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Campus Protests Over Gaza Intensify Amid Pushback by Universities and Police
There were more than 120 new arrests as universities moved to prevent pro-Palestinian encampments from taking hold as they have at Columbia University.
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Pennsylvania School Board Reinstates Gay Author’s Speech Amid Backlash
The Cumberland Valley School Board reversed its decision to cancel Maulik Pancholy’s speech at a middle school next month after many community members said the actor had been discriminated against because of his sexuality.
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Hundreds at Harvard Protest Suspension of Pro-Palestinian Group
Students flooded Harvard Yard, the oldest part of the university’s campus, which officials recently closed to the public. The students set up tents for an “emergency rally.”
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Johnson Calls to End Pro-Palestinian Protests, Including by Military Means
The Republican speaker appeared on the campus of Columbia University to condemn protesters as antisemitic, and said the school’s president and President Biden should take stronger action against them.
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Columbia Says Student Protesters Agree to More Talks and to Remove Some Tents
Protesters, who stayed in their encampment, continue to negotiate with administrators. And Speaker Mike Johnson is scheduled to visit.
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Brandeis Invites Jewish Students to Transfer to Its Campus Amid Protests
The university’s president, Ronald D. Liebowitz, promised in an open letter that Brandeis would provide an environment “free of harassment and Jew-hatred.”
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Pro-Palestinian Encampments Surface at Campuses Nationwide
Many students have been demanding that their schools end financial ties to Israel and weapons manufacturers.
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Joe Biden and the Israel-Gaza War
Readers discuss a column by Nicholas Kristof. Also: Donald Trump, “unprecedented”; tech in school; how sorrow changes us; California’s property taxes.
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New Nutrition Guidelines Put Less Sugar and Salt on the Menu for School Meals
The Agriculture Department finalized a new rule to bring the meals more in line with federal dietary standards.
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Columbia Sets Midnight Deadline For Talks to End Encampment
The university, which asked the police to arrest protesters last week, will consider “alternative options” for clearing the lawn if an agreement is not reached.
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Tennessee Passes Bill to Allow Teachers to Carry Concealed Handguns
The move came about a year after the state’s deadliest school shooting and was opposed by some of the families whose children survived the attack.
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