Brown University Reaches Deal With Student Protesters, Will ‘Consider’ Divesting From Israel

Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, announced on Tuesday that it has reached a deal with students who were demonstrating in support of Palestinians, ending weeks of protests. Under the new agreement, students agreed to remove their encampment from school grounds by 5 p.m. on Tuesday and “refrain from further actions that would violate Brown’s conduct code through the end of the academic year, which includes Commencement and Reunion Weekend,” according to the school. In return, the Ivy League institution will “consider” divesting from Israel, the university said. Specifically under the terms of the new agreement, five students will be invited to meet with five members of the Corporation of Brown University in May to present their arguments as to why the school’s endowment should be divested away from companies they allege are “enabling and profiting from the genocide in Gaza.”...