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• Pro-Palestinian Protesters Occupy University of Washington Building, 30 Arrested

  (The Center Square) – About 30 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested late Monday night after occupying a University of Washington building and lighting dumpster fires. In a social media post, the “Super UW” group – Students United for Palestinian Equality and Return – stated that it occupied the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building to demand the university cut ties with Boeing, a major employer of UW engineering graduates. The protesters’ anger concerns a $10 million donation made by Boeing toward the construction of the $90 million learning facility in 2022. Read more: https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_3ca01ff3-3af1-4e05-8c28-2d9a6137addf.htmlSupport this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxx

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• Senate Committee to Vote on Bills Combating Antisemitism on Campuses

  (The Center Square) – Legislation targeting harassment of Jewish students at higher education institutions will likely reach the U.S. House floor by May, intensifying the broader crackdown on antisemitism by the Trump administration. The Republican-led Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will vote on the Protecting Students on Campus Act and the Antisemitism Awareness Act on April 30. As reported by The Center Square, the Protecting Students on Campus Act would require universities to communicate to students how to file civil rights complaints and mandate universities to report the number of civil rights complaints they receive, as well as actions taken to address those complaints.Read more:  https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_8b319b1f-0d50-495f-bae1-2b76283a4c11.html Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxx

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• Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over ‘Illegal Demands'

  (The Center Square) – After seeing billions of dollars in research funding frozen and facing multiple federal demands for internal reform, Harvard University is suing the Trump administration under the claim that it has violated the school’s First Amendment rights. On April 14, the U.S. Department of Education announced it was freezing $2.2 billion in taxpayer-funded federal grants to the school, as The Center Square reported. The decision followed Harvard’s refusal to comply with the Trump administration’s demands that it more effectively curb unlawful student activity and reform any programs “with egregious records of antisemitism or other bias.” Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxx Full story: https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_54d67fd0-dc8a-43e1-b214-22b57497d67f.html

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• Trump Administration Freezes More Than $2.2 Billion in Funding to Harvard

  (The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education late Monday said it is freezing more than $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard University after its president said earlier in the day it would not comply with President Donald Trump's demands over antisemitism on campus and diversity, equity and inclusion policies. "Harvard’s statement today reinforces the troubling entitlement mindset that is endemic in our nation's most prestigious universities and colleges – that federal investment does not come with the responsibility to uphold civil rights laws," the department's Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism said in a statement, citing the "harassment of Jewish students" that "has plagued campuses in recent years..."Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxxFull story: https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_d49984cd-0400-4da0-bc54-bf32fb1d5b9e.html

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• Nationwide Proposal to Remove Cellphones From Classrooms Introduced

  (The Center Square) – As cellphone bans in schools are gaining steam in dozens of states, one lawmaker is taking it to the federal level by proposing legislation leading to cellphone-free schools. Freshman Virginia Democratic Rep. Eugene Vindman has introduced the UNPLUGGED Act, which the lawmaker describes as the “first step in restoring quality education” by removing cellphones from classrooms. The movement to ban the technology from classrooms has gained bipartisan popularity by several state lawmakers. State leaders on opposite sides of the political, ideological spectrums appear to have found common ground, saying phones in the classroom are distractions and contribute to mental health issues. Support this podcast: https://secure.anedot.com/franklin-news-foundation/ce052532-b1e4-41c4-945c-d7ce2f52c38a?source_code=xxxxxx Read more: https://www.thecentersquare.com/virginia/article_124b912d-a691-4f5d-94ea-f297f678867b.html

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