"Nearly all of the 58 students placed on probation - the highest number since at least the 2017-2018 academic year - were disciplined for participating in a November 2023 pro-Palestine occupation of University Hall and an April to May 2024 pro-Palestine encampment at Harvard Yard, according to the Crimson. An additional 31 students were "formally admonished" but not placed on probation."
"Students on probation are monitored by the university's Administrative Board and can be asked to withdraw if they commit additional violations, according to the university's student handbook. The Administrative Board initially suspended five students for their involvement in the Harvard Yard encampment but later downgraded the suspensions to probationary periods, according to the Crimson. A committee of faculty and administrators also reviewed the board's practices after students and faculty criticized the disciplinary actions taken against the students as "out of sync with past board precedent.""
Disciplinary cases at Harvard University tripled during the 2023–2024 academic year amid widespread pro-Palestine protests. Ninety students faced discipline, with more than half accused of violating protest policies or joining unsanctioned demonstrations. The university tightened protest rules in early 2024, prompting stricter enforcement that spring. Fifty-eight students received probation—the highest since at least 2017–2018—largely for a November 2023 occupation of University Hall and an April–May 2024 encampment at Harvard Yard. An additional 31 students were formally admonished. Students on probation are monitored by the Administrative Board and can be asked to withdraw for further violations. Suspensions for five students were later reduced to probation.
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