Pro-Palestinian demonstrations continued at major US universities into Friday night, decrying Israel's bombing of Gaza.
Throughout the week, several schools called in the police against the protesters, leading to hundreds of arrests across the country. Protesters demanded schools divest campus funds from entities linked to Israel.
Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed more than 34,000 Palestinians, according to the enclave's health ministry. Hamas' deadly attack on Israel on October 7 killed an estimated 1,200 people.
College administrators are facing increasing pressure from lawmakers to rein in the protests. At Columbia — the epicenter of the protests — the school's senate passed a resolution late Friday to investigate the university's handling of the protests.
Here are the latest developments:
Arizona State University: Police at Arizona State University arrested three people Friday on suspicion of trespassing “in connection with the establishment of an unauthorized encampment,” a university spokesman said.
Barnard College: The school said it reached resolutions with “virtually all students previously suspended” for participating in the protest camp on the Columbia campus.
Columbia University: The university banned a student representative of Columbia University's Apartheid Divest coalition who said in January “Zionists don't deserve to live.” He then apologized.
Denver Campuses: At a joint campus for the University of Colorado Denver, Denver Community College and Metropolitan State University of Denver, about 40 of the roughly 100 people who set up a pro-Palestinian encampment were arrested Friday, the campus said in a statement.
Emory University: Faculty gathered on campus to voice their concerns about the violent arrests that took place on campus Thursday, with tenured faculty calling on university president Gregory Fenves to resign over the decision to call in state and local police to clear the protesters.
George Washington University: The university said Friday that any student who remains in University Yard may be subject to temporary suspension and administrative exclusion from campus.
Ohio State University: A total of 36 protesters were arrested Thursday night after defying orders to disperse, according to a preliminary university report.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: More than 75 students gathered Friday to set up camp at the school, demanding the university divest from companies that invest in Israel and its military operations.
University of Southern California: said school president Carol L. Folt in a statement the campus has become unsafe and the university will investigate and take action to protect all USC students, faculty and staff.
University of Texas at Austin: The school has put the Palestine Solidarity Committee on “temporary suspension.” The group organized Wednesday's event, which resulted in more than 50 arrests.
Virginia Tech: School officials on Friday issued a statement about an encampment on campus, saying they told protesters the event did not comply with university policy.
Yale University: A letter from School of Justice in Palestine The organization criticized the arrests of students this week and said faculty were ready to stage walkouts and boycott Yale's graduation ceremonies. Another letter denounced the Yale administration for failing to “take up your responsibility to protect Jewish students, staff and faculty at Yale.”
