UVa president says he's willing to accept consequences for breaking up campus protest
“If all of you decide I’m not the right leader, that’s your choice."
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“If all of you decide I’m not the right leader, that’s your choice."
UVA President Jim Ryan, UVA Police Chief Tim Longo and other leaders will convene an online town hall on Tuesday to give an update about Saturday's protest near the UVA Chapel and answer questions.
Officials are preparing for graduation ceremonies to be the next flash points for pro-Palestinian protests. Demonstrators briefly interrupted ceremonies over the weekend.
With shock and dismay, we condemn the repression of a peaceful protest of our students by armed state police in riot gear.
UVa President Jim Ryan promised to meet with them. He told them, “We don’t leave the room until we have a solution.” But that’s exactly what happened.