The three deans were texting sarcastic and mocking messages about students’ complaints of antisemitism during a panel discussion on Jewish life on campus last May.
Columbia University
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Columbia University threatened with subpoenas over U.S. House antisemitism investigation
A Republican-led House committee says it would issue subpoenas to Columbia University to get documents it requested months ago for its investigation into reports of antisemitism on campus.
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3 Columbia deans ousted for texts that ‘touched on … antisemitic tropes’
The three were texting each other during a panel discussion on Jewish life on campus last May, mocking and disparaging students’ complaints of antisemitism.
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Authorities say ‘outside agitators’ are at Gaza war protests. We’ve heard this before
The term “outside agitator” has staying power.
It’s been used against protestors throughout history, from the Civil Rights Movement, to the anti-Vietnam War protests and now during the pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses.
“Outside agitator” was also used to describe some of the people who protested the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri In 2014.
Who exactly are the “outside agitators” and what purpose does it serve to call them out?
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Columbia and Emory universities change commencement plans after weeks of turmoil
Columbia cancels its main ceremony, while Emory’s events will now take place in the suburbs outside its Atlanta campus. The moves come after weeks of protests against the war in Gaza.
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Pro-Palestinian campus protesters face looming deadlines and risk of arrest
Hundreds of students have been arrested for participating in pro-Palestinian protests in recent days. And some schools, like Columbia and GW, have given them deadlines to dismantle their encampments.
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Campuses across the U.S. are rocked by pro-Palestinian rallies and mass arrests
Hundreds of protesters were arrested in Boston, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, on Wednesday and into Thursday. Students continue setting up new encampments, including at Princeton and Northwestern.
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NYPD breaks up pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University
Police began making dozens of arrests after Columbia University’s president asked for help clearing protesters — citing the “encampment and related disruptions pose a clear and present danger.”
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RI Students Sue in Federal Court for Better Civics Teaching
Fourteen RI public school students seek better civics teaching via a federal lawsuit
