Scenes From the Gaza Solidarity Encampments Scenes From the Gaza Solidarity Encampments
We asked five student writers to talk about the pro-Palestine protests at their schools, how their administrations have responded, and what the next steps are for organizers.
May 3, 2024 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Columbia’s Violence Against Protesters Has a Long History Columbia’s Violence Against Protesters Has a Long History
An overlooked history of selective policing at Columbia has undermined the safety of those within as well as beyond campus walls.
May 3, 2024 / T. M. Song
The Abolitionist Roots of Anti-War Encampments The Abolitionist Roots of Anti-War Encampments
From Minneapolis to Manhattan, the encampments now spreading across college campuses are built on the same principles as abolitionist spaces like George Floyd Square.
May 2, 2024 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
When We Occupied Columbia in 1978, the University Didn’t Call the NYPD When We Occupied Columbia in 1978, the University Didn’t Call the NYPD
Campus administrators met student demands to divest from apartheid-era South Africa. What’s changed?
May 2, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Police Take City College The Police Take City College
Scores of people were arrested at the City University of New York on Wednesday—a scene "very reminiscent of the 1968 police crackdowns" at Columbia University, said one protester....
May 1, 2024 / Nicolas Niarchos
Students at Brown Just Secured a Vote on Divestment. What Happens Next? Students at Brown Just Secured a Vote on Divestment. What Happens Next?
On April 30, protesters disbanded their encampment when the university pledged to vote on divestment from companies affiliated with Israel. This shows a different way of doing thi...
May 1, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp
This Is How Power Protects Itself This Is How Power Protects Itself
The decision to sic the police on peaceful protesters is evidence that people in charge are panicking. They’re terrified of the strength of the movement for Palestine.
May 1, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson
The Student Crackdown Didn’t Start Last Week. Months of Repression Got Us Here. The Student Crackdown Didn’t Start Last Week. Months of Repression Got Us Here.
We are witnessing the culmination of a months-long effort by universities to smother pro-Palestinian activism.
May 1, 2024 / Alaa Hajyahia et al.
Why Students at Columbia University Are Occupying Hamilton Hall Why Students at Columbia University Are Occupying Hamilton Hall
Pro-Palestine students have taken over the same building that anti-Vietnam War and anti-gentrification protesters occupied in 1968.
Apr 30, 2024 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton
The Attacks on the Palestine Movement Are Getting Stupider by the Second The Attacks on the Palestine Movement Are Getting Stupider by the Second
The enemies of the movement have always been bigots and liars. But we’re reaching an even more hysterical state. What’s going on?
Apr 30, 2024 / P.E. Moskowitz