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Round-up: Campus Chaos Erupts over Israel-Hamas Conflict - April 22

Columbia University and other elite college campuses have plunged into chaos as pro-Palestinian groups conduct anti-Israel protests.  The upsurge in protests follows testimony last week by Columbia University President Minouche Shafik, D. Phil., before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
 
Below is selected media coverage from across the country:
 
Another Wave of Unrest Grips Campuses
Inside Higher Ed (April 22, 2024)
 
‘I Have Never Seen Campus Like This’
The Chronicle of Higher Education (April 22, 2024)
 
Arrests at Columbia Protests May Signal a Shift in the Campus-Activism Playbook, Experts Say
The Chronicle of Higher Education (April 22, 2024)
 
Columbia Cancels In-Person Classes Amid Pro-Palestinian Protests
The Wall Street Journal (April 22, 2024)
 
Biden Denounces Antisemitism on College Campuses Amid Yale, Columbia Protests
The Washington Post (April 22, 2024)
 
What We Know About the Protests at Columbia University
The New York Times (April 22, 2024)
 
Columbia University to Hold Classes Remotely After Weekend Protests
The New York Times (April 22, 2024)
 
Dozens of Yale Students Arrested During Campus Protests
The New York Times (April 22, 2024)
 
Jewish Students Are Targeted as Protests Continue at Columbia
The New York Times (April 22, 2024)
 
Columbia Students Arrested Over Campus Rally May Face Other Consequences
The New York Times (April 22, 2024)
 
'Crisis' at Columbia University Forces Classes Online; Arrests at Yale: Live Updates
USA Today (April 22, 2024)
 
Columbia Cancels In-Person Classes to ‘Reset’ as Anti-Israel Protests Raise Tensions
New York Post (April 22, 2024)
 
Police Storm Yale University’s Campus With Riot Gear, Arrest Students as Hundreds Stage Anti-Israel Protest
New York Post (April 22, 2024)
 
No Place on Any College Campus’
Politico.com (April 22, 2024)
 
A Day After Arrests at Columbia, Tensions Over Israel-Gaza War Simmer
The Washington Post (April 19, 2024)
 
UC Berkeley’s Campus Is in Turmoil. It’s Unlike Anything in Recent Memory.
Politico.com  (April 22, 2024)
 
 
Protests Turn Violent at Yale – Commentary
The Wall Street Journal (April 22, 2024)

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