While the apparent end of Columbia’s pro-Palestinian encampments was marred by a takeover of a building, a mass arrest, and a widespread condemnation of the heavy police presence, encampments came down voluntarily at Brown and other peer institutions like Northwestern University.
More than 100 people were taken into custody this week during a crackdown at Columbia University, where the protests and encampments over the Israel-Hamas war began.
Anti-war demonstrations ceased this week at a small number of U.S. universities after school leaders struck deals with pro-Palestinian protesters.The agreements stand out amid the chaotic scenes and 2,400-plus arrests on 46 campuses across the nation since April 17.