Police clear pro-Palestinian encampment on campus of University of Chicago
The action began around daybreak Tuesday as campus police surrounded the university’s main quadrangle.
With the largest education reporting team in Illinois, WBEZ Education covers the issues that matter to students, parents, educators, as well as the general public. Our coverage includes Chicago Public Schools, other city schools, youth culture, suburban schools, state education issues and higher education.
The action began around daybreak Tuesday as campus police surrounded the university’s main quadrangle.
In 1963, nearly half of all Chicago students walked out of school to protest segregation and inequity, laying the groundwork for decades of protests to come.
Counter-protesters at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus reportedly tried to clash with protesters. Sixty-eight protestors were arrested at the School of the Art Institute.
The move is symbolic because CPS has the final say, but offers insight into how a new needs-based approach to distributing money is playing out.
“Fossil wonderland” opens in 6,000-square-foot facility that will also house life-sized 3D renderings of ancient animals and multipurpose areas for community programs.
A breakdown in the financial aid process means students are making one of the biggest purchases of their lives without knowing how much it will cost.
Anti-war protests have swept college campuses in recent weeks as students support Palestinians in Israel’s attacks on Gaza, decry what they call censorship from their universities and call on institutions to divest from weapons manufacturers and companies supporting Israel.
The backlash comes days after the university made an agreement with encampment organizers to take steps toward divesting from Israel.
The campus joins protests across the country calling on universities to divest from companies supporting Israel.
Hundreds of University of Chicago students set up an encampment in the Main Quadrangle on Monday, joining groups on over 100 university campuses nationwide in support of Palestinians.