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More than 1,400 people have been arrested as police dismantle campus encampments – but are the tactics used too brutal?

Jay Bernhardt, who is still in his first year as Emerson’s president, is facing the same crisis that has claimed the jobs and damaged the reputations of a growing number of college presidents across the country.

Student journalists are central to the reporting of historic national student protests, at times providing round-the-clock coverage and, increasingly, doing so under threats of arrest and violence.

Editor’s Note: Due to ongoing safety concerns, the following individuals quoted in this story are attributed with their initials or first name only. Five Suffolk University students were arrested at Emerson College during the dismantling of the “Popular University Encampment” April 25. As part of the 118 arrests made early that morning, protesters describe scenes...

Editorial pages of student newspapers are showcasing a wide range of views on how the protests have impacted university life.

Center Theatre Group has announced its full slate of programming under Snehal Desai's artistic leadership with its 2024/25 Season called 'One CTG. One LA.' The company has also revealed that the Mark Taper Forum will reopen after 16 months of closure.

As everyone from lawmakers to college professors has struggled with the difficulty of discussing the war, covering campus protests to the war in Gaza has forced the Berkeley Beacon to weigh extraordinarily demanding and difficult coverage decisions.

Hundreds of students arrested across at least 40 protest camps amid clashes with police

BOSTON — Boston police arrested 108 pro-Palestinian protesters at the Emerson College encampment early Thursday in a showdown over setting up tents on a public way.

Following Columbia’s lead, students across the US are demanding ceasefire and divestment – and hundreds have been arrested