Around 550 arrests have been made in the last week across major US universities as police crackdown on peaceful and iconic protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.
Columbia University
Police arrested more than 100 protesters when they tried to clear a Gaza solidarity encampment last week.
University of Southern California
More than 90 people were arrested on Wednesday night for alleged trespassing.
University of Texas at Austin
The campus was calmer on Thursday, a day after police arrested dozens of students.
George Washington University
About 50 students set up a tent encampment on Thursday.
Harvard University
The university locked most gates into its famous Harvard Yard this week but a camp with still set up.
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
The university said protesters continue to occupy two buildings on campus.
Emerson College
Boston police said on Thursday that 108 people were arrested at an encampment.
New York University
Police said 133 protesters had been taken into custody on Wednesday.
Emory University
Police dismantled a camp on Thursday morning. The Associated Press news agency counted at least 17 people detained.
Northwestern University
Administrators changed the student code of conduct on Thursday to bar tents on its campus as student activists set up an encampment. No arrests have been reported yet.
Yale University
Protests continued Thursday after Monday’s arrest of 48 people.
Fashion Institute of Technology
Protesters set up tents and occupied a building on Thursday at the institute, part of the State University of New York system.
City College of New York
Police and campus security confronted protesters but failed to clear their encampment on Thursday.
Indiana University Bloomington
Police made a number of arrests on Thursday afternoon.
Michigan State University East Lansing Campus
Nearly 30 tents were set up on Thursday afternoon.
