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Divesting From Israel’s War Isn’t Naive. Students Did It With Fossil Fuels.
The success of the fossil fuel divestment movement shows why divestment is such a powerful and threatening demand.
Palestinian Graduate: Protesters Show Courage for Gaza as Leaders Show Cowardice
Amid a growing movement, there’s hope that a liberated Palestine will exist within our lifetime, says Alexandra Aladham.
Police Are Sending Student Protesters to the ER. Campus Cops Don’t Keep Us Safe.
The recent campus crackdowns underscore the danger of the decades-long rise in school policing.
Campus Crackdowns Have Exposed Authoritarian Rot at the Heart of Universities
The greatest threat to democracy on many campuses has turned out to be the schools’ own trustees and administrators.
The Trail of Campus Repression of Palestine Solidarity Leads Back to DC
Spanning the Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden administrations, such repression has been decades in the making.
US Undergrads Are Getting an Extracurricular Crash Course in Labor Organizing
Eleven new labor unions for undergraduate student-workers entered the fray in 2023 alone, and more are organizing.
Universities Have Failed Their Democratic Mission by Repressing Gaza Protests
Universities are using draconian measures against student protesters who refuse to deem Palestinian suffering “unreal.”
Campus Protests Are Fighting Militarism and Corporatization at Home and Abroad
Student protesters know the fight for Palestinian freedom requires resisting militarization and fascism at home.
First-Ever Faculty Gaza Solidarity Encampment Erected at The New School
The group named its encampment after Refaat Alareer, a professor whom Israel killed in December.
2,000 Campus Protesters for Gaza Have Been Arrested. Momentum’s Only Building.
Students nationwide face harsh repression from university administrators and the police, but they’re not backing down.