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Both the University of Oxford and Durham University currently have Ph.D. students being detained in Iran on charges widely viewed as political. An article in The Guardian details the very different responses from the two institutions, with Oxford taking an assertive stance on behalf of its student and Durham (as an institution) staying largely quiet and warning that publicity could endanger its student.

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Protests Roil Columbia, Spread to Other Campuses

Columbia cancels in-person classes as pro-Palestinian protests continue on and off campus.

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