War protesters at U.S. universities dig in as faculties condemn school leaders

Frank Guridy, a Columbia University history professor who teaches a course called "Columbia 1968," speaks to students at the protest encampment on campus, maintained by student protesters of the Israel-Hamas war, in New York on April 25, 2024. FILE - FILE - Columbia University President Minouche Shafik testifies before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing on "Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University's Response to Antisemitism" on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 17, 2024. Demonstration leader Khymani James, center, and other protesters address the media on the Columbia University campus in New York on April 24, 2024. James was been banned from campus Friday for comments she made on a video in January that “Zionists don’t deserve to live.”

Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war at universities across United States, some of whom have clashed with police in riot gear, remained defiant Saturday and vowed to keep their demonstrations going, while several school faculties condemned university presidents who have called in law enforcement to remove protesters.