The morning after New York police cleared antiwar demonstrators from Columbia University, violence erupted on the West Coast as counterdemonstrators attempted to tear down the Pro-Palestinian encampment on the UCLA campus.
Amid final exams and upcoming graduations, Columbia students are grappling with fluctuating tensions on campus and the national attention these protests have received.
Live updates of the college protests underway across the United States.
Protests are currently happening at college campuses around the country as students show support for Palestinians in Gaza.
Universities across the country are taking varying approaches to encampments that have taken root on their campuses, with some allowing them to remain and others calling in police to break them up.
Police in cities and towns across the country have been deployed in recent days to clear pro-Palestinian demonstrators from a growing number of encampments and occupied buildings on college and university campuses.
A large number of police descended at Hamilton Hall at Columbia University Tuesday night to clear protesters who had occupied the building.
Pro-Palestinian protests and encampments are springing up at numerous colleges, leading to arrests and heightened security concerns. Here’s what's happening.
Tensions have flared during protests at Columbia University and elsewhere across the country. The demonstrators have made it clear they're against Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza, but what do they specifically want? Here's a look at what protesters are really demanding.
Nearly 3,000 people have been arrested at protests against the war in Gaza at 57 colleges and universities across the U.S. The students involved face academic penalties as well as potential criminal charges.
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