Had to file a story by deadline, but here’s where things stand:

Roughly a dozen people were arrested.

After the encampment was broken up, police continued moving toward the large crowd that had gathered. It used teargas to make them disperse, gassing students and a DP reporter

The moment when a Daily Progress reporter and others covering the protest at UVa were hit with tear gas. She is all right.

Very excited to announce that starting next week, Inside Higher Ed's Admissions Insider newsletter will feature extra analysis, context and color from yours truly--on top of the latest news roundup.

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'Our history is a bitter and vivid reminder of what happens when division and polarization crowd out peaceful dialogue and the search for understanding,' the Kent State president writes for Inside Higher Ed ahead of the 54th anniversary of the shootings.

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The nearly $6,000 is a fraction of the college’s budget, but Louisa County’s actions show that tumult on four-year colleges is starting to ensnare community colleges as well. (H/t Tammy Purcell for covering it first.)

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“Um, we were gonna go to the pool, but then we heard this was gonna happen so we were like fuck that, we’re gonna come over here and counter-protest it,” said Trevor Lahey, a 21-year-old business major, who said he came out with his fraternity brothers.

Of course there’s a teacher angle to the new Taylor Swift album.

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Today's collection of updates from DC and around the country on campus protests is now up. Follow along.

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In a typical year May 1 is commitment day, when high schoolers can finally look ahead to the fall.

Thanks to the FAFSA delays, this is no typical year. I went to a signing day event to talk to students & counselors about the cloud over their celebration:
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My colleagues and I Inside Higher Ed are live-blogging the latest campus protest news, and have been all day (and yesterday).

Follow along for updates and context from a crack team of higher ed reporters:
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House Republicans walked through the George Washington University protest encampment earlier this afternoon in an event that was largely a media circus.

For those keeping up with campus protests, you can read live updates from last night and today here:

Inside Higher Ed

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The House wide probe will likely include investigations into whether some universities should still get federal money for research.

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The Columbia Spectator, New York, Tuesday, April 30, 1968:

NEW: UCLA declares pro-Palestinian encampment 'unlawful'and warns students to leave or face possible discipline. The 1st crackdown at @uofcalifornia comes as UCLA chancellor called to House committee investigating antisemitism. bit.ly/4dw549s

Since we're talking again about pulling federal funds from colleges over civil rights violations, here's my explainer from last fall on how that would work and why it's not likely insidehighered.com/news/governmen…

Cardona heading to the Hill again next week. Seems like a lot of issues will be on the House Committee on Education & the Workforce’s agenda.

“The real power is the power of public opinion and these administrations are losing that, they’re losing their legitimacy,” said an Emory prof who was arrested.

'This is probably the biggest financial aid disaster in decades, if not of all time. It’s very hard to walk away from that without forever being associated with it.”—Jon Fansmith with ACE. Read from Liam Knox & Katherine Knott 🤷‍♀️(on bsky.social):
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