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Campus Speech
Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City

ICE Agents Arrest Palestinian Activist Who Helped Lead Columbia University Protests

Khalil’s arrest is the first publicly known deportation effort under Trump’s promised crackdown on students who joined protests against the war in Gaza.

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

ACLU Sues University of Michigan Over Campus Bans for Pro-Palestinian Protesters

The lawsuit accuses the university of violating protesters' right to free speech, and also argues that the university “abused its authority to ban people from public property.”

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Columbia University encampment continues, in New York

Trump Administration Opens Antisemitism Investigations at 5 Universities

The new investigations were opened the same day the Justice Department announced a new task force to root out antisemitism on college campuses.

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373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge

Harvard Suspends Library Privileges for Faculty Involved in ‘Study-In’ Protests

The practice involves protesters silently reading materials related to free speech while propping up signs about dissent and university policy.

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National First Amendment Event National Constitution Center Philadelphia

National First Amendment Summit: Experts on Campus Free Speech Controversies

Leading First Amendment scholars convened to discuss campus speech and how educators and administration can balance the tension between free speech protections and student protest at the National First Amendment Summit.

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Rally in support of Palestinians amid the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in New York

Pro-Palestinian Protester Charged With Assault for Actions at University of Minnesota

The protest, like others at college campuses including earlier this year at University of Minnesota campuses, raised issues of free speech and antisemitism.

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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

New Campus Protest Rules Spur an Outcry From College Faculty

To some faculty, new protest rules threaten their freedom of speech and their freedom to think, both central tenets of university life.

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Rally in support of Palestinians amid the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in New York

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested After Occupying University of Minnesota Building

The university said that once inside the building, protesters covered lenses of internal security cameras with spray paint and barricaded entrances and exits.

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