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Students walk by the Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester on Feb. 22, 2023.

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  • National

University of Rochester investigates 'Wanted' posters accusing staff of Gaza war crimes

The posters, which appeared across campus, accuse university faculty of being complicit in war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza. The university president condemned the posters as antisemitic.

November 13, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Students from MIT, Harvard University and others rally at a protest encampment at MIT's Kresge Lawn in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Monday.

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  • National

Columbia to continue talks with student protesters after deadline to clear out passes

After the arrests of dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters, students across the country have erected encampments on campuses in solidarity.

April 24, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Ayana Archie
California legislators in 2019 passed the law that requires all the state's 33 public university campuses to provide abortion pills. It took effect in January 2023, but LAist found that basic information for students to obtain the medication is often nonexistent.

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  • Health

California colleges provide abortion pills but many fail to make students aware

Despite a law mandating that they offer the pills, many campus health clinics don't publicize that they have them, leaving students struggling to track them down off-campus.

April 04, 2024
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By:
  • Adolfo Guzman-Lopez and
  • Jackie Fortier
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli supporters converge at a demonstration of New York University students in November.

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  • Education

'Fear rather than sensitivity': Most U.S. scholars on the Mideast are self-censoring

The war between Israel and Hamas is testing the limits of free speech across college campuses. And it's also affecting those who study the Middle East.

December 16, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Claudine Gay (from left), president of Harvard University, Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania, Pamela Nadell, professor of history and Jewish studies at American University, and Sally Kornbluth, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee on Tuesday.

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  • Education

Lawmakers grill the presidents of Harvard, MIT and Penn over antisemitism on campus

Three university presidents defended their responses to rising antisemitism in a House committee hearing Tuesday. Many have faced scrutiny as they struggle to balance free speech with student safety.

December 06, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Georgia Institute of Technology has released its proposed plan for campus updates thorugh 2031. The goals are sustainability, accessibility, and improved student experience.

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  • Climate

Georgia Tech to focus on developing sustainable and pedestrian-friendly campus plan

Leaders at the Georgia Institute of Technology have released the 2023 campus comprehensive plan. It lays out a series of proposed changes and improvements for the university over the next decade.

December 01, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Columbia University closed campus to the public ahead of pro-Israel and pro-Gaza rallies on Thursday.

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  • Education

U.S. students are clashing over the Israel-Hamas war. What can colleges do?

The conflict has heightened tensions on U.S. campuses. What is the role and responsibility of colleges right now?

October 14, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Elissa Nadworny
West Virginia's legislature has passed a bill that would allow concealed carry of firearms on public college campuses, including West Virginia University (pictured here).

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  • National

A West Virginia bill allowing concealed guns at colleges is one step away from law

A bill that would allow concealed weapons to be carried on West Virginia college campuses passed by a landslide in the state's House of Delegates. It heads to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice.

February 23, 2023
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  • Roshan Fernandez
A hazing-related student death at Bowling Green State University has renewed conversations about hazing on college campuses.

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  • Education

As Campus Life Resumes, So Does Concern Over Hazing

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Hank Nuwer about concerns that a pandemic-induced lull in hazing-related deaths may reverse as college students return to campus.

May 05, 2021
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By:
  • Audie Cornish,
  • Karen Zamora,
  • and 1 more
University of Illinois graduate student Kristen Muñoz submits her saliva sample for coronavirus testing on the Urbana-Champaign campus.

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  • Health

Swab, Spit Or Stay Home? A Wide Variety Of Plans To Keep Coronavirus Off Campus

Colleges are rolling out a dizzying diversity of COVID-19 containment plans for students and staff. Some have no plans for routine testing, while others aim to test everyone on campus twice a week.

August 20, 2020
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By:
  • Michael McAuliff,
  • Sebastian Martinez Valdivia,
  • and 2 more
According to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health, for the seventh year in a row, college counseling centers report an increase in the number of students seeking treatment who represent "threat-to-self."

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  • Mental Health

'A Generation Exposed To Everything, Everywhere': Why College Students Struggle With Mental Health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and concerns around mental health are a big issue in our society at large - and on college campuses. Suicide is...

May 20, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell,
  • Virginia Prescott,
  • and 1 more
A security camera and emergency call station at a student housing complex on Savannah State's campus, the scene of a fatal shooting in February.

Campus Safety Under Fire At Savannah State

Editor's Note: Savannah State police chief James Barnwell was placed on administrative leave with pay as of March 23, 2018. The university says it is...

March 28, 2018
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By:
  • Emily Cureton

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