the building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day.
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New York police have cleared Hamilton Hall and the encampment at Columbia University

New York police arrested dozens of people on two campuses Tuesday night after officers cleared out a Columbia University building occupied by protesters.

1 year ago

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Education

As student protesters get arrested, they risk being banned from campus too

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators continue to turn out at schools across the country despite the risk of detention and suspension.

1 year ago

The protests converged at the University of Pennsylvania on April 25, 2024, where students are attempting to occupy the campus grounds. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
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Student protest amidst war in Gaza, former Obama White House social secretary Deesha Dyer, cocktail brothers

Protests over the war in Gaza have erupted at colleges and universities in our region. We talk with a student newspaper reporter about what activists on both sides are saying.

Air Date: April 30, 2024 12:00 pm

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Demonstrations roil U.S. campuses ahead of graduations as protesters spar over the war in Gaza

Many students are demanding their universities cut financial ties with Israel over the large-scale operation in Gaza.

1 year ago

A student protests the Israel-Hamas war at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
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Courts & Law

Nearly 300 people arrested at U.S. campus protests against the war in Gaza this weekend

From from Arizona to Massachusetts, universities turned to forced removal of pro-Palestinian protests and encampments as students mount organized opposition.

1 year ago

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Community

Campus Gaza protests: Here’s what’s happening in Philly, N.J. and Delaware

Here’s the local view of the national outpouring of college students speaking out against America’s involvement in the Israel-Hamas war.

1 year ago

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Hamas releases video of a second American being held hostage in Gaza

U.S. citizen Keith Siegel was reportedly abducted on Oct. 7 from his home in the community of Kfar Azza, close to the Gaza Strip.

1 year ago

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Penn students remain steadfast despite orders to end encampment: ‘We will stay until our demands are met’

Penn professors have pushed back against the interim president’s order to end the protest, saying they are "deeply disturbed."

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