Tag: Sit-In

Syracuse U Students Continue Sit-in But Agree to Negotiate With Administration

#NotAgainSU, a body of students protesting racism and prejudice on campus, hopes to soon hold negotiations with Syracuse University (SU), following an evening of protests yesterday, reported Syracuse.com. In response to more than 20 hate-related incidents last semester, roughly 30-50 of the group’s protesters have continued to occupy an administrative building for 11 days in […]

February 27, 2020

After Warning, Syracuse University Suspends Around 30 Student Protesters

Syracuse University has suspended around 30 student-protesters after they announced an “occupation” of Crouse-Hinds Hall, where Chancellor Kent Syverud’s office is located. According to The Post-Standard, they had brought pillows and blankets with the intention of staying throughout the week. The protesters were part of the group #NotAgainSU, which formed late last year in response […]

February 18, 2020

Harvard University Students Host Sit-In, Demand Ethnic Studies Department

Around 50 Harvard University students hosted a sit-in last week demanding the establishment of an ethnic studies department on campus. The students occupied Harvard’s Office of Admissions and Financial Aid shortly after the school’s early action admissions decisions were released. The students argued that the university needed to increase its commitment to diversity beyond race-conscious […]

December 15, 2019

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