Dec 05 WATCH: Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend efforts to combat antisemitism on campus In testimony before a House committee, the university leaders said there was a fine line between protecting free speech and allowing protests, while also combating antisemitism. Continue reading
Oct 30 Threats to Jewish Cornell University students in online discussion board provoke police investigation By David Bauder, Brian P. D. Hannon, Associated Press Cornell University administrators have dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening statements against Jewish students appeared on a discussion board. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 13:13 College campuses become focus of debate over what constitutes free speech By Judy Woodruff, Connor Seitchik Since the attack by Hamas and Israel’s ongoing response, there have been bitter debates on many college campuses over which side bears responsibility. This plays into already raging debates at many schools over free speech and academic freedom. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Dec 31 Suspect in Idaho university killings plans to waive extradition hearing By Rebecca Boone, Marc Levy, Mike Balsamo, Associated Press A suspect arrested in connection with the slayings of four University of Idaho students plans to waive an extradition hearing so he can be quickly brought to Idaho to face murder charges, his defense attorney said Saturday. Continue reading
Nov 15 Knife used in deadly attack on Idaho students, police say By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press The Moscow Police Department said in a news release Tuesday that investigators were trying to establish a timeline to recreate the victims’ activities on Saturday night and early Sunday morning, following all leads and identifying persons of interest. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 9:41 College students return to campus amid uncertainty over access to reproductive care By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens As the fall semester begins at colleges and universities across the country, students, parents and higher education health officials are grappling with how to navigate new restrictions after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Amna Nawaz spoke with Bayliss Fiddiman… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 6:10 College towns weigh benefits of students’ return with virus risks By John Yang As the new academic year gets underway, college students, parents, administrators and faculty are deliberating over whether it will be safe to hold in-person classes and resume dorm life. And residents of the surrounding towns and cities worry about the… Continue watching
Dec 13 Trump’s executive order raises tough issue of defining prejudice By Elana Schor, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed an order this week that expands the potential scope of anti-Semitism complaints on college campuses. It has divided Jewish American groups, with some lauding the order and others warning that it could be used to muffle… Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 15:42 Making NewsHour Weekend: On #MeToo, mass shootings and immigration in 2018 By PBS News Hour In part two of our holiday series "Making NewsHour Weekend," producers Ivette Feliciano and Zachary Green join Hari Sreenivasan to revisit how they approached some of 2018’s top stories, including free speech debates on college campuses, covering a Pittsburgh synagogue… Continue watching
May 13 Inside the ‘free speech’ debate that rocked a Wisconsin campus, with ripples across the country By Kamala Kelkar Clashes on college campuses, spurred by extremist speakers, have compelled legislators in more than a dozen states to introduce bills to punish hecklers. Continue reading