Thank you, Omar. I agree.

A key perspective, exposing provocateurs and false reporting, acknowledging the fears of students who feel attacked, and reminding us that the most important story is the gruesome war. nytimes.com/2024/04/26/opi…

“We are not going to solve the problems of the Middle East in our law school, but we must be a place where we treat one another with respect and kindness.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Scene from today’s peace vigil at Yale. No rancor, no slogans, no flags. Just reflections, poems, words of hope, and a shared desire to stop the killing, free the hostages, and end the war.

No college administration wants this. A tenured professor, the wife of the admissions dean, brutalized, imprisoned and charged. It speaks to how out of control police is across the country, even pocket departments like those on campuses. The cop tail wags the institutional dog

Yesterday was a scary day on and around college campuses. I turn to the ⁦Columbia Daily Spectator⁩ for the most reliable, detailed reporting available. columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/04/2…

The natural result of the right’s war on universities.

WATCH: Among those arrested today were Noelle McAfee, Chair of the Philosophy Department at Emory University.

I’ve asked for a comment from Emory on this arrest, no word yet.

This video provided to us by an #Emory PHD student. You can hear him in this video. Atlanta News First

Yes, people before states… washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

“Anyone, on a U.S. college campus or elsewhere, who would downplay or justify what Sinwar’s men did on Oct. 7 needs to watch the videos of Noa Argamani — and think again.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

Israel cannot fight and starve its way out of its fundamental, underlying issue with Palestinians and American universities cannot arrest their way out of these protests. Both approaches are counterproductive and immoral.

Thank you for your thoughtful video, Professor Howley. @hashtogoras

Congratulations Ramya Sampath, MD ! Yale Traditional Medicine Residency Program Yale Internal Medicine

Wishing a happy Passover to all my Jewish friends celebrating tonight. As the Haggadah says:
“Let all those who are hungry come and eat with us. Let all those who are in need come and share our meal.“ 🕊️🫶🏻

“you should not applaud the events of the past week. It is not her role to say what the academic mission of a university should be — nor is it her role to prescribe disciplinary action against professors or to devise rules for acceptable campus speech.” chronicle.com/article/elise-…

There are many people (and I am one) who oppose this war, are horrified by the way Israel is conducting it, and want a ceasefire + peaceful long-term resolution who also don't aim to see Israel destroyed. But a kind of maximalism seems to have taken over this movement, with calls…

Thank you, Ilhan Omar. Wishing you a Happy Passover too.

Key insights by Jonathan Chait. Beware groups on both sides who want to get their way “by any means necessary.” To achieve peace, we need to recognize the rights and shared humanity of all people.

The always insightful zeynep tufekci Tufekci. We need real time reporting and we need to take care in our judgment when facts are uncertain.

Strong condemnations by professors this afternoon Columbia University. Here’s a speech by Christopher Brown, a professor of history, who says the university and president Minouche Shafik made a mistake calling in NYPD to arrest pro-Palestinian protestors last week 🧵