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The University said the proposed meeting would involve a discussion of “topics related to the University, Israel, and divestment,” according to an email obtained by the Maroon.
Editor’s note: Kelly X. Hui attended the quad protests and documented them as a protester with Students for Justice in Palestine UChicago and as an organizer with #CareNotCops and UChicago United for Palestine. The identities of protesters and organizers were kept anonymous. On Monday, October 16, UChicago community members begin to occupy the main quad..
On Wednesday, November 1, University President Paul Alivisatos and Dean of Students Michele Rasmussen outlined the University’s policies regarding protests and demonstrations in emails addressed to the University community and students respectively. The emails came after demonstrations relating to the Israel-Hamas war took place on campus, including Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at UChicago’s.