US parents flex power in campus confrontations

While administrators, faculty, students and police get main attention in protests, those paying the bills – especially in wealthier families – pursue more decisive roles

Published on
May 27, 2024
Last updated
May 30, 2024
Paul Basken
Members of the NYPD detain protesters from the pro-Palestinian protest encampment and Hamilton Hall, Columbia University where demonstrators barricaded themselves inside on April 30, 2024 in New York City
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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by anthony24g on May 27, 2024 - 10:03am
Another mistake similar to Brexit where parents prefer their prejudices than consider the future of their children.
#2 Submitted by i.... on May 27, 2024 - 12:26pm
When people complain that British universities are behind the curve in soliciting philanthropic funding, they should be reminded that this is where such a strategy leads. To a place where parents (not even students) with the deepest pockets, not the best arguments, get to decide the rules at institutions that are supposed to be the one place in society thats is about the power of intellect above the power of money.

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