Student protesters, administrators at Brown University reach deal to clear encampment

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Pro-Palestinian activists agreed to clear the student-run encampment on the Main Campus Green at Brown University. In exchange, their school’s governing body has agreed to vote on a divestment measure at its October meeting.

Brown University students react after a deal was reached with administrators to disband the encampment on April 30, 2024. with the group that launched a pro-Palestinian encampment last week, Brown Divest Coalition.

“I am quite pleased by it. But this has been the demand for every action so far this year–forcing the corporation to have a full body vote on a divestment resolution,” Garo said. Protesters take down a pro-Palestinian encampment after reaching an agreement with Brown University administrators on April 30, 2024. to the school’s governing body, said she thought students felt positive about the agreement, and that she did too.

That section of the agreement reads, “No member of the Brown community—including faculty, staff, graduate students, undergraduate students, or alumni—found to have been involved in the encampment or related activity will face retaliation from the University, including termination of employment or reduction in compensation.”Protesters take down a pro-Palestinian encampment after reaching an agreement with Brown University administrators on April 30, 2024.

 

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