Tag: palestine
May. 23, 2024
Drexel encampment comes to an end as protesters pursue ‘strategic retreat’
Drexel University’s six day long Gaza Solidarity Encampment quietly ended in the early hours of Thursday morning. Encampment members “launched a strategic retreat from campus”…

May. 19, 2024
Gaza Solidarity Encampment set up at Korman Quad
An encampment in solidarity with Palestine was established at Drexel University’s Korman Quad late Saturday afternoon. This comes a day after an attempted occupation of…

May. 10, 2024
Philadelphia Police remove pro-Palestinian encampment and arrest demonstrators at Penn
Early Friday morning, Philadelphia Police moved to dismantle the encampment at the University of Pennsylvania. At 6:00 a.m., 33 protestors, including students and faculty, were…

May. 3, 2024
Trespassing on your own school
On April 18, 2024 the Spectator, Columbia University’s student newspaper, reported that President Shafik of Columbia had identified a student protest as a “clear and…

Apr. 25, 2024
Students begin encampment on Penn’s campus in support of Palestinian people
More than 300 student protestors from universities around the city of Philadelphia assembled today to call for their schools to “disclose, divest, and defend the…

Mar. 1, 2024
Uncovered narratives of the war in Palestine
On Sunday, Feb. 11, I saw a person hanging from a metal rod by her shirt. The shirt, caught on the rod, covered her face…
Feb. 2, 2024
Drexel under investigation for discrimination
On Dec. 20, 2023, Drexel University President John Fry notified staff and students of an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of…

Feb. 2, 2024
DMSA amplifies Muslim and Palestinian student voices
Drexel Muslim Students Association held a closed door town hall with senior university leadership on Jan. 25 to share the experiences of Palestinian and Muslim…
Jan. 19, 2024
Ongoing investigation of antisemitic message left on classroom whiteboard
In a classroom within Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics at 3675 Market Street, a message “glorifying Adolf Hitler” was written on a whiteboard…

Dec. 8, 2023
Fighting hate, embracing unity
Thanksgiving break is typically a time for togetherness and gratitude, a social gathering that college students all around the country look forward to, yearning to…
