How the University of Minnesota handled student protests

[iemanja]

Through negotiation.

BREAKING: Closed buildings to open Thursday at noon, encampment scheduled to end

Interim President Jeff Ettinger sent out a campus-wide email Thursday morning announcing the agreement to end the encampment on Northrop Mall at noon, which was erected to demand an array of asks from the University of Minnesota administration and Board of Regents. . . .

The University has committed to making progress for six of the coalition’s demands:

(1) Divest: The protestors will be provided an opportunity to address the Board of Regents at their meeting on May 10.

2) Ban Employers: Meet with career services to discuss banning recruitment from arms manufacturers.

3) Boycott: Explore relationships with Palestinian universities and examine relationships with Israeli universities.

4) Disclose university holdings in public companies.

5) Thawabit: Find ways to better support Palestinian students.

(6) Amnesty: The University administration recommended to the University of Minnesota Police Department that UMPD does not arrest or charge anyone for criminal offenses because of activities that occurred throughout the past few days, noting that would only be honored if the encampment “is removed without incident.” Additionally, the agreement noted that the University is advocating for leniency with the Minneapolis City Attorney.

https://mndaily.com/284032/top-story/breaking-closed-buildings-to-open-thursday-at-noon-encampment-scheduled-to-end/?utm_source=MN+Daily+News+-+Email+Edition&utm_campaign=0852935725-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_05_02_01_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-0852935725-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

Now, a lot of this amounts to kicking the can down the road, but it has allowed them to reopen the Mall area of the East Bank of campus, which has been closed the last few days.

[uponit7771]

1. Last time this many kids were this upset about war the peaceful ones were right to be upset and M$M reacted very similar

... fashion

I think I'll side on the sentiment of the kids again, they have a decent track record

[JustAnotherGen]

2. We'll find them anyways

Ban Employers: Meet with career services to discuss banning recruitment from arms manufacturers.

America is not going to stop making weapons of war - not when Ukraine desperately needs them. And - we need to get bright young engineers to continue to develop and make them smarter.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

7. Yeah, but it's gross.

The University doesn't need to feed the war machine. I'm sure the war machine will find them anyway (or the people that want to work for the war machine will find the machine), but I agree that it doesn't need to be actively recruiting on campus.

[stopdiggin]

3. and the encampment was cleared (and remains so)?

sounds like a different group of protesters to me ...
(but willing to listen and learn)

[iemanja]

4. It's supposed to be closing at noon

so we'll see.

Did Columbia try negotiation? The students may not be the only ones who are different.

[stopdiggin]

5. Columbia very definitely tried to engage in talks (for weeks) -(nt)-

[iemanja]

6. Okay

Ty for the info.