University of Chicago students protest trustees’ ties to Israel as war in Gaza continues

University Removes Protestors from GPS Event

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.  On May 20, 2025, Chancellor Khosla along with Academic Senate Chair Olivia Graeve sent a joint message to the UCSD student body regarding what they called an “Event Disruption.” The event in question, titled “Israel Today: Threats and Opportunities”, was hosted by the UCSD School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) Department on May 19, 2025. The event itself was a lecture by Ido…

U. of C. students protest trustees’ ties to Israel as war in Gaza continues – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

Eman Abdelhadi, assistant professor in the department of comparative human development, claimed the majority of the university’s board of trustees have some kind of personal investment in Israel. “This movement is not going away,” Abdelhadi said. “People are going to persist in their protests.”

Stanford leaders address federal actions at Academic Council

University leaders, including University president Jonathan Levin ’94 and Provost Jenny Martinez, discussed free speech, research funding and the role of the federal government in higher education at the annual Academic Council meeting Thursday.  Just outside the meeting, a group of pro-Palestine protesters held signs and took up chants criticizing the University’s stance on divestment from Israel, a demonstration that came amid an ongoing hunge…

University of Chicago students protest trustees’ ties to Israel as war in Gaza continues

CHICAGO — The morning after the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington on Wednesday night, university protests in Chicago against the Israel-Hamas war continued.

U. of C. students protest trustees’ ties to Israel as war in Gaza continues

The morning after the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington on Wednesday night, university protests in Chicago against the Israel-Hamas war continued. Wednesday’s attack was a marked display of antisemitism as Israel ramps up its offensive in the Gaza Strip. Federal authorities told police that the suspect, Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, shouted “Free, free Palestine” when he was taken into custody. Demonstrations have …