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University leaders have struggled with how to respond to campus protests.
When university administrators accede to donor demands, they punish students for enacting the core values and principles their institutions profess.
In the 1980s, university administrators called the police on anti-apartheid protesters, threatened to revoke their scholarships and ordered staff to demolish encampments.
In most cases, it’s reasonable to expect that groups of protesters will abide by the law. But there are times when doing so diminishes the effectiveness of the protests.
These books shine light on a rich history of campus protests in the US that goes back to the 1960s.
Police and military violence against student protesters in the 1960s was draconian, now questions are being asked about the police operations today.
Analysis shows news stories on pro-Palestinian demonstrations at US universities spiked when they involved clashes.
How university campuses respond to concerns about student safety can set the stage for learning or encourage its opposite: divisiveness and censorship.
An expert on the Columbia University protests of 1968 draws parallels between protests then and the ones taking place there in 2024.
Even if you disagree with their concerns or their tactics, students should not be penalized for thinking critically about world events and trying to bring about positive social change.
Australian universities have long been a site of protest. Today’s students join this legacy of activists who helped shape higher education and the Australian cultural landscape.
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