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Some Jewish students see the protests as inherently antisemitic. Others say Jewish history and values make them empathize with Palestinians.

Titans DL T'Vondre Sweat threw some shade at the University of Tennessee in what was a hilarious exchange with Mike Keith.

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Protesting students and staff want to draw attention to public university investments in companies supporting Israel, even if divestment is unlikely in Texas.

Hartzell’s protest response has also resulted in condemnations from students and faculty.

As I've noted before, public universities have considerable authority to impose content-neutral rules on demonstrations, for instance prohibiting overnight campouts, restricting sound amplification, and so on. But of course the First Amendment requires such rules to be content-neutral (or, in "limited public forums" on campuses, at least viewpoint-neutral). And even…

Dozens of people were arrested in Austin, while sit ins and demonstrations elsewhere happened mostly unobstructed. School officials say it’s because campus rules were broken.

In March, Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order demanding that colleges crack down on antisemitic speech.

A UT professor and expert on freedom of expression weighs in on the controversial arrests of 57 individuals, including a journalist, at a campus demonstration.