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USM is cutting five positions as it eliminates its Russell Scholars program.

Chancellor Javier Reyes and members of the University administration addressed the use of state police and University facilities to arrest protesters on May 7.

With protests continuing across the country, responses and action at university, state and national levels have differed. UA officials have taken a variety of stances on how to balance student free speech with concerns of combatting discrimination and preserving student safety.

Pro-Palestinian protesters have held firm on their six demands, while Jewish and Israeli students on Monday released their own set of requests.

“This is really just re-evaluating our relationship as a public institution paid for by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts tax dollars to these companies that perhaps can be labeled as entirely unethical,” Student Trustee Christopher Brady said.