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Does Trump's campus crackdown violate the First Amendment?
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Does Trump's campus crackdown violate the First Amendment?

On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, New York Times journalist Jeremy Peters warns that the Trump administration’s crackdown on campus protesters may be chilling political expression far beyond elite universities.

Namat “Minouche” Shafik
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Columbia University President steps down

Columbia University President Namat “Minouche” Shafik announced late Wednesday she is stepping down after just one year in the position, making her the third Ivy League president to resign this year in the wake of Gaza-related protests.

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Analysis

Bots battle Bibi

Hamas’ terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel’s ensuing bombardment of Gaza is one of the world’s most polarizing issues, and the wave of protests on US college campuses this spring only added fuel to the debate.

Gaza protests highlight the need to build cooperation vs. confrontation, says Eboo Patel
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Gaza protests highlight the need to build cooperation vs. confrontation, says Eboo Patel

Eboo Patel, founder of Interfaith America, urges college students to shift from confrontational to cooperative protests, emphasizing the need to focus on an anti-war message rather than being distracted by demands like disbanding campus police.

Covering Columbia's campus protests as a student and GZERO reporter
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Covering Columbia's campus protests as a student and GZERO reporter

GZERO writer and Barnard senior Riley Callanan shares her experience reporting on the pro-Palestine student protests that engulfed Columbia University ahead of graduation.

Campus protests over Gaza: Now what?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Campus protests over Gaza: Now what?

On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, Eboo Patel, founder of Interfaith America, discusses the challenge of violent protests on college campuses and advocates cooperation over confrontation, emphasizing the importance of civil discourse and highlighting successful examples of debate without chaos or violence.

students protesting the Gaza war on a college campus and GZERO World with ian bremmer - the podcast
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Why campus protests worsen divisions, and how to mediate: Advice from Eboo Patel

Listen: On this episode of the GZERO World Podcast with Ian Bremmer, Eboo Patel, founder of Interfaith America, advocates for cooperation over division on college campuses in response to protests, highlighting the need for civil discourse and pointing out that despite some instances of violence, most campuses engage in constructive dialogue.

Ian Explains: Will the Gaza campus protests work?
Ian Explains

Ian Explains: Will the Gaza campus protests work?

College campuses nationwide have become protest hubs, echoing past movements demanding change. The core demand: divestment from Israel. Whether it's cutting ties with Israeli donors or businesses, students are risking penalties to be heard. Have the student protests worked? Ian Bremmer explains on GZERO World.

​A demonstrator stands in front of a row of National Guard soldiers, across the street from the Hilton Hotel in Grant Park, site of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, on Aug. 26, 1968.
Analysis

This is not 1968

Let’s pump the brakes on what is becoming a popular distortion of history — comparing that of today’s US political environment with the upheavals of 1968.

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OPINION: Stop with the “1930s” stuff

A woman at the recent United for Israel March at Columbia University told GZERO Senior Writer Alex Kliment that the school itself had become “like 1939 Germany, and I don’t say that lightly.” Kliment doesn't say this lightly either: Get a hold of yourselves.