The president of George Washington University is stepping up his rhetoric against the pro-Palestinian camp George Washington University President Ellen Granberg said the pro-Palestinian encampment that has occupied part of the university’s campus for more than a week “has evolved into what can only be classified as an illegal and potentially dangerous occupation of GW property.” Granberg contrasted the encampment …

Princeton University students go on hunger strike Some students at Princeton University in New Jersey have gone on hunger strike “in solidarity with Gaza,” according to a student protest group. Princeton Israeli Apartheid Divest said that participants in the strike will withhold all food and drink – except water – until their demands are met. Protesters demanded that the university …

UCLA will resume regular operations today The University of California, Los Angeles, will resume operations on Monday and “plans to remain this way for the rest of the week,” campus officials said. “Faculty are encouraged to resume teaching in person as soon as possible, but may continue courses remotely at their discretion until next Friday, May 10, without requiring departmental …

Princeton said medical experts were monitoring a group of students on hunger strike Princeton University officials are aware of a group of students who have gone on hunger strike “in solidarity with Gaza,” and told CNN medical experts are monitoring the group. “We are concerned about their well-being,” Michael Hotchkiss, assistant vice president for communications at Princeton University, told CNN …

This is what happened at US campus protests this weekend Graduation ceremonies began at colleges and universities across the US this weekend, as administrators grappled with massive pro-Palestinian protests on campus. Demands varied, but most protesters called for their schools to divest from companies and other entities they say support or benefit from Israel’s war on Gaza. Here are the …

How some schools end protests without a massive police operation After lengthy protests, pro-Palestinian encampments on the campuses of Ivy League schools Columbia and Brown came down last week. But while the end of the Columbia encampment was marred by building takeovers, mass arrests, and widespread criticism of a heavy police presence, the encampments came down voluntarily at Brown and …

UCLA is creating a new security office and vowing “immediate change” after campus violence The University of California, Los Angeles, said it would change the school’s security operations following violence at recent campus protests over the war in Gaza. Chancellor Gene D. Block announced the move Sunday, saying that “immediate changes are needed in the way we administer security operations” …

This is where university protesters have been arrested across the US so far The number of campus protesters arrested at demonstrations across the US continues to rise since the first protester was arrested at Columbia University two weeks ago. More than 250 protesters were arrested on May 2, after April 30 saw the largest number of arrests in a day …

Police tactics at campus protests reveal differences and lessons learned after George Floyd As universities and colleges across the US turn to police to clear their campuses of protests over Israel’s assault on Gaza, the response by law enforcement is under heightened scrutiny after thousands have been arrested since mid-April. Recorded footage of physical — and in some cases violent …

Republican and Democratic officials weighed in on the campus protests in interviews Sunday Republican and Democratic officials used cable news interviews Sunday morning to address ongoing protests on college campuses against the war in Gaza. Here are some recent statements: Mitch Landrieu, national co-chairman of the Biden-Harris campaign and former mayor of New Orleans, insisted that there is “no place” …