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Mississippi
Dozens of students held a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Mississippi, but were escorted into a building by police after counter-protesters intimidated the pro-Palestinian protesters into ending the event early. [204] [205] One counter-protester was filmed making monkey noises towards a Black protester, causing backlash. [206] The White House called it racist and undignified. [207]

A protest was held at the University of Southern Mississippi on May 7. Around 50 protesters were present, and there were no counter-protesters. [208]

Missouri
About 50 protesters from the university and the community gathered at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. An alumnus of the school who is a current student at Columbia University spoke at the event. Police from Richmond Heights, St. Louis County, St. Louis Metro, and Washington University were called to disburse the small crowd. [209] [210] On April 27, more than 80 protesters were arrested, [211] including Green Party U.S. presidential candidate Jill Stein and her campaign managers, according to the campaign's communications director. [212] During the arrests, police broke the ribs of history professor Steve Tamari. [213]

On April 29, students held a protest march at the University of Missouri, [214] while students at University of Missouri–Kansas City set up an encampment. [215]

On May 1, a protest was held at Saint Louis University. [216]

On May 3, protesters held a sit-in at the Missouri State University student union. [217] [218] The same day, a protest was held at Southeast Missouri State University. [219]

Nevada
A pro-Palestinian protest was held at the University of Nevada, Reno on April 26. [220]

On May 1, a protest was held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. [221]

New Hampshire
Around 200 people demonstrated at Dartmouth College's campus on April 25. [222] Another protest was held at the University of New Hampshire on the same day, where demonstrators called for UNH to divest from companies based in Israel. [223] Additional protests were held at both universities on May 1, with police arresting protesters at both locations as they attempted to set up encampments. [224] [225] Police in riot gear arrested 90 people at Dartmouth. [226] [227] Among the arrested included history professor Annelise Orleck, who described the police actions as "brutal" and "punitive", after she was tackled and knelt on by police. [228]

A protest was held at Keene State College on April 29. [229]

New Jersey
On April 22, faculty and staff at Princeton issued a pledge to withhold labor from Columbia University until it meets their demands to reinstate students who were wrongly suspended for protesting, remove the NYPD from Columbia campus and reverse the suspension of two pro-Palestinian student groups. [230] On April 24, plans for a "Princeton Gaza Solidarity Encampment" were intercepted by the conservative leaning National Review. [231] On April 15, about 100 students started an encampment in McCosh Courtyard, declaring "We're gonna be here until the University divests." Two people were arrested before 10 am. [232]

Demonstrations took place in Princeton University and Rutgers University on April 29, with an encampment being built on the College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick. [233] [234] Two days later, protesters at Rutgers' Newark campus set up an encampment in front of Rutgers Law School. [235] On May 2, the encampment on College Avenue was given a deadline by the university to leave or face action by law enforcement. [236] Shortly after the deadline, protesters dismantled the encampment after reaching an agreement with administrators. [237]

New Mexico
On April 24, a solidarity encampment set up near the duck pond at University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Protesters demanded that the university divest from Israel and arms manufacturers that are known to use research from UNM faculty and students. [238] [239] Police detained 16 people at the student union on the night of April 29. [240] On May 14, UNM gave protesters an ultimatum to leave the encampment. The twenty-four day old encampment was still in place more than twelve hours after the deadline. About 50 people were given formal notice to vacate by police. [241] On May 15, dozens of protesters were arrested for criminal trespass and wrongful use of property. [242] On May 16, the UNM Board of Regent's took public comment at a chaotic scheduled meeting. [243]

An encampment was set up at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces on April 29. [244] On April 6, the protesters voluntarily dismantled their encampment after the University president stated that they could not locate any investments in Israel. On April 9, protesters organized a sit-in at Hadley Hall at NMSU. Police arrested 13 people on charges ranging from misdemeanor trespassing, vandalism and assaulting a peace officer. [245] [246]

New York
Students at Barnard College joined the encampment at Columbia University. 53 students were arrested and suspended, but the college reversed "nearly all" the suspensions. [247]

Police took down tents outside the Stern School of Business at New York University on April 22. [248] 133 protesters were arrested. [249] Helga Tawil-Souri, a professor at NYU, said, "They brought in the police—hundreds of policemen in riot gear". [250] Solidarity sit-ins were also held at NYU's campuses in Berlin, Germany, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. [251]

Authorities at NYU have alleged that some participants in the protests had no link to the university, and Columbia's president alleged that people not affiliated with the university had joined the protests, exploiting and increasing tensions on campus. [252]

On April 22, 2024, Cornell University undergraduates supported, by a 2–1 margin, a referendum calling for a permanent ceasefire and divestment from weapons manufacturers supporting Israel. [253] On April 25, 2024, Cornell students erected an encampment, calling on the university to divest from companies involved with the "ongoing genocide" in Gaza. [254] Cornell University suspended four student protesters on April 27, 2024. [255] Three days later, Cornell administrators threatened students with a second wave of suspensions. [256] Two additional students were suspended by Cornell. [257] One of the suspended students stated, "We've had death threats. We've had – while we were praying Salat al-Jum'ah – we've had police videoing and take pictures of us". [258]

