Witch Hunts across U.S. Universities
As part of the escalating attacks on education and free speech nationwide, on August 18, UC Berkeley handed over the names of at least 160 students, faculty, and staff to the federal government to comply with an investigation into alleged antisemitism on college campuses. The university has not provided any information about the charges or […]
Johns Hopkins Privatizes Police Force Against Opposition by Students and Neighbors
In a controversial move, Johns Hopkins University, one of Baltimore’s most elite institutions, began a push in early 2018 to privatize a campus police force, citing “a spike in citywide crime” as their motivation. With the backdrop of the 2013 murder of Tyrone West by Morgan State University and Baltimore City police officers, the 2015 murder of Freddie Gray by […]
From Newark to Palestine: Lessons from the Rutgers-Newark Solidarity Encampment
Since October 7, by even the most conservative estimates, the Israeli state has killed over 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza. The United States funds this genocide, sending billions of dollars annually to Israel in money and weapons. When students at Columbia University demonstrated their opposition to the genocide by forming an encampment, they were met with […]