Wisconsin Campuses Strike Deal With Protesters

Pro-Palestinians in Milwaukee and Madison agree to dismantle camps and not distrupt graduation ceremonies, as administators make some concessions.

Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, Wis., on Oct. 12, 2013. Mike McGinnis/Getty Images

Pro-Palestine student protesters have reached an agreement with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and UW-Madison to end their two-week-long encampments.

UWM Chancellor Mark Mone said on May 12 that students have begun dismantling tents on the lawn outside of Mitchell Hall and agreed not to disrupt the university’s commencement ceremonies.