Columbia University started suspending students who refused to comply with a deadline to vacate the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. Meanwhile, Cornell University said it was suspending student protesters who declined to move to an alternate location. Anderson speaks to Columbia student and CNN Freelancer John Towfighi and Harvard Univerisy President Em ... Show More
Jun 13
Appeals Court Affirms Ruling; Kennedy Center Must Remove Trump's Name by Midnight
An appeals court has affirmed a federal judge’s ruling requiring the Kennedy Center to remove President Donald Trump’s name from its building by the end of Friday. Plus, after months of war, weeks of a shaky truce, and 40-odd unfulfilled presidential claims that a deal to end the ... Show More
48m 21s
Jun 12
Trump Cancels Strikes, Claiming for 39th Time That a Deal is Near
Late today, just hours after promising heavy new airstrikes and threatening to take a piece of Iranian territory, President Trump said a deal to end the conflict was at hand. Despite the president's pronouncement, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson has said the country did not ... Show More
47m 47s
Apr 2024
The Crackdown on Student Protesters
<p>Columbia University has become the epicenter of a growing showdown between student protesters, college administrators and Congress over the war in Gaza and the limits of free speech.</p><p>Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics and government for The Times, walks us thr ... Show More
38m 35s
May 2024
The Protesters and the President
<p><i>Warning: this episode contains strong language.</i></p><p>Over the past week, students at dozens of universities held demonstrations, set up encampments and, at times, seized academic buildings. In response, administrators at many of those colleges decided to crack down and ... Show More
24m 35s
May 2024
The Campus Protesters Explain Themselves
<p><i>This episode contains explicit language.</i><br />Over recent months, protests over the war in Gaza have rocked college campuses across the United States.<br /><br />As students graduate and go home for the summer, three joined “The Daily” to discuss why they got involved, ... Show More
50m 12s
Aug 2020
University presidents on the future of education
It’s that time of the year when students typically descend upon university campuses around the country — moving into dorm rooms, filling up stadiums, cramming into classrooms and swelling small towns to capacity. Unfortunately, that is not the college scene this year. After the c ... Show More
36m 14s