Columbia University protesters occupy a campus building, echoing 1968 Students began occupying Hamilton Hall early Tuesday morning. Now, access to the Manhattan school is restricted to essential-service employees and students who live in on-campus residential halls. Ayana Archie Bill Chappell
National Student protesters reflect on the legacy of campus activism during the Vietnam War As protests rise on college campuses around America, students reflect on the legacy of the campus activism of the late 1960s. Brianna Scott Noah Caldwell Courtney Dorning Mary Louise Kelly
National As student protesters get arrested, they risk being banned from campus too Students continue to protest at campuses across the country, despite the risk of arrest. Some schools now threaten demonstrators with disciplinary action, while others promise the opposite. Rachel Treisman
National Nearly 300 people arrested at campus protests against the war in Gaza this weekend Police took more than 250 protesters into custody in Arizona, Indiana, Massachusetts and Missouri this weekend, as the war in Gaza continues to embroil campuses across the nation. Luke Garrett
National Bernie Sanders says Netanyahu is attacking campus protests to deflect war criticism Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized ongoing campus protests across the U.S. as antisemitic. The Vermont senator said it was an attempt to "deflect attention" from Israel's actions. Scott Detrow Michael Levitt Adam Raney
National The latest on student debt relief — and how young voters are feeling about it A look at where things stand on student loan forgiveness — and how Republicans and Democrats differ on whether to offer debt relief to student borrowers. Elissa Nadworny Elena Moore
National In Columbia University's protests of 1968 and 2024, what's similar — and different There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar protests around the country. But key differences set them apart. Bill Chappell
University protesters want their schools to divest from Israel over its war in Gaza NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Marsicano of Davidson College in North Carolina about how higher education institutions might go about divesting from Israeli interests, as demanded by protesters.
National Pro-Palestinian campus protesters face looming deadlines and risk of arrest Hundreds of students have been arrested for participating in pro-Palestinian protests in recent days. And some schools, like Columbia and GW, have given them deadlines to dismantle their encampments. Rachel Treisman Ayana Archie
As protests consume college campuses, where's the line between safety, free speech? NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, about campus protests, free speech and student safety.