Elite Colleges Face Intense Scrutiny Over Handling of Pro-Palestinian Protests
Congressional hearings and campus unrest highlight deep divisions over free speech and university policies on Palestine.
- Republican-led hearings target university leaders for perceived leniency toward pro-Palestinian protests.
- Protests and encampments are predominantly occurring at elite institutions with fewer low-income students.
- Harvard students walked out of graduation to support peers punished for protest involvement.
- Police intervention has varied, with some campuses seeing violent clashes and others quick dispersals.
- Debate continues over the conflation of anti-Zionism with antisemitism in academic settings.




































































































