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  • On Tuesday, Brown University student protestors reportedly agreed to end their protests and disband their encampment after the University decided to vote on divestment from companies that allegedly profit from Israel's war against Gaza. Brown University
  • Brown Pres. Christina H. Paxson said that the university's corporate board will vote on a proposal for disinvestment — to be provided by a group of five students this month — in October, adding protesting students will not be suspended or expelled for violating Brown's policies. The Hill
  • The student protesters had urged the university to divest from companies linked to the Israeli government and dismiss charges against 41 students arrested on Dec. 11. Brown declined to accept the latter request. The Brown Daily Herald
  • Though the agreement mandates that charges against student protestors will not be dropped, Brown will continue investigating reports of bias, harassment, and discrimination on campus. UPI
  • This development comes amid ongoing campus protests that have escalated including at Columbia University, Portland State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. New York Times (LR: 2 CP: 5)

Progressive narrative:

  • Brown University must support a Gaza cease-fire, grant amnesty to student protestors, and divest from companies linked to Israel's military. As hundreds of its alums and faculty have said, the university's choices will reflect on its leadership. The student groups have held up a mirror to the university and its authorities. It's time for them to look deeply at what they see.
    THE BROWN DAILY HERALD

Conservative narrative:

  • Brown University's administration has sadly caved to protestors who are espousing antisemitic, anti-Israel, and anti-US points of view. Rather than restoring campus safety and operations with the help of law enforcement, Brown has succumbed to a woke wob mentality that ultimately makes the student body feel unsafe. This outcome is a stain on this Ivy League institution.
    FOX NEWS (LR: 4 CP: 4)

Nerd narrative:

  • There's a 2% chance that there will be UN peacekeeping troops in Gaza on May 31, 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
    METACULUS (LR: 3 CP: 3)
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