Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses have been met with suspensions, expulsions, and arrests. This week, Audie talks with two people in the middle of the story to understand how they view and talk about this moment. We hear from Krasimir Staykov, a junior and an activist at Pomona College in Claremont, California. He and others were arrested for staging a sit-in in the university president’s office. We also hear from Michael Roth, the president of Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, about his approach to campus protest, and his response to protest language he finds offensive.
Read all of CNN’s coverage on campus protests. (https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/university-protests-gaza-05-01-24/index.html)
Read all of Pomona College’s statements about protests on campus. (https://www.pomona.edu/administration/president/statements)
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