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Disruptions at University of Chicago graduation as school withholds 4 diplomas over protests
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 12 hours agoCHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of students protesting the war in Gaza walked out of the University of Chicago’s commencement Saturday as the school ...
Today in History: June 2
The Herald Bulletin· 12 hours agoToday is SUNDAY, JUNE 2, the 154th day of 2024. There are 212 days left in the year. On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at age 27 at a...
Some students walk out of University of Chicago graduation as 4 diplomas withheld over protests
NBC Chicago· 1 day agoHundreds of students at the University of Chicago graduated with their diplomas in hand on Saturday,...
No diploma: Colleges withhold degrees from students after pro-Palestinian protests
USA Today· 2 days agoMore than just pomp and circumstance, the ceremonies mark when students are handed the most coveted...
Chicago watchdog sounds alarm on police crowd control tactics during Democratic convention
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Chicago police “continue to rely on sort of outdated, outmoded principles of crowd management,” Witzburg told USA TODAY Thursday. "There are risks to ...
Hundreds walk out of U. of C. convocation protesting war in Gaza, one person arrested
Chicago Tribune· 21 hours agoHundreds of pro-Palestinian students and faculty walked out of the University of Chicago’s...
City Hall watchdog warns CPD's security plans for DNC protests could inflame tensions
Crain s Chicago Business· 3 days agoThe OIG’s latest report is the sequel to its February 2021 assessment of Chicago’s response to the 2020 protests that erupted across the city in the wake ...
Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s mother, dies | CNN Politics
CNN.com· 1 day agoMarian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, has died, according to a statement...
Daywatch: After 12 years in prison, freed man sues city and Chicago police
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoGood morning, Chicago. A recently freed man who spent more than 12 years in prison for a fatal South Side shooting in which a legally blind witness identified him as the perpetrator ...
As contract expiration nears, Chicago teachers need a strategy to defeat another sellout
World Socialist Web Site· 4 days agoEducators: Take up the fight for rank-and-file control! The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) began...