This new school year, UC system takes hard line against campus protests

Demonstrators reinforce the barricade to the encampment as law enforcement officers arrive at the University of California, Irvine, after protesters against the war in Gaza surrounded the physical sciences lecture hall, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, May 15, 2024.

Demonstrators reinforce the barricade to the encampment as law enforcement officers arrive at the University of California, Irvine, after protesters against the war in Gaza surrounded the physical sciences lecture hall, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, May 15, 2024. Photo by REUTERS/Mike Blake.

Protests against the war in Gaza may look different this school year. The UC system is banning encampments, protests that block campus pathways, and masks that hide demonstrators’ faces.

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Nihar Patel, Robin Estrin, Ted Robbins