IRVINE, Calif.—Classes at UC Irvine are returning to in-person instruction May 17 following a tense period that saw hundreds of law enforcement officers descend on the campus to break up a pro-Palestinian encampment and occupation of a lecture hall in what Chancellor Howard Gillman called “a sad day for our university.”
Students and staff met remotely for classes on Thursday because of the encampments and demonstrations that disrupted campus activities and schedules. Classes will meet in-person Friday and university officials said “all employees should return to work as normal.”
