Indiana U Suspends Anti-Israel Student Group Over Campus Disruptions
“We can’t let one person or group’s expression infringe on the rights of others, disrupt learning experiences for our students or interrupt regular university business”
Why can’t these groups protest without making a total nuisance of themselves? We see this over and over again.
Campus Reform reports:
Indiana University suspends pro-Palestinian student group over campus disruptions
Indiana University in Bloomington has suspended the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC), one of its largest pro-Palestinian student organizations, ahead of the fall 2025 semester.
In a letter dated Aug. 15, IU’s Office of Student Conduct accused the group of disorderly conduct that allegedly disrupted operations and caused property damage during the 2023–24 and 2024–25 academic years, The Herald-Times reported. The letter ordered the PSC to cease all activity and submit a roster of active members. University spokesperson Teresa Mackin confirmed that the investigation remains ongoing.
PSC faculty adviser Amr Sabry dismissed the allegations as “vague” and questioned the timing of the suspension, noting that the fall semester had not yet begun.
The PSC has been one of the most visible pro-Palestinian groups on campus, according to the Indiana Daily Student. It organized a 100-day encampment on Dunn Meadow in April 2024, during which more than 50 protesters were arrested in the first three days. The group has also used social media to demand that IU cut ties with Israel and to call for the resignations of top administrators, including President Pamela Whitten.
The suspension comes as IU faces ongoing challenges balancing student activism with campus operations. In 2024, the Board of Trustees revised protest policies to ban tents, unapproved signage, and “expressive activity” outside the hours of 6 a.m.–11 p.m., following multiple disruptive demonstrations.
“We can’t let one person or group’s expression infringe on the rights of others, disrupt learning experiences for our students or interrupt regular university business,” Board Chairman W. Quinn Buckner said at the time.
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I always held the belief that students who were accepted and paid good money to a college were there to study and learn: it appears I was incorrect; some arre there to dictate a university/college’s policies and intimidate other students.
Some schools, however, have finally found the testicular fortitude to take a stand.
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