LOS ANGELES—More than 800 University of California faculty and staff called May 9 for the resignation of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block over the handling of a pro-Palestinian encampment and related violence that erupted on the Westwood campus.
The faculty members all attached their names to an online petition that calls for the ouster of Mr. Block, as well as full amnesty for all students, staff, and faculty who were involved in the encampment. The petition also calls on the university to fully disclose within 30 days all of its investments, and to divest from “all military weapons production companies and supporting systems.”