A group called "The New School's Students for Justice in Palestine" established a solidarity encampment inside the University Center building on April 21. [259] On April 25, a student-built encampment was established at the West Harlem campus of the City College of New York (CCNY). The encampment was joined by a number of Hasidic Jews. [260] The same day, students at the Fashion Institute of Technology occupied the school's Shirley Goodman Resource Center building. [261]

More than a dozen tents were spotted at a solidarity encampment at University of Rochester's River Campus on April 23. [262] On April 24, the university's faculty senate stated its intention to investigate its ties to Israel. [263] An encampment was set up at Syracuse University on April 29. [264]

On April 20, a die-in protest was held at Ithaca College. [265] On April 25, peaceful protests were held at Hofstra University [266] and St. John's University. [267] A peaceful protest was held on April 29 at Adelphi University. [268]

Beginning on April 28, an encampment was established at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie. [269] Two days later, students at Stony Brook University formed an encampment on the Staller Steps. [270] [271]

A protest was held at Fordham University on April 25. [272] Five days later on May 1 an encampment was set up, which was cleared by the NYPD later in the day. [273]

On April 30, nearly 300 students were arrested at Columbia and CCNY. [274] One day prior, members of the Professional Staff Congress voted to strike on May Day in support of the CUNY students' demands, an action considered significant due to the prohibition of strikes by public sector workers under the Taylor Law. [275]

An encampment was set up at Binghamton University on May 1. [276] Police at the University at Buffalo arrested several people as they tried to set up an encampment. Earlier in the day a peaceful protest was held at nearby Buffalo State University. [277]

On May 1, an encampment was set up at SUNY New Paltz. [278] On May 2, police arrested 133 people and dismantled the encampment. [279]

An encampment was set up at SUNY Purchase on May 2. [280] Police arrested 70 people the following morning. [281] Also on May 2, a sit-in was held at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. [282]

On May 3, in the early morning, police cleared two encampments, arresting 13 protesters at NYU and 43 at the New School. [283] [284] Around noon, hundreds more protested the clearings near the Elmer Holmes Bobst Library at NYU. Witnesses who alleged the police did not give those arrested their Miranda warnings spoke at this rally. [285]

On May 6, the day of the annual Met Gala funtraising event, protesters gathered at nearby Hunter College. They then marched from Hunter College to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the event was being held. 27 people were arrested, mostly for disorderly conduct. [286] Protests were also held at Bard College and Baruch College the same day. [287] [288]

On May 9, a protest was held by students and faculty at the Cooper Union. [289] Another protest was held at Baruch on the same day. [290]

On May 14, protesters began occupying a building at the CUNY Graduate Center. [291]

On May 17, protesters at Bard College began occupying a building on campus. They dubbed the building "Shaima's Hall", in honor of Shaima Refaat Alareer, daughter of poet Refaat Alareer. [292]

On May 23, several protesters walked out of the College of Staten Island graduation ceremony in support of Gaza. A group of protesters got into an argument with a CUNY public safety officer, during which the officer told the protesters "I support genocide" and "I support killing all you guys, how about that?". A College of Staten Island spokesperson said the officer was suspended pending further review. [293]

Eight CUNY law students filed a lawsuit against the school relating to policy changes at their commencement ceremony on May 23 alleging violation of free speech rights. [294]

North Carolina
A solidarity encampment zone at University of North Carolina at Charlotte was set up on April 22. They were told by security to disembark but they decided to remain until at least April 25 when the Board of Trustees meets again. [295]

Another encampment was set up at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on April 26. After negotiations, the organizers agreed to take the tents down in exchange for being allowed to stay at the site. [296] Students from North Carolina State University and Duke University joined to form the "Triangle Gaza Solidarity Encampment." [297]

A pro-Palestinian rally was held at Duke University on April 26. [298] Police arrested a woman during a protest at North Carolina State University on April 30. The protest had been organized to support demonstrators at UNC-Chapel Hill. [299]

An encampment was set up at Wake Forest University on May 1. Campus police dismantled it on May 3. [300] At the University of North Carolina at Asheville, protesters staged a "soft encampment" protest. Organizers said they would leave when the semester ended and would not stay overnight. [301]

A protest march was held at North Carolina A&T State University on May 3. [302]

Ohio
On April 19, SJP organizers at Miami University staged a walkout with about 15 students in support of protestors that had been arrested at Columbia. The University of Cincinnati SJP chapter promoted the Ohio State University encampments. [303] The same day, students at Case Western Reserve University held a die-in during Admitted Students Day. [304] Police detained at least twenty people at an encampment at Case Western on April 29. [305]

After a gathering at a campus amphitheater and a protest outside of a board meeting, two students at Ohio State University (OSU) were arrested for criminal trespass on April 23. [306] Two days later, a third student was arrested outside of the Ohio Union during a Gaza encampment around 10 am, with campus police demanding that the protestors vacate the space since they had not reserved it. [307]

