#HouseRepublicans are seeking to unite their unruly majority around an evergreen #conservative cause, devising a strict response to the wave of pro-Palestinian protests….
#GOP ldrs this wk announced plans for new “oversight investigations” of #universities where — in the words of #House#Republican Whip #TomEmmer — “pro-terrorist anti-Semites [are] taking over.”& on Wed they prepared to pass a bill they said would empower the #federal govt to crack down on anti-Israel #protests on #campuses by codifying a definition of #antisemitism that encompasses not just threats against Jews, but also certain criticisms of #Israel itself. #HouseRepublicans#Gaza#Palestinians
There are so many bad actors who have a clear interest in civil unrest within the United States we can be sure there are state actors (besides Hamas) actively supporting violence and polarisation during the various protests at universities in the US. #universities#US#Gaza#Israel#Palestinians#hamas#geopolitics@geopolitics
Columbia #University students named the Hamilton Building “Hind,” in reference to the child Hind, who was killed by the occupation along with her relatives, and then killed the ambulance crew that came to rescue her in #Gaza.
“We are seeing the illusion of American freedom, the illusion of American freedom of speech, crumbling behind us. The system and this university have decided to showcase that they would rather subjugate, oppress and silence students than allow us to have a peaceful demonstration where we hope to educate each other. We will not be silenced.”
Hadi, a student demonstrator at the University of Texas, Austin
I don't know if this is known outside of academic circles, but most universities are desperate for enrollments these days. Over the past 10ish years, unis changed tactics from attracting students with perks (some of them admittedly dumb) to slashing everything in sight--support staff, new faculty, majors, equipment, software, facilities, retirement plans, landscaping, even PR and marketing. Radical top-down decisions like "Who cares about foreign languages?" made whole divisions disappear. 1/
@carrideen I won't disagree that many #universities are badly run: the exploding tuition costs, the lack of emphasis on teaching by faculty, the growth of administration and bureaucracy, the number of PhDs awarded in excess of professorship jobs, etc. Still, the current crisis is driven not just by management but also by demographics: the number of high school graduates is declining in many countries, e.g. https://source.cognia.org/issue-article/high-school-graduation-trends-in-the-years-ahead/ .
Students continue to protest at campuses across the country, despite the risk of arrest. Some schools now threaten demonstrators with disciplinary action, while others promise the opposite.
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"The University administration respects all student protests, just not this one. Students have fought for many important causes over the years, and their right to protest is sacrosanct. In this case, however, we must arrest and slander them.
“We will not look back and regret this decision. Although we were wrong about not admitting women, abolitioning racial quotas, US involvement in Vietnam, and divesting from apartheid South Africa, we are confident that this time is different."
As student protesters get arrested, they risk being banned from campus too (www.npr.org)
Students continue to protest at campuses across the country, despite the risk of arrest. Some schools now threaten demonstrators with disciplinary action, while others promise the opposite.