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Campus Speech
A pro-Palestinnian demonstrator protests after the Wayne State University police raided the WSU student encampment in Detroit

Police Dismantle Pro-Palestinian Camp at Wayne State University in Detroit

At least eight people were arrested: six for trespassing, one for resisting and one for assaulting a police officer, according to a university spokesperson.

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A coalition of pro-Palestinian University of Michigan students and supporters protest in the street

College in Detroit Suspends In-Person Classes Because of Pro-Palestinian Camp

Protest camps sprang up across the U.S. and in Europe as students demand their universities stop doing business with Israel or companies that they say support its war in Gaza.

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Unionized academic workers, upset about the University of California's response to pro-Palestinian protests at various campuses, strike at UCLA in Los Angeles

UC Student Workers Expand Strike, Demanding Amnesty for Protestors

Workers, including teaching assistants, academic researchers and graders, are striking not over pay and benefits but instead over the UC’s response to protesters.

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U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce holds a hearing related to pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses

Universities Defend Deals With Protesters: ‘We Had To Get the Encampment Down’

A series of hearings by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce examined how colleges have responded to the protests and allegations of antisemitism.

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A coalition of pro-Palestinian University of Michigan students and supporters protest in the street

Police Break Up Pro-Palestinian Camp at the University of Michigan

Officers wearing helmets with face shields cleared approximately 50 people from the Diag, known for decades as a site for campus protests, citing a threat to public safety.

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Police break up pro-Palestinian encampment at DePaul University in Chicago

Police Dismantle Pro-Palestinian Encampment at DePaul University in Chicago

The AP has recorded at least 80 incidents since April 18 where arrests were made at campus protests across the U.S. More than 2,960 people have been arrested.

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College students protest on University of Michigan campus

Protesters Place Fake Bloody Corpses at Home of University of Michigan Official

The university said the protest at her home was not free speech. School officials have not disclosed any plans to break up the encampment on campus, which was created in April.

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Protests in support of Palestinians continue at Columbia University in New York

NC Bill To Curb Mask-Wearing in Protests Could Make It Illegal for Medical Reasons Too

One critic of the bill, prompted in part by the recent wave of protests on universities nationwide, called the legislation an "anti-protest bill" that aimed to curb free speech.

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