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The Kids Are Alright

newsweek.com "Columbia is a far different place today than it was in the spring of 1968 when protesters took over University buildings," reads an apologetic opening line of an article in…

Columbia is facing a bigger donor revolt than we thought

businessinsider.com Seats for Columbia's now-cancelled commencement event. Spencer Platt/Getty Images A nonprofit that's gifted Columbia $86 million pulled funding last month, the NYT reports.…

Senate Bill Seeks To Place Campus Protesters On No-Fly List

zerohedge.com Senate Bill Seeks To Place Campus Protesters On No-Fly List Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, A bill introduced in the Senate by two Republicans seeks…

Linda Martell Opens Up About Her ‘Cowboy Carter’ Spotlight

billboard.com Linda Martell’s granddaughter Marquia Thompson is running late to launch her 82-year-old grandmother’s Zoom interview with Billboard — but for a good reason. In late March,…

Columbia Pictures At 100: City Of Cannes To Fete Anniversary With Photo Exhibition Highlighting Iconic Actresses

deadline.com To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures, the municipality of Cannes will present a free photographic exhibition titled “Lighting the Way: From the Torch Lady…

"A Message from Jewish Students at Columbia University"

reason.com Throughout the recent campus tumult, media outlets have always been careful to say the Jewish students are part of the "mostly peaceful" protests. The press has dutifully…

Inside the tense talks between Columbia protesters and administrators before NYPD moved in

aol.com As one of the lead negotiators for students protesting inside the grounds of Columbia University, Mahmoud Khalil said his primary objective was to get the university to…

Princeton 'Hunger Strikers' Complain University Isn't Monitoring Their Vital Signs

zerohedge.com Princeton 'Hunger Strikers' Complain University Isn't Monitoring Their Vital Signs Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Attention seeking trust fund babies at…

Nico Perrino: When does protesting become a crime?

reason.com What should colleges do about pro-Palestinian encampments? College students across America are camping out to demand their universities divest all investments with…

Wave of new storms pummel U.S. South as week of deadly weather marches on

pbs.org A wave of dangerous storms began crashing over parts of the South on Thursday, a day after severe weather with damaging tornadoes killed at least three people in the region.…

Did college protesters sway Joe Biden?

newsweek.com A week ago, President Joe Biden said nationwide student protests had not made him reconsider any of his policies regarding Israel's actions in Gaza. Biden had long rejected…

Trying to blackmail Columbia University is a bad look for these Trump judges

msnbc.com This week 13 conservative judges, all of whom were appointed by former President Donald Trump, told the president of Columbia University in a letter that they won’t hire as…

Tornadoes in Alabama, Tennessee spark mass casualties

newsweek.com A family surveys the damage to their home in Oklahoma that was destroyed by a tornado earlier this week. At least three people have died in strong storms and tornadoes this…

Do Judges "Have an Important Role to Play in Our Society" Beyond Judging?

reason.com I have written before here at the blog about why I disagree with judges boycotting particular law schools in an effort to influence law school culture. Over at David Lat's…

Several US universities to consider divesting from Israel after sustained protests

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from NPR, The New York Times, and Bloomberg The News Students at several universities across the United States have convinced…

See the campus protests over the last 6 decades that dwarf the Gaza protests in size and disorder

businessinsider.com A group of women demonstrate against the Vietnam War on the campus of University of California Berkeley. Ted Streshinsky/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Demonstrations…

Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads on key Senate races

pbs.org Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads in five state Senate races they believe are key to regaining control of the chamber, the biggest ad buy of its…

High school students join Gaza protests and Congress is watching

axios.com It's not just colleges: Across the U.S., high school students have been protesting the war in Gaza — and Congress is paying attention. Why it matters: Young people under the…

The campus is coming for Joe Biden

economist.com A connoisseur of radical chic can find plenty to catalogue these days while observing pro-Palestine protests on Ivy League campuses: the black or red keffiyehs, the conga…

