May 02 How the current police response to anti-war campus protestors compares to those in the last century By Allen G. Breed, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press So far, there hasn't been violence like bombings and the Kent State National Guard massacre on protestors. Still, some still feel the situation is just one hair-trigger moment away from tragedy. Continue reading
May 01 Former students of the for-profit Art Institutes are approved for $6 billion in loan cancellation By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Biden administration says it'll cancel $6 billion in student loans for people who attended the Art Institutes, a system of for-profit colleges that closed the last of its campuses in 2023 amid accusations of fraud. Continue reading
May 01 UCLA cancels classes after dueling protesters clash on campus over the war in Gaza By Stefanie Dazio, Ethan Swope, Jake Offenhartz, Joseph B. Frederick, Associated Press After a couple of hours of scuffles between demonstrators at UCLA, police wearing helmets and face shields slowly separated the groups and quelled the violence. The scene was calm as day broke. Continue reading
May 01 Police step in to separate fighting protesters at UCLA By Stefanie Dazio, Ethan Swope, Jake Offenhartz, Joseph B. Frederick, Associated Press Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over and broke up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school while inspiring others. Continue reading
Apr 30 A look at the protests of the war in Gaza that have emerged at U.S. colleges By Associated Press The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from companies advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza and in some cases from Israel itself. Police have arrested hundreds nationwide since detainments at Columbia on April 18. Continue reading
Apr 30 Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The lawsuits are the first to challenge Biden's new Title IX rules, which expand protections to LGBTQ+ students and add new safeguards for victims of sexual assault. Continue reading
Apr 30 WATCH: Speaker Johnson holds news conference on anti-Israel protests and universities By News Desk and Associated Press Nationwide, campus protesters have called for their institutions to cut financial ties to Israel and decried how thousands of civilians in Gaza have been killed by Israel following the deadly attack by Hamas on Oct. 7. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Israel-Hamas war protesters defy Columbia University’s deadline to disband camp or face suspension By Cedar Attanasio, Jake Offenhartz, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Students and others nationwide have been sparring over the Israel-Hamas war and its mounting death toll. Many students are demanding their universities cut financial ties with Israel. Continue reading
Apr 29 Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia copes with a sweltering heat wave By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines were ordered to stay home Monday after authorities canceled in-person classes for two days. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 6:09 Father’s push to end gun violence persists 25 years after his son was killed at Columbine By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris It’s been 25 years since 12 students and one teacher were killed in the Columbine massacre in Littleton, Colorado. It was the largest mass killing at a high school in U.S. history at the time. But since then, school shootings… Continue watching