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Camille Tinnin, Magdalen Weiss-Vopat: Carrying on Kent State’s legacy of antiwar organizing, students press for divestment

Students at Kent State won disclosure of the university’s investment portfolio, but the fight to divest from the war industry is just beginning.

June 4, 2024 · 2 Comments

Edward Carver | ‘For Gaza’ Hundreds of Students Stage Walkout at Harvard Commencement Ceremony

Students called it an “unduly harsh punishment” that threatens the future of the seniors, and a professor warned it could lead to a “faculty rebellion.”

May 24, 2024 · 6 Comments

Video: Please Listen To This Professor At Columbia

Dr. Bruce Robbins, a Jewish professor at Columbia University, speaks to the problem with using false anti-semitism charges to distract from the most important issues.

May 17, 2024 · 8 Comments

Lajward Zahra: Gen Z’s Political Paradox

Zoomers are politically active but electorally absent. A reporter explores why her generation is disillusioned with both major parties.

May 15, 2024 · 10 Comments

George Yancy and Judith Butler: Universities Have Failed Their Democratic Mission by Repressing Gaza Protests

Universities are using draconian measures against student protesters who refuse to deem Palestinian suffering “unreal.”

May 12, 2024 · 7 Comments

Norman Solomon: War Culture Hates the Ethical Passion of the Young

In the Thrall of a Dominant Death Culture

May 10, 2024 · 1 Comment

Brett Wilkins: Congressman Mike Collins Cheers Video of Ole Miss Mob Attack on Black Student

This is not about Israel, Palestine, or Gaza. This is old-fashioned American racism and misogyny…

May 7, 2024 · 3 Comments

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