The spring 2024 semester was marked by student protests across the country. On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll speak with an organizer at Bard College, where administration officials reached an agreement with Pro-Palestinian demonstrators.



A new public authority is hoping to steer the future of a recently-closed college in Albany, New York.



And we’ll learn about a rare fern with a record-setting genome.

The spring 2024 semester was marked by student protests across the country. On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll speak with an organizer at Bard College, where administration officials reached an agreement with Pro-Palestinian demonstrators. A new public authority is hoping to steer the future of a recently-closed college in Albany, New York. And we’ll learn about a rare fern with a record-setting genome.

Student demands and a record-setting genome

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