Kirby’s defenses of Biden administration policy regarding the Israel–Hamas war have led to protests against the IOP’s decision to appoint him as its head.
Protests over UCMed’s lack of a Level I adult trauma center beginning in 2010 resulted in student arrests and misconduct by an undercover UCPD officer, forcing the University to reevaluate its protest policies and how it communicates them to students.
As Vietnam War protests raged on campus during the late 1960s, University administrators constructed a new program of discipline that avoided involving Chicago police or the courts.
The changes were announced in a September 24 email from Interim Dean of Students in the University Michael Hayes, as students return to campus for Autumn Quarter.
In emails addressed to members of the University community, Alivisatos and Rasmussen emphasized UChicago’s commitment to free speech while explicitly stating the encampment is in violation of University policy.
At 6:15 p.m., UCUP protesters engaged in a sit-in at the admissions office were arrested by University police officers and began to be processed inside adjacent Walker Museum.
Protestors joined activists from the Obama Community Benefits Agreement Coalition to demand greater University accountability and action in regard to South Side rent increases.
“We can confidently say that students were within their right to protest but treated as guilty and purposely obstructed by administrators and UCPD throughout the action,” an SJP member said.
