Protesters demanded schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies enabling the conflict.

Jewish students expressed fear and reported antisemitic slurs.

Northeastern University in Boston cleared an encampment, stating it had been infiltrated by outside organizers.

The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) called for the disbanding of a protest encampment on its campus, as stated in a post on social media platform X.

Interim President J.

Larry Jameson cited violations of the university's facilities policies and open expression guidelines, as well as state and federal law.

Some protesters engaged in harassing and intimidating comments and actions, and vandalism of a statue with antisemitic graffiti was described as "especially reprehensible" and will be investigated as a hate crime.

President Jameson expressed sadness and troubled over the disregard for respectful discourse, open expression, and efforts to create a hate-free and inclusive community.

Protesters at Columbia University, who have been advocating for Palestinian causes, clashed with police last week, resulting in over 100 arrests.

In response, the university's senate established a task force to examine the administration's leadership.

The university had previously set deadlines for the removal of the protest encampment but then decided against bringing back the police due to the potential for further conflict.

Faculty members at universities in California, Georgia, and Texas have expressed their disapproval through symbolic votes of no confidence in their leadership due to decisions to call in law enforcement, leading to mass arrests across the country.

Protesters at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt and Denver's Auraria Campus have refused to leave despite deadlines and threats of arrest.

The Humboldt protesters have barricaded themselves in a building since Monday, and the university gave them until Friday to leave without being immediately arrested.

The deadline passed, and only some protesters complied.

The campus was closed for the rest of the semester after protesters resisted police earlier in the week.

In Denver, about 40 protesters were arrested on trespassing charges as police cleared an encampment at Auraria Campus.

Student negotiators at the Columbia encampment reported an impasse with administrators and plan to continue their protest, as their primary demand for divestment has not been met.

Columbia University's leadership expressed support for ongoing student protests in a letter to students on Friday.

President Minouche Shafik faced criticism from faculty, but maintained trustee support.

A report by the university senate's executive committee accused Shafik and her administration of harming Columbia through actions like calling in police, suspending protest groups, and hiring private investigators.

Separately, student protester Khymani James retracted comments from an January video where he expressed wanting to harm Zionists.

James, a spokesperson for the pro-Palestinian group Columbia University Apartheid Divest, apologized for making a wrong statement.

He was banned from campus following the apology.

Protests against police brutality and racial inequality spread to France, where students blocked access to a campus building, and to the US, where demonstrations occurred at Indiana University, Ohio State University, and the University of Connecticut, resulting in multiple arrests.

The nature of James' controversial statement was not specified in the text.

The University of Southern California (USC) cancelled its May 10 graduation ceremony due to over 90 protests that resulted in arrests the previous day.

Despite the cancellation, USC will still hold numerous commencement events, including individual school ceremonies.

Notably, faculty members have initiated or passed votes of no confidence in the presidents at Cal Poly Humboldt, University of Texas at Austin, and Emory University.