What can colleges learn from the pro-Palestinian protesters’ deal at a UC campus?
University campuses have been roiled by turmoil over the latest war between Israel and Hamas. Pro-Palestinian protesters made little progress in finding common ground with administrators on many University of California campuses. Encampments came down no
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Show Notes
University campuses have been roiled by turmoil over the latest war between Israel and Hamas. Pro-Palestinian protesters made little progress in finding common ground with administrators on many University of California campuses. Encampments came down not through mutual agreements but when administrators called in police.
But what happened at UC Riverside, a campus with a reputation for being welcoming to Middle Eastern students, was different. Protesters were able to forge a deal with administrators without the arrests or violent clashes with police. What can other universities learn from the deal reached on the Riverside campus?
Guests:
- Samia Alkam, UC Riverside doctoral student and lead negotiator for pro-Palestinian students
- Michael Burke, higher education reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource:
- How pro-Palestinian protesters at one UC campus got a deal
- UC has $32 billion in assets targeted by pro-Palestinian protesters, but no plans to divest
- UCLA chancellor faces Congress, says he regrets not removing encampment sooner
- College commencements face disruption from pro-Palestinian protests
- Police tear apart encampment, disperse protesters on UCLA campus
Education Beat is a weekly podcast. This episode is hosted by EdSource’s Emma Gallegos and produced by Coby McDonald.