Apr 28 Anti-war protesters dig in on campuses across the U.S. as universities, police take action By Carolyn Thompson, Michael Casey, Associated Press Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war woke up in tents at college campuses nationwide Sunday morning planning more protests demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies accused of enabling the conflict. Continue reading
Apr 25 USC cancels main graduation ceremony over concerns about pro-Palestinian protests By Steve LeBlanc, Nick Perry, Associated Press The University of Southern California canceled its main stage graduation ceremony Thursday as college officials across the U.S. worried that ongoing campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war could disrupt May commencement ceremonies. Continue reading
Oct 21 Thai protesters march in show of strength against government By Grant Peck, Associated Press Student-led protesters in Thailand have defiantly marched to the streets outside the prime minister’s office, repeating their demand that he step down even as he urged them to let Parliament deal with their calls for democratic reforms. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 6:40 Fiery calls to action at UN climate summit don’t win pledges from worst emitters Days after global protests calling for climate change action, the United Nations held a special climate summit where world leaders and other officials gathered to hammer out specific pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. William Brangham joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 3:54 ‘The adults have failed us. This is in our hands now’: Thousands stage school walkout over gun violence By PBS News Hour Students and teachers walked out of class Wednesday morning by the tens of thousands to protest gun violence and remember the victims of last month’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Back in Washington, lawmakers pressed the FBI on why it… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 4:57 Kids who walked out see their generation as the one ‘getting things done’ on the gun debate By PBS News Hour Ceilidh Kern, a sophomore, and Jaylah Ross, a junior, are two students who participated in the March 14 school walkouts, and are part of a team from more than a dozen of our Student Reporting Labs who are covering the… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 3:56 Student walkouts protesting shootings will vary around the country — and so will their schools’ responses By PBS News Hour To mark the one-month anniversary of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, students are planning walkouts around the country for Wednesday. Organizers expect more than 200,000 students in all 50 states will participate. But how schools handle these walkouts… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 5:25 Staging walkouts and rallies, students and family members implore lawmakers to end gun bloodshed By PBS News Hour As dozens of survivors from the Florida school shooting lobbied the Republican-led Florida legislature for tougher gun control, thousands across the country heeded a call to walk out of classes, massing at Florida’s state capitol, as well as the U.S. Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 11:18 These students are fed up with going to school scared for their lives By PBS News Hour Student-led rallies in support of gun control are picking up momentum in Florida and around the country, in part born out of anger over the easy availability of assault-style weapons. Judy Woodruff gets perspectives from Camille Richter and Jake Bennett,… Continue watching
Mar 15 As protests increase, student demands get more ambitious By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed The number and complexity of students' demands of administrations is going up -- and some of the items deal with issues typically left to faculty governance. Continue reading