Pro-Palestine Protestors Occupy Cal Poly Humboldt Building
At one point, the number of pro-Palestine protesters swelled to several hundred Monday evening.
At one point, the number of pro-Palestine protesters swelled to several hundred Monday evening.
The protests highlight the challenges of balancing the First Amendment rights of demonstrators with the rights of students to feel safe.
Here’s how U.S. institutions of higher education are attempting to address the security issues surrounding controversial speakers and protests.
USC Provost Andrew T. Guzman said threats against valedictorian Asna Tabassum, a Muslim-American student, have reached an “alarming tenor.”
UC Berkeley Police Chief Margo Bennett shares valuable lessons learned from hosting controversial speakers and subsequent protests and demonstrations.
Students occupied the office of Pomona College President Gabrielle Starr in protest of the dismantling of a mock apartheid wall.
A security consultant shares his opinion on how educational leaders have handled campus conflicts associated with the ongoing war and ways they can improve.
The signs were posted during a gathering involving pro-Palestine and pro-Israel students on Monday that got very heated.
MIT President Sally Kornbluth said the pro-Palestinian student group was suspended for violating campus protest rules.
One protestor allegedly tried to take an officer’s gun, while others used wooden shields to smash through barricades.