College Protest Updates: Police begin dismantling University of Chicago encampment

According to Chicago ABC station WLS, police entered a warehouse at the University of Chicago early Tuesday and began dismantling it.

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said Monday that an LAPD detective will join the school’s investigation to identify those involved in violence against pro-Palestinian protesters on campus last week.

The law enforcement investigation at UCLA is being led by Deputy Chancellor and Chief Safety Officer Rick Braziel. Their goal is to “identify the perpetrators of the violence and hold them accountable,” Block said in a message to the community.

Block said they have asked the FBI for “possible assistance,” as well as Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón for prosecution.

Protesters at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology defied orders to leave the camp on Monday.

Footage from the scene shows demonstrators tearing down the barriers, surrounding the camp and linking arms with each other.

This came after MIT President Sally Kornbluth gave students until 2:30 p.m. ET to leave the on-campus encampment.

According to Kornbluth, the camp on the MIT campus on Kresge Lawn has been going on for more than two weeks.

In a message to the campus community, Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth gave students until 2:30 p.m. on Monday to vacate the campus encampment.

However, protesters remained in the area until after the deadline. It is unclear whether police will intervene and make arrests.

“In short, this prolonged use of the MIT campus as a site for protests without permission, particularly on an issue on which there is such strong disagreement, is no longer safely sustainable,” Kornbluth said.

According to Kornbluth, the camp on the MIT campus on Kresge Lawn has been going on for more than two weeks.

Northwestern University said it has reached an agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters that ends a student and faculty encampment but allows peaceful demonstrations to continue through June 1.

The university said it would “answer questions from all internal stakeholders regarding current or past quarter holdings to the best of its knowledge and to the extent legally possible,” answering a major call from divestment protesters and students across the country for greater transparency about the company’s investments Universities demand.

Northwestern will also re-establish an Investment Stewardship Advisory Committee in the fall, which will include student, faculty and staff representatives.

The university also pledged greater inclusivity by funding two Palestinian faculty members annually and the full cost of attendance for five Palestinian undergraduate students, as well as a commitment to raise funds to sustain the program beyond that commitment.

As part of the agreement, Northwestern says the tents will be removed immediately, but an auxiliary tent will be allowed to remain. Protesters must suspend use of “unapproved” amplified sound.” Protesters who refuse to comply with the agreement will be suspended and unaffiliated individuals will be required to leave campus.