Campus protests, FAFSA delays plagued college admissions this year

cnbc.com Police officers stand nearby during a rally against campus antisemitism at George Washington University on May 2, 2024 in Washington, DC. A pro-Palestinian rally was also…

Columbia protestors are now facing possible lifelong consequences

fortune.com As student protests continue at schools across the country highlighting the situation in the Middle East, a baker’s dozen of conservative U.S. federal judges, who were all…

33 protesters were arrested at George Washington University as police cleared a tent encampment

pbs.org Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested demonstrators, hours after dozens marched to the home of the…

Will campus protests hurt students’ employment prospects? HR experts weigh in

aol.com Protests over the war in Gaza have swept U.S. college campuses in recent weeks, with demonstrators building encampments on university lawns and barricading themselves in…

What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests

poynter.org New York City Mayor Eric Adams, several college and university administrators across the country, and some law enforcement members have blamed “outside agitators” for the…

Why labor unions are backing pro-Palestine protesters after mass campus arrests

thehill.com Several major labor unions have criticized the mass arrests of students and faculty at pro-Palestinian campus protests across the country, following their own calls for a…

How Anti-Israel are college students? What poll shows

newsweek.com Eighty percent of college students in the U.S. don't approve of Israel's handling of the war against Hamas in Gaza, according to an exclusive Newsweek/College Pulse survey.…

Once champions of free speech, colleges crack down on pro-Palestinian protests

nbcnews.com What should have been a season for celebrating the waning academic year is being overshadowed by a tug-of-war between college students who oppose Israel’s military actions…

Columbia created new rules after historic 1968 protests. Its administration just broke them to authorize police on campus, university report concludes

aol.com Columbia University’s South Lawn, where students built two “Gaza Solidarity Encampments,” is now empty, after police equipped with military-grade weapons and riot gear…

13 conservative federal judges say they won't hire Columbia grads over protests

axios.com 13 conservative federal judges said they would not hire law students or undergraduates from Columbia University over how the school responded to recent pro-Palestinian…

Tiffany Haddish Says Pro-Palestine College Protesters 'Would Be Way More Effective' If They Took the Issue to Congress

thewrap.com Tiffany Haddish clarified incendiary comments she made about pro-Palestine demonstrations on college campuses at a recent Netflix Is a Joke stand-up show, emphasizing that…

Efforts to tackle student protests in America have backfired badly

economist.com PART OF THE reason Elisha “Lishi” Baker wanted to go to Columbia University, an Ivy League university in New York, was its Middle Eastern History programme. He loved his…

How Much America’s Best-Selling Pistol Costs: The Top 10, Ranked

247wallst.com Favored for their light weight and convenience — pistols are a popular option for gun owners in the United States. Semi-automatic pistols can hold more ammunition than other…

Trump-appointed judges say they’ll boycott Columbia grads over university’s handling of protests

aol.com A group of 13 conservative US federal judges are vowing to not hire Columbia University law students or undergraduates because of how the school has handled pro-Palestinian…

Luis ‘Lu’ Mota Joins Atlantic Records as Executive VP of A&R

billboard.com Atlantic Records has hired veteran executive Luis “Lu” Mota as evp of A&R, the label announced on Tuesday (May 7). Mota, who’ll work out of Atlantic’s NYC headquarters and…

From Coachella to Baja: Everything we know about how 3 surfers end up dead

newsweek.com Three young surfers met a violent end on what was meant to be the trip of their lives in Mexico. Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, and their American friend Jack…

Joe Biden Condemns Rise Of Antisemitism, Warns Of People “Already Forgetting” Hamas’ Attack On Israel

deadline.com Joe Biden sharply condemned the rise of antisemitism in the United States, including incidents that have played out on college campuses amid pro-Palestinian protests.…

Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment as University of Chicago clears demonstration

pbs.org Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday as tension ratcheted up in standoffs with demonstrators at other college campuses…

