Gaza Solidarity Encampment
'Past time': Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro calls on Penn to disband pro-Palestinian encampment
“The University of Pennsylvania has an obligation to their safety,” he said. “It is past time for the university to act, to address this, to disband the encampment, and to restore order and safety on campus.”
Penn places six students on leave of absence due to affiliation with Gaza Solidarity Encampment
A letter addressed to one of the disciplined individuals writes that their participation has contributed to “increasingly unsafe conditions” and “a situation that poses a threat to order and safety.”
Penn implements 'added security' for 2024 Commencement, removes details about student procession
Measures include airport-style security, a no-bag policy, and PennCard checks for all graduates to enter the field.
Penn Hillel, buildings around College Green increase security after encampment expansion
The main entrance to Van Pelt Library is closed to everyone — including Penn students — as of 8:04 p.m. Penn Hillel is also currently on lockdown, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Penn’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment expands following ‘continued bad-faith’ negotiations with admin.
At around 7:30 p.m., members began moving barriers and at least eight tents onto the east side of College Green as a crowd of 200 people chanted “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest.”
LIVE UPDATES: Penn's Gaza Solidarity Encampment expands
A second encampment has appeared with multiple tents to the left of the current encampment on Penn's College Green — the first expansion of the demonstration since it began two weeks ago.
Board of advisors of Katz Center for Judaic Studies asks Penn to end encampment to 'restore order'
The letter, which was acquired by The Daily Pennsylvanian, calls on Jameson to “act immediately,” even if it means inviting the Philadelphia Police Department to campus.
Penn seeks discipline against nine encampment members, declines city presence at negotiations
The encampment spokesperson said that Penn’s administration “doubled down on their oppression toward the encampment” and referred nine students for disciplinary action yesterday.
Ben Messafi | The encampment is self-destructing
Guest columnist Ben Messafi argues the first step to proper civil discourse and de-escalation on campus is to end the encampment.
Zack Ben-Ezra | The free speech double standard
Guest columnist Zack Ben-Ezra calls on Penn leadership to fairly and even handedly uphold free speech and university policy in a viewpoint-neutral manner.
Letter to the Editor | Response to Tulia Falleti
Rachel Stein writes a letter to the editor in response to Tulia Falleti's recent guest column.
Penn’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment welcomes Marc Lamont Hill at rally amid mounting admin. threats
Attendees at the pro-Palestinian rally also alleged additional instances of harassment from two different counterprotesters before and after Hill's remarks.
Students suing Penn over antisemitism response allege 'hostility' from encampment in new filing
The new declarations, which were obtained by The Daily Pennsylvanian, include additional information about the ongoing encampment on College Green and antisemitic actions that have allegedly taken place since it began.
Faresi Alfaresi | Stop invoking the ‘violent, raging, Arab’ stereotype
Guest columnist Faresi Alfaresi asserts that Arab and Muslim students have been consistently ignored and deprioritized by Penn administration, alumni, and the community itself since the escalation of the conflict on Oct. 7.
Ann Farnsworth-Alvear and Zita Cristina Nunes | Why Penn’s guidelines on open expression matter so much right now
Guest columnists Ann Farnsworth-Alvear and Zita Cristina Nunes urge the Penn administration to negotiate with protesters and protect freedom of speech on campus.
Olivia Haynie, Jack Starobin, Evie Klein | Three Jewish students say: stop attacking our professors
Guest Columnists Olivia Haynie, Jack Starobin, and Evie Klein write about their experiences as Jewish students of professors accused of antisemitism.
Encampment is making Penn 'less safe' and organizers are unwilling to negotiate, Jameson says
In a message to the University community around 7 a.m. Monday morning, Jameson reiterated his demand for the encampment to disband but said that Penn was taking a "measured" approach to avoid a more aggressive response that would cause "further disruption."
Natalie Minkovsky | Student protests at Penn
Guest Columnist and Penn parent Natalie Minkovsky praises student protestors’ act of moral conviction and calls on the University’s administration to engage in a dialogue.
Following week-long silence from Penn, both faculty and admin. work to advance encampment negotiations
A faculty member familiar with the matter told The Daily Pennsylvanian conversations are ongoing between administrators and faculty who are “requesting good faith negotiations from both sides to arrive at a peaceful resolution of the conflict.”