Pro-Palestinian protesters at Brown reach deal with university

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May 01, 2024

Demonstrators unfurl a banner on a lawn after an encampment protesting the Israel-Hamas war was taken down at Brown University, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Providence, R.I. Brown University administrators and leaders of several student groups on Tuesday said a deal would end a protest there by evening. The statements said President Christina Paxson had committed to an October vote by the school's governing board on the students' divestment proposal. (David Goldman/AP)

At Brown University, pro-Palestinian protestors have reached an agreement with the university.

On Tuesday, university leaders promised to discuss and vote on divesting funds from companies connected to Israel in exchange for protestors dismantling the encampment. The vote will take place in October.

We hear from Owen Dahlkamp, section editor with the Brown Daily Herald, the university’s student newspaper.

This segment aired on May 1, 2024.

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