Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Occupy Columbia University’s Main Library
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Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Occupy Columbia University’s Main Library

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators flooded into the main library on Columbia University’s campus on Wednesday afternoon and occupied part of the building, in an attempt to rekindle the protest movement that swept campus last spring. The protesters, wearing masks and kaffiyehs, hung banners…

Harvard’s President Alan Garber Talks About His Legal Fight With Trump
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Harvard’s President Alan Garber Talks About His Legal Fight With Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dr. Alan Garber, president of Harvard, disagrees with President Trump about many things. He is fighting Mr. Trump as the federal government tries to strip Harvard of billions of dollars in research funding and its nonprofit tax status. But Dr. Garber agrees with…

University of California’s New President, James Milliken, Will Come From Texas
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University of California’s New President, James Milliken, Will Come From Texas

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The University of California system announced on Friday that its new president would be James B. Milliken, a longtime public university leader who currently serves at the University of Texas system and previously ran the City University of New York and the University…

Opinion | A Road Map of Trump’s Lawless Presidency
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Opinion | A Road Map of Trump’s Lawless Presidency

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Last month the House speaker, Mike Johnson, raised the possibility of eliminating some federal courts. “We do have the authority over the federal courts, as you know,” Mr. Johnson told reporters. “We can eliminate an entire district court. We have power of funding…

Opinion | The Jewish Students Caught Up in Trump’s Antisemitism Crackdown
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Opinion | The Jewish Students Caught Up in Trump’s Antisemitism Crackdown

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Given these figures, it’s not surprising that Jews have taken a leading role in the protests against Israel’s assault on Gaza. Eleven days after Oct. 7, 2023, progressive and anti-Zionist Jewish groups, including Jewish Voice for Peace, gathered roughly 400 protesters, many wearing…

International Students Worry Even as Trump Temporarily Restores Some Legal Statuses
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International Students Worry Even as Trump Temporarily Restores Some Legal Statuses

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Karl Molden, a sophomore at Harvard University from Vienna, learned that the Trump administration had abruptly restored thousands of international students’ ability to legally study in the United States, he said he did not feel reassured. After all, immigration officials have insisted…

After Black Enrollment Fell, Amherst College Faces an Identity Crisis
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After Black Enrollment Fell, Amherst College Faces an Identity Crisis

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines One of the nation’s most elite liberal arts schools, Amherst College has historically also been one of its most diverse. In 2023, federal data revealed that its overall Black enrollment, 11 percent of the student body, far outstripped many other similar institutions. So…

Protesters Near Yale Hurl Water Bottles at Far-Right Israeli Official
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Protesters Near Yale Hurl Water Bottles at Far-Right Israeli Official

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hundreds of demonstrators in New Haven, Conn., gathered late on Wednesday to denounce a visit by Israel’s far-right national security minister, who had been invited to speak at an event near Yale University’s campus. Some demonstrators hurled water bottles at the official, Itamar…

Opinion | If You’re Boycotting Columbia, Your Priorities Are All Wrong
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Opinion | If You’re Boycotting Columbia, Your Priorities Are All Wrong

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Many of us at Columbia University had lost hope in our struggle with the Trump administration. At the beginning of February, the federal Department of Education announced the school was under investigation. A month later, the Trump administration started canceling the grants and…