Some UC campus police will get new military equipment in wake of protests
The UC Board of Regents approved new military equipment for some of its campus police departments just as the new school year begins.
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The UC Board of Regents approved new military equipment for some of its campus police departments just as the new school year begins.
With campus clashes top of mind, new protest parameters are now in place on campuses within the University of California and California State University systems as the new school year starts.
Sonoma State University President Mike Lee will retire from his job at the school, notifying officials a day after being placed on leave for an email he sent about the agreement he made with campus protesters on divestment from Israel.
Sonoma State University President Mike Lee was placed on leave Wednesday following an email where he announced he and campus protesters had reached an agreement on divestment from Israel.
A group of pro-Palestinian protesters on Wednesday occupied an abandoned building on the UC Berkeley campus in hopes of bringing attention to what they describe as a genocide in Gaza, according to organizers.
A judge has decided that a Southern California college professor will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish counter-protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war last year.
"We're not investing in students' future by engaging in relationships with companies that profit from war," Sacramento State University President Luke Wood told CBS News.
The university made a change to policies on their website overnight.
Republican legislative leaders are calling for more action against administrators on college campuses where protests have turned violent.
In Israel for his 7th visit during the war in Gaza, Antony Blinken conveys "cautious optimism" to hostage families that a deal could be reached.
Labor groups are demanding change on Wednesday.
Dozens of Google workers who were fired after protests over the technology company's lucrative contract with the Israeli government on Monday filed a complaint with labor regulators in an attempt to get their jobs back.
Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide.
Demonstrators had occupied two buildings on campus since last week and refused to leave.
Demonstrators with pro-Palestine messaging have set up tents on the Sacramento State campus Monday morning.
Demonstrators with pro-Palestine messaging have set up tents on the Sacramento State campus Monday morning.
The move comes after pro-Palestine protesters continue to occupy buildings on campus.
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt announced Friday that all classes and school business will be conducted remotely for the rest of the semester amid a student occupation on campus protesting the ongoing war in Gaza.
Hundreds of people have been arrested in California, New York, Massachusetts, Texas, Georgia and other states during the tense protests on college campuses.
As Israel's leader equates U.S. university protests to rallies in Nazi Germany, Palestinian students tell CBS News what the support means to them.
This week, things reached a boiling point as demonstrations turned violent over calls for a ceasefire and for campuses to cut ties with companies supporting Israel.
Students protesting the violence in Gaza have brought the Mideast conflict home with an encampment occupying the steps of Sproul Plaza on the Cal campus in Berkeley, and they say they're not leaving until their demands are met.
The Cal Poly Humboldt will be closed through tomorrow after pro-Palestinian demonstrators clashed with police.
Google confirmed it has fired additional employees for being involved in protests at the tech company's Sunnyvale and New York City offices to oppose a $1.2 billion contract with Israel.
Antisemitic chants and even threats against Jewish students have brought the tension of the Middle East onto U.S. college campuses.
