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Columbia Suspends Students After Call To End Gaza Camp Unheeded

Overnight protesters occupied a campus building, barricading themselves inside while several others formed a human chain outside, according to a video posted on social media.

Latin Times

Cornell University cancels classes over ‘extraordinary stress’ of death threats against Jewish community

Upstate New York campus to close on Friday after student was arrested over antisemetic threats

The Independent UK

Cornell cancels classes citing ‘stress’ after antisemitic threats lead to arrest

Patrick Dai, a junior, charged with threatening to murder Jewish students and will remain in custody at least until next court appearance

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Cornell student who allegedly made antisemitic threats to appear in court

Student has been charged with threatening to kill or injure using interstate communications, and faces up to five years in prison

The Guardian - US

Cornell Jewish center under guard after online threats to students

Campus police sent to university center after series of antisemitic comments were posted to online message board

The Guardian - US

Cornell University on alert after violent threats to Jewish community

WARNING: Distressing content. Cornell Police have notified the FBI of a potential hate crime

The Independent UK

Jameel Jaffer (Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia) and I, at Cornell, on Free Expression

I much enjoyed this panel, introduced by Cornell President Martha Pollack and moderated by Cornell Dean of Faculty Eve De Rosa; you can watch it here. My fellow panelist (with whom I largely agreed), Jameel Jaffer, is a former deputy legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union and director…

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Free speech should be defended against ‘illiberal impulses’

Martha Pollack at Cornell University rejects the pernicious premise that universities should protect students from offensive ideas. Her example is worth emulating.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cornell's President Defends Free Speech Against Illiberal Impulses

Martha Pollack rejects the pernicious premise that universities should protect students from offensive ideas.

Reason

Cornell frat parties on hold; druggings, assault reported

Fraternity parties are temporarily suspended at Cornell University after reports that a student was sexually assaulted over the weekend and four others were reportedly drugged in recent weeks

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