Colleges are spaces for open dialogue, debate, and even protest.

Student protesters have called for universities to divest from Israel. Today, we hear from students who have participated in encampments at Yale University and Wesleyan University.

We also speak with Davarian Baldwin, author of Shadow of the Ivory Tower and professor at Trinity college to get a better understanding on what divestment means, and how it might impact the financial future of many universities.

Wesleyan statement on campus protests

Yale statement regarding campus statement

GUESTS:


Chisato Kimura: Law Student at Yale University


Batya Kline: Student Organizer at Wesleyan University


Davarian Baldwin: Founding director of the Smart Cities Lab at Trinity College; author, In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering Our Cities

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Colleges are spaces for open dialogue, debate, and <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-04-22/yale-protesters-arrested-following-days-of-pro-palestinian-demonstrations">even protest.</a>
Student protesters have <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-wheelhouse/2024-05-01/the-role-of-student-activism-amid-a-polarizing-war">called for universities to divest from Israel. </a>Today, we hear from students who have participated in encampments at <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-05-02/students-protest-outside-yale-presidents-house">Yale University</a> and <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-04-29/students-at-wesleyan-university-form-pro-palestinian-encampment">Wesleyan University.</a>
We also speak with <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2022-11-14/davarian-l-baldwin-spotlights-the-shadow-of-the-ivory-tower">Davarian Baldwin, author of Shadow of the Ivory Tower</a> and professor at Trinity college to get a better understanding on what divestment means, and how it might impact the financial future of many universities.
<a href="https://roth.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2024/05/02/update-on-campus-protests/">Wesleyan statement on campus protests</a>
<a href="https://news.yale.edu/2024/04/30/statement-regarding-campus-protests-cross-campus">Yale statement regarding campus statement</a>
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>
Chisato Kimura: Law Student at Yale University
</li>
<li>
Batya Kline: Student Organizer at Wesleyan University
</li>
<li>
Davarian Baldwin: Founding director of the Smart Cities Lab at Trinity College; author, In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering Our Cities
</li>
</ul>
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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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