UC Irvine to Resume In-Person Classes Friday After Encampment Clearing

IRVINE, Calif.—Classes at UC Irvine are returning to in-person instruction May 17 following a tense period that saw hundreds of law enforcement officers descend on the campus to break up a pro-Palestinian encampment and occupation of a lecture hall in what Chancellor Howard Gillman called “a sad day for our university.” Students and staff met remotely for classes on Thursday because of the encampments and demonstrations that disrupted campus activities and schedules. Classes will meet in-person Friday and university officials said “all employees should return to work as normal.” There were 47 people, including two who identified themselves as UCI faculty members, who were arrested during the Wednesday afternoon operation, during which officers and deputies from more than a half-dozen agencies cleared a Gaza solidarity encampment, more than two weeks after it was established....