school protests

Hong Kong university campus left in ruins

Last week, thousands of student protesters streamed into Hong Kong Polytechnic University and occupied the campus as the city's violent political unrest reached fever pitch.

Students start fire to stop police in Hong Kong

Protesters set fire to the entrance of Hong Kong's Polytechnic University early Monday in a last ditch attempt to stop riot police from entering, as the siege of the heavily fortified campus entered its second day.

Royal Shakespeare Company cuts ties with BP

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has said it is dropping its long-term sponsor, BP, a week after British school students wrote to the theatrical organization threatening a boycott.

Jerry Falwell Jr. faces backlash over emails

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., facing a growing controversy over culture and business dealings at the university, is now facing a backlash over e-mails in which he allegedly belittled a student and staff during the past decade.

Chinese Marxist students appear in 'confession' video

China's universities have always been a breeding ground for political activism, from the May Fourth Movement which helped lead to the Communist revolution, to the 1989 pro-democracy protests which sought to reform it.