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Column: The crackdown on student protesters shows exactly why we need them
Pro-Palestinian protests continue to spread on American campuses for one simple reason: They are working. You do not have to agree with the protesters' politics and demands — which in most cases involve universities divesting from firms that contribute to the Israeli war effort — or their methods, which include setting up tent encampments on shared spaces, to acknowledge that the demonstrations are doing exactly what student demonstrations almost always do. That is, force this country to face...
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Guest Column: Do not silence our students, peaceful assembly is their right
Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine: We exist and we support our students speaking out against genocide.
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COLUMN: Climate change lessons arrive in kids’ entertainment
Ignorance and apathy are not a winning combination when facing down an existential threat. But that’s exactly what Susie Jaramillo, of Encantos Media, found when her team was conducting focus groups with tweens. They were working on their just-released educational video series on climate change, “This Is Cooler.” “There’s misconceptions around what is actually causing […]