Widespread pro-Palestinian demonstrations at American colleges in the past week and a half accounted for one-fifth of such protests since theThe arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University on April 18 set off the latest wave of student activism across the country.
The outbreak of nearly 400 demonstrations is the most widespread since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. From the Ivy League to small colleges, students have set up encampments and organized rallies and marches, with manyis a collaborative project collecting data on political crowds in the United States, including pro-Palestinian protests on campuses.
, according to a Washington Post tally of news reports and police and university statements. The major escalation in student activism poses a challenge for schools as commencement season begins.
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