The end of the spring semester offered a welcome reprieve from campus protests at colleges across the nation. Now, as the new semester commences, keffiyeh-clad students are picking up right where they left off.
Some professors are preparing for disruption. Stanford student Julia Steinberg posted on X that a syllabus for the upcoming semester included a disclaimer: “In order to accommodate anticipated protests and potential disruptions this fall, professors have been asked to make the structure of our class meetings and assignments more flexible.”
“This is insane,” Steinberg posted, sarcastically adding, “‘Ah yes, I care enough to protest but my professors must accommodate my protest schedule because I don’t want my protesting to impact my grade.”
Students Protest as Classes Resume
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