Billionaire, Harvard Donor Ken Griffin Says Protesters Are Byproduct Of "Failed Education System"

zerohedge.com Billionaire, Harvard Donor Ken Griffin Says Protesters Are Byproduct Of "Failed Education System" Ken Griffin, the founder of Citadel and a Harvard University alumnus, was…

Despite ‘Apes’ and ‘Deadpool,’ Bob Iger Doesn’t Expect Disney to ‘Lean Into’ 20th Century IP

thewrap.com Between “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” “Alien: Romulus” and “Deadpool & Wolverine,” Disney has heavily built its summer slate around the IP it picked up from 20th…

The Big Questions Hanging Over a Blackstone Fund

nytimes.com Wall Street has been debating how the investment giant’s $59 billion real estate fund has managed to outperform virtually all its rivals. On Wall Street, one mystery has…

Columbia, the Boycotting Judges, Neutrals, and Secondary Boycotts

reason.com The boycott of Columbia graduates by a group of judges led me to the following thoughts (adapted from a post about the 2022 boycott of Yale Law graduates, which was begun by…

Report special edition: The Pulitzer Prizes

poynter.org Monday was one of the biggest days in journalism as The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced. This was not your typical year for the Pulitzers. The Pulitzer Board usually…

MAGA tears into Columbia over graduation move

newsweek.com MAGA Republicans have criticized Columbia University over the cancellation of its university-wide commencement ceremony after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests roiled the…

The evolution of university governance

marginalrevolution.com This David Pozen piece is excellent, non-partisan, and uses plenty of economic reasoning. Here is just one excerpt from a much broader treatment: For all the talk of how the…

Students want their colleges to divest from Israel. Here's what that really means

cbsnews.com What to know about calls for schools to divest from Israel College endowments, usually a sleepy part of a university's operations, are now front and center at the campus…

Columbia cancels commencement as protests continue to roil US campuses

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from The New York Times, The Columbia Daily Spectator, and The Wall Street Journal The News Columbia University has canceled its main…

Columbia strife ensnares Hochul, Adams

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Columbia University amid the rancor there. A new bill aimed at curbing consumption of…

What I saw at the University of Virginia's protest crackdown

reason.com On Saturday, dozens of police officers—many in riot gear—broke up a small pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Virginia. The tent encampment had formed less than 24…

Hadi becomes chief deputy at NY Times biz department

talkingbiznews.com I’m excited to announce: Mohammed Hadi has become my principal deputy in the Business department. Mo has been doing the job for a while now, and so I don’t have to tell you…

Biden's student loan forgiveness rejected: 'Not buying my vote'

newsweek.com Americans have less than two weeks left to post their comments publicly on President Joe Biden's new student forgiveness plan. But for some Americans, the relief available…

Here are the winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes

poynter.org The winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes will be announced from Columbia University Monday afternoon. The Pulitzers are regarded as the highest honor a U.S.-based journalist…

Federal Judges To Boycott Law Clerks From Columbia University Due To "Virulent Spread of Antisemitism"

reason.com Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). In a fitting tribute, a group of federal judges have announced they will no longer hire law clerks who choose to attend…

Mike Curb’s Belmont Partnership Looks to Bolster Nashville’s Future Music Business

billboard.com The anniversaries are piling up on Curb | Word Entertainment chairman Mike Curb. This year is the 60th anniversary of Curb Records’ founding. April 29 marked 30 years since…

Columbia University’s president grapples with an ‘impossible situation’

aol.com Good morning, Broadsheet readers! ABC News President Kim Godwin exits, Halle Berry takes to Capitol Hill to talk menopause, and a new survey sheds light on turmoil at…

Columbia University Cancels Main Commencement After Weeks of Pro-Palestinian Protests

hollywoodreporter.com Columbia University is canceling its large university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that have roiled its campus and others across…

Columbia cancels university-wide commencement amid protests but will hold smaller ceremonies 5 miles away from the main campus

fortune.com Columbia University is canceling its large university-wide commencement ceremony amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests but will hold smaller school-based ceremonies this…

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