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Ammer Qaddumi was arrested at a Pro-Palestinian protest at UT-Austin on April 24, 2024.

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Some students who protested at colleges don't regret potential punishment

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Some students face criminal charges, suspensions and even expulsions for participating in pro-Palestinian protests and encampments. Their reason? A "just cause."

A federal judge, appointed by Donald Trump when he was president, has delayed the start of the Mar-a-Lago classified documents trial.

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Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is delayed indefinitely by judge

Russell Lewis

Squares mark a lawn where tents once stood at Brown University in Providence, R.I. It's one of several schools where administrators have struck deals with student protesters.

David Goldman

Education

What we can learn from 4 schools that have reached agreements with Gaza protesters

Rachel Treisman

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NYC says half of those arrested at 2 pro-Palestinian campus protests were not students

Emma Bowman

Following the mayor's claims that "outside agitators" escalated protests this week at two Manhattan campuses, city officials released data saying 134 of the 282 people arrested were not students.
Education

She survived the 1970 Kent State shooting. Here's her message to student activists

Rachel Treisman

On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students, killing four and wounding nine. A former student who now teaches there reflects on that day and offers lessons for protesters now.
Racial Justice and Social Equity

Jerry Seinfeld and the fraught history of comedians and 'political correctness'

Leah Donnella

Jerry Seinfeld has the become the latest in a string of public figures to blame "political correctness" for the death of comedy (among other societal ills). But what does the term actually refer to?
National

Photos: Campus protests continue nationwide as some turned violent

NPR Staff

Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.
Politics

Six months out from the election, Wisconsin students weigh voting for Biden

Elena Moore

Jeongyoon Han

Wisconsin's young voters — who have turned out in big numbers in recent elections — are key for either candidate to win the state. But Biden is facing some skepticism on the state's college campuses.
Health

Scientists welcome new rules on marijuana, but research will still face obstacles

Rhitu Chatterjee

When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks for science.
National

Katie Ledecky tells NPR about her plans for the Paris Olympics — and LA in 2028

Juana Summers

Courtney Dorning

Noah Caldwell

Erika Ryan

Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.
Arts & Culture

Hobbyist photographer snaps photo of extremely rare bird in 1st U.S. sighting

Emma Bowman

Michael Sanchez was testing out his new camera when he happened upon a feathered subject. The blue rock-thrush he photographed on the coast of northern Oregon last week has excited the birding world.
Politics

Black lawmakers reintroduce federal CROWN Act legislation to ban hair discrimination

Jonathan Franklin

The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
National

After a boom in cash aid to tackle poverty, some states are now banning it

Jennifer Ludden

Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.