Maddie Khaw

Maddie Khaw

Maddie Khaw is a journalist based in Portland, Oregon, and Boston, Massachusetts. She is currently finishing her undergraduate degree in Journalism at Emerson College in Boston, where she is also mino

7 posts
At UMass’s flagship campus, concern grows over patterns of pro-Palestine repression 
Education

At UMass’s flagship campus, concern grows over patterns of pro-Palestine repression 

Student Kivlighan de Montebello faces suspension after protesting for Palestine on campus, while some activists also raised concerns about the end of an Arabic language program

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6 Min
By: Maddie Khaw
A Massachusetts organization is fighting transgender homelessness, eight rooms at a time
Gender & LGBTQIA+

A Massachusetts organization is fighting transgender homelessness, eight rooms at a time

Stephie Moul had nothing. Then, she found the Transgender Emergency Fund

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6 Min
By: Maddie Khaw
Palestinian flag waved by students outside MIT building
Education

MIT student banned from campus, facing suspension after pro-Palestine activism

Prahlad Iyengar has faced the ire of university officials over actions such as questioning Lockheed Martin recruiters on campus

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6 Min
By: Maddie Khaw
Uncommitted Massachusetts breaks from national movement, urges third-party vote
Politics & Democracy

Uncommitted Massachusetts breaks from national movement, urges third-party vote

“Given the choice between genocide and fascism, we choose neither,” the group’s Massachusetts chapter wrote in a statement Monday

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3 Min
By: Maddie Khaw
ICE has been lying about its racial data collection and whitewashing immigration data, advocacy organizations find
Immigration

ICE has been lying about its racial data collection and whitewashing immigration data, advocacy organizations find

New records obtained by the Black Alliance for Just Immigration challenge Homeland Security’s claim that immigration agencies do not collect racial data

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5 Min
By: Maddie Khaw
color photograph of an outdoor protest. A group of people walk down the middle of a street holding a banner that reads "UMass
Crime, Reform & Abolition

Students navigate legal hearings and potential penalties following pro-Palestine protests

Sebastian Rowan was taken to jail on a Wednesday evening. That Friday, he defended his Ph.D. dissertation proposal. The University of New Hampshire graduate student was arrested in May when police swept a tent encampment students launched at a pro-Palestine protest on campus. Rowan was held overnight in jail,

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5 Min
By: Maddie Khaw
dark photograph of a young man looking out a window
Crime, Reform & Abolition

Tennessee accused of systemic abuse of disabled youth in state custody

Three legal organizations filed suit June 26 against the state of Tennessee, claiming that it illegally mistreats youth with disabilities in juvenile justice facilities.  The complaint, brought by Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT), the Youth Law Center (YLC), and Sanford Heisler Sharp, alleges that the state fails to appropriately evaluate youth

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4 Min
By: Maddie Khaw

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