To Quell Protests, Some Universities Concede to Student Demands

In some cases, a mere promise to consider protesters’ demands was sufficient to deescalate the situation.

A pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California–San Diego in San Diego on May 1, 2024. Yang Jie/The Epoch Times

As pro-Palestinian protests roil college campuses across the United States, some colleges have offered protesters concessions on their demands in exchange for clearing their encampments.

Although specific student demands vary from campus to campus, one core demand remains universal: that colleges divest from Israel. That means withdrawing funds their endowments have invested in businesses that are linked to Israel, as well as ending any academic or business partnerships with Israel.