Protests at colleges today articles
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The pattern repeats itself: How today's college protests are nothing new
A new book by Brown Prof. Glenn Loury explains how the college protestors of today are merely aping agitators from another era
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Letters to the Editor: Why today's college protests are entirely different from anti-Vietnam War unrest
To the editor: There is a distinction between the protests of today and those that took place in the 1960s and early ’70s. Then, students were protesting for a common cause — ending the Vietnam War prosecuted by the U.S. government. ("Today's protests are tamer than the campus unrest of the 1960s. So why the harsh response?" Opinion, May 14) Today, the protests taking place on campuses have pitted one group of students (pro-Palestinian) against another (pro-Israeli). This has led to personal...
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Campus protests, FAFSA delays plagued college admissions this year—how it affects incoming students, from college counselors
FAFSA delays, campus protests, Supreme Court decisions and more combined to create a perfect storm of issues plaguing this year's college admissions cycle.