Afternoon Update: Can Brandeis remain a haven for Jews without squelching speech?

Columbia investigates "unknown" spray at pro-Palestinian rally; Cal State deal ends faculty strike after one day; track the attack on DEI; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. 'A GREAT SENSE OF BETRAYAL' [Can Brandeis Remain a Safe Haven for Jews Without Squelching Speech?]( By Katherine Mangan [STORY IMAGE]( The university has encouraged vigorous debate for generations of its students. But the Israel-Hamas war poses new challenges. ADVERTISEMENT CAMPUS SAFETY [Columbia U. Investigates Reports of ‘Unknown Substance’ Sprayed at Pro-Palestinian Rally]( By Erin Gretzinger [STORY IMAGE]( The incident is the latest on the New York campus, which has seen intensifying conflict over the war in the Middle East. RACE ON CAMPUS [Three Ways You Can Help Us Track the Attack on DEI]( By Daarel Burnette II [STORY IMAGE]( This year’s legislative season is likely to overhaul the ways colleges confront discrimination. Participate in our coverage. ACADEMIC LABOR [Cal State Faculty Members End Strike After One Day]( The agreement, which now faces a ratification vote by the 29,000-member California Faculty Association, calls for a 5-percent raise, retroactive to last July 1, and another 5-percent raise on July 1, 2024, the union said late Monday. The terms are less than [it had demanded](. The brief strike was the largest of its kind, a reflection of the 23-campus system’s size. (CNN, The Chronicle) THE WAR ON CAMPUS [U. of Illinois-Chicago Student Is Arrested for Pro-Palestinian Posts on Campus Property]( The student, who is a Palestinian Muslim, acknowledged that she had written the messages 10 times on walls, doors, and other places in mid-November. But she and faculty supporters say she would never have been arrested were it not for her ethnicity or her views. She was detained in class, handcuffed, kept in a holding cell for hours, and eventually issued a warning. (CBS News) UGLY SCENE [Swastika Is Projected on Wisconsin-Whitewater Dorm by Group ‘Chanting Racist Words’]( Campus officials condemned the incident on Sunday as “abhorrent” and “against our core values.” They said the four people involved are not affiliated with the public university and their actions are “consistent with a group that has been visiting other campuses.” (NBC News) GLOBAL [Canada Sets 2-Year Cap on Foreign Students]( The move, which will cut permits to study by 35 percent, is part of efforts to reduce pressure on housing and health care in the country. More than 800,000 international students were in Canada in 2022, up from 214,000 a decade earlier. 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