Duke students and students from NC State have officially joined up with UNC, creating a Triangle Gaza Solidarity Encampment. They are here to unite against the genocide happening in Gaza, and to make disclose and divestment demands of their individual universities.

More than 600 people have been arrested at antiwar protests at colleges across the U.S.

More than 50 prosecutors now must decide whether or not to pursue charges. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸, Meg O'Connor, and Jerry Iannelli asked them what they'll do. theappeal.org/we-asked-prose…

Hunter College student Sara Abdulaziz: “We are here to show people that we are taking back CUNY. We are here to take it back for Palestine, we are here to take it back for students.”

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“In our April 18 staff editorial, we asked, ‘What is the role of the University if not to advocate for—and protect—its students?’ Today, we ask, ‘Columbia administration, what is your end goal?’” the Columbia Daily Spectator’s editorial board writes.
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After more than 100 students from Barnard College and Columbia University were arrested at an encampment calling for the school to divest from Israel amid the country's deadly assault on Gaza, similar encampments have begun across the United States.

The Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia now has a band 🔥

We denounce the Columbia University University Administration’s shameful authorization of the sweep of student activists on campus by the NYPD. Student activism is an important and historical part of struggle for a better world in the U.S. and beyond. We stand with the brave students…

Voted yes for the Sociologists for Palestine resolution and reflecting on this piece from almost 10 years ago aljazeera.com/opinions/2013/…

We’re holding a teach-in! Come join sociologists Ruha Benjamin Ruha Benjamin, Michael Burawoy, Roi Livne Roi Livne, Areej Sabbagh-Khoury & Sharmila Rudrappa reflect on their support for the ASA Resolution for Justice in Palestine!

Register here: bit.ly/soc4palteachin

NEW: More than 1,000 migrants showed up Tuesday at City Hall Park to share the challenges they have faced as Black asylum seekers in the shelter system.  “We don’t have a stable place.'

More from Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio:
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Gearing up for Sunshine Week and the annual NC News & Info Summit. Here are a few incredible sessions we have lined up to tackle transparency and open gov issues in NC

(PS - Join the waitlist for the summit. We're completely sold out, but spots may open eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=75…)

Thrilled to announce a new group Sociologists for Palestine (S4P) of which i'm proud to be a part.

Please follow our twitter Sociologists for Palestine and join our listserve (info below).

The thread below tells of our formation in the lead up to the extermely upsetting ASA statement:

Totally normal that a whole classroom building (out of two!) has no power on the first day of class, so all of those classes are canceled.

FUND CUNY!

Over the next few months, New York Focus reporters will be digging into the budget process, analyzing the state's spending priorities.

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Does your school use Interfolio? Did you really have to manually input everything that wasn’t a publication you could import? #makeitmakesense

So many great reads on this list! Thanks Taniel for always covering these issues before my book came out and for this nice write up.

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Thanks so much for this!

We asked immigrant New Yorkers, 'What do you love about living in NYC?' Here's what they shared.

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