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EPISODE · Mar 10, 2025 · 28 MIN

Student activists prepare for the fight ahead as federal crackdown on protests intensifies

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Less than a week after President Donald Trump promised to crack down on student protests at colleges and universities, he’s pulled funding to Columbia University in New York City — where students engaged in pro-Palestinian protests against the war in Gaza — and praised U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents for arresting a graduate student who is a permanent U.S. resident for his role in those protests. We hear from St. Louis college student activists who are focused on building community and protections for actions to come, and discuss the implications of the president’s proposal with St. Louis University history professor and chair of African American Studies Chris Tinson.

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Less than a week after President Donald Trump promised to crack down on student protests at colleges and universities, he’s pulled funding to Columbia University in New York City — where students engaged in pro-Palestinian protests against the war...

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