Are Crackdowns on College Protests the Answer to Unrest?

College Crackdown Shines Spotlight on Violent Cops -- Yet Again

... protest signs featuring Nazi emblems. The current harsh response to the pro-Palestinian protests recalls the most turbulent anti-war ...

Student protests are testing US colleges' commitment to free speech

The crackdown on protesters at Columbia and elsewhere lays bare the challenge of balancing academic freedom with student safety.

Open Letter to College and University Presidents on Student Protests

Schools can announce and enforce reasonable content-neutral protest policies but they must leave ample room for students to express themselves.

Students and civil rights groups blast police response to campus ...

“We saw, in my personal experience, the largest deployment of the NYPD that I've ever seen at a protest,” Leyva said. She saw violence during ...

Police Overreaction to College Campus Gaza Protests Was Unhinged

I've Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. ... Response Group — a unit dedicated to public unrest and “counterterrorism.

Why are cops cracking down on protests on college campuses?

Most colleges and universities have had protests without issue, but a few have handled it poorly or have tried to handle it well and it hasn't ...

Campus protests recap: encampments amid police ... - USA Today

Editor's Note: This is a summary of news about campus protests from Tuesday, May 7. ... Video of the police response shows officers in riot gear ...

Trump, Who Has Celebrated Violent Protests, Cheers Campus ...

Trump, Who Has Celebrated Violent Protests, Cheers Campus Crackdowns. The former president's calls for order in college unrest contrast with ...

College protests updates: Police crackdown leads to hundreds of ...

Some of the protesters are demanding that schools cut ties with Israel. The unrest has triggered one of the largest police responses to campus ...

Iran 'Very Concerned' Over US Crackdown on Gaza Campus Protests

Amir-Abdollahian added that the recent developments had "disgusted" global public opinion. The protest movement began at Columbia University and ...

UT Austin took wrong approach with crackdown on protests ...

The scenes from the University of Texas were shocking: police in riot gear, pawing horses, dozens of state troopers – and unarmed student ...

Editorial: Policing Peaceful Protest - The Amherst Student

In response, administrators have authorized police to clear the encampments and disband protests, with over 2,500 protestors facing arrest or ...

Police Crackdown on Nationwide Protests | Diverse

Protests on college campuses are not new. They've historically been present. But the swiftness of these institutional “crackdowns” is worrying, ...

harsh police tactics questioned amid US campus protest crackdowns

... students and faculty are safe, or effective in protecting them from antisemitism. Her son showed her a tweet responding to her arrest that ...

Why schools are calling the cops on student protesters at Emory ...

... students can even protest. Following a lot of the student protests from 2015 to 2016 [held in response to incidents of racism on campus at ...

NYCLU on Violent Crackdown of Pro-Palestine Protests at Columbia ...

Instead, campus officials in New York City are responding to the largest wave of campus protest in decades with a counterproductive and ...

College protests: More than 2,100 arrested during pro-Palestinian ...

... answer questions about campus protests. ... NY mayor says nearly 300 arrested in crackdowns on protests at Columbia University and City College.

Here's what the law says about protesting on Texas college campuses

Free speech experts and advocates say students can generally peacefully protest. However, colleges and authorities may still enforce some ...

Columbia unrest echoes chaotic campus protest movement of 1968

“When I heard about the Hamilton Hall takeover in response to the student suspensions, I thought: Oh wow, this seems very much like what was ...

After weeks of college protests, police responses ramp up

Colleges and universities reckoned Wednesday with the aftermath of major shows of police force across the country that cleared some protest encampments.