NYU Suspends Students for a Year Over Anti-Israel Protest Demanding Divestment
“All students identified as participating in these actions were charged with similar violations of NYU’s code of student conduct”

It is heartening to see some schools taking this issue more seriously this year.
Campus Reform reports:
NYU suspends nearly a dozen pro-Palestine students for a year after ‘sit-in’ protest during finals week
New York University (NYU) has suspended at least 11 students until January 2026 for participating in protests last month demanding divestment from Israel.
The university’s chapter of the controversial anti-Israel group Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP) issued a statement on Jan. 10 condemning the suspension.
“In a draconian case of collective punishment, NYU has issued blanket year-long suspensions to students who participated in nonviolent protest on campus on December 11, 2024,” the group posted to its Instagram account. “As of today, at least eleven students have been suspended until January 2026.”
The FJP group announced that the individuals suspended include students who “participated in a sit-in in front of the administration offices” and those who protested in the “lobby of the library.”
“The sit-in was to demand a meeting with administration officials regarding disclosure of and divestment from institutional investments in Israel,” the group explained.
“All students identified as participating in these actions were charged with similar violations of NYU’s code of student conduct,” the FJP group concluded. “Messages sent to suspended students indicate that they are being punished for holding a protest in the library at the end of the semester, claiming that this produced ‘a significant disruptive impact…during a particularly critical time.’”
The Indypendent has reported that the students faced disciplinary procedures for “coordinated and collective disruptive action.” Other NYU students are currently moving through the disciplinary process and have not yet received punishment.
This is not the first time that NYU has made headlines about alleged anti-Semitism on its campus.
Earlier this month, a Title VI discrimination suit was filed against a pro-Palestine professor at the university. The professor, Dr. Linda Luu, canceled a class to make room for protesting against Israel’s counteroffensive in Gaza.

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It always amazes me when students “demand” anything from Administration. Suspension is the appropriate action.
expulsion is a reasonable alternative; it makes a far longer-lasting impression on young minds
Yes, imagine customers disrupting a supermarket and making “demands” on the management.