Columbia students threaten to withhold tuition fees amid Covid protest
by Edward Helmore in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5B8V9)
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Almost 1,800 students at Columbia University in New York are threatening to withhold tuition fees next year, in the latest signal to US academia of widespread preparedness to act on demands to reduce costs and address social justice issues relating to labor, investments and surrounding communities.
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