On April 25, the OSU student newspaper The Lantern initially reported that there were state troopers on the roof of the Ohio Union, saying that they were unarmed and citing Ben Johnson, a university spokesperson, who had said that they had only been using surveillance scopes. The Lantern later deleted the article and published a new version as Johnson later said that the troopers used long-range firearms, starting at around 10 pm. [308] [309]

On April 29, students at Oberlin College held a rally and established an encampment. [310] [311] The month before, student representatives of Students for a Free Palestine and Jews for a Free Palestine met with administrators to discuss a formal divestment from Israeli companies. [312]

On April 30, a protest was held at Denison University. The day after, protests were held at Ohio University and Kenyon College. [313] [314]

On May 2, an encampment was set up at Miami University. [315]

On May 4, a protest was held at Kent State University. The protest occurred during a ceremony marking the 54th anniversary of the Kent State shootings, where National Guard members shot and killed four people during an anti-war protest. [316] [317]

On May 11, police at Xavier University arrested two protesters outside of the university's undergraduate ceremony. The two were charged with criminal trespassing, a misdemeanor, and conspiracy while wearing disguise, a felony charge for committing a crime (including misdemeanors) with two or more people while wearing masks. [318]

Oklahoma
Demonstrations were held at the University of Oklahoma and University of Tulsa on May 1. [319] [320] The day after, a protest was held at Oklahoma State University-Stillwater. [321]

Oregon
Oregon State University students held a campus protest on Friday, April 26. [322] Protests were also held at Lewis & Clark College and Reed College. [323]

Following protests at Portland State University (PSU), university president Ann Cudd announced on April 26 that the school would pause all ties to Boeing. While the university does not currently invest in the company, it had previously accepted philanthropic gifts from Boeing. [324] On April 29, protesters occupied the Branford Price Millar Library at PSU. [325] On May 2, police arrested 12 people occupying the library. [326] On the same day, police also arrested a man who drove a vehicle into a crowd of protestors at PSU. [327]

An encampment was set up outside of the University of Oregon on April 29. [328]

On May 3, protesters at Willamette University began occupying a university building. [329] [330]

On May 15, protestors at Oregon State University set up an encampment. [331] Also on May 15, roughly 100 students held a walk-out and protest at Southern Oregon University. [332]

Pennsylvania
Students at Swarthmore College built a solidarity encampment on campus on April 22. [333]

At University of Pennsylvania, college leaders announced they would be holding a "listening session" but students expressed disinterest. [334] On April 24, hundreds of demonstrators marched through Philadelphia, stopping at Temple University, City Hall, and Drexel University, before setting up a solidarity encampment at University of Pennsylvania. [335] [336] On May 1, the seventh day of the encampment at the University of Pennsylvania, a man was arrested after spraying the encampment with an unknown chemical substance. [337]

On April 25, students at Haverford College set up an encampment, and two days later students at nearby Bryn Mawr College did the same. [338] [339]

Students at University of Pittsburgh declared a "Liberation Zone" on the lawn outside the Cathedral of Learning and made demands that the university declare and divest from investing in Israel. [340] [341] City police and campus police asked the group to move off-campus to nearby Schenley Plaza and the group agreed. [342]

Protests were also held at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, [343] Temple University in Philadelphia, [344] Pennsylvania State University in State College, [345] Millersville University, [346] Dickinson College in Carlisle, [347] Villanova University, [348] and Gettysburg College. [349]

On May 10, police raided and disbursed the encampment at University of Pennsylvania. At least 33 were arrested. [350] Protesters marched through University City in Philadelphia to the home of UPenn's interim president. [351]

A new encampment was set up at Drexel University on May 18. [352]n By 8pm, officers from Drexel University Police and the Philadelphia Police Department set up a blockade to prevent people from entering the encampment. [353] On May 20, Drexel president John Fry pledged that "all necessary steps" would be taken to clear the encampment. [354] Campus operations returned to normal despite extra security surrounding the encampment. [355]

Rhode Island
At 6 am on April 24, about 80 students set up tents on the Main Green at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Their demands were to drop charges against 41 students who took part in a sit-in last December and that the university divest from "companies enabling and profiting from Israel's military occupation of Palestinian territory." [356] On April 30, encampment organizers came to an agreement with Brown's governing body to clear the Main Green encampment in exchange for the body to vote on divestment from companies affiliated with Israel in October 2024. [357]

Following the clearing of the Brown University encampment, protests were held at the Rhode Island School of Design and Salve Regina University on May 2. [358] [359] In addition, a protest was held at Providence College the day before. [360]

On May 6, protesters staged a sit-in at a Rhode Island School of Design building. [361]

South Carolina
Several protests were held at the University of South Carolina. Two people were arrested after one protest, which was held in a dining hall. [362] [363]

A protest was held at Clemson University on May 4. [364]

Tennessee
On April 6, Vanderbilt University expelled three students following a 24-hour sit-in in an administrative building; according to the university, the students forced their way into the building and injured a community service officer. [365] [366] Students continued the encampment on campus. [367] On April 30, a group of protesters held a sit-in at the All Saints Chapel at Sewanee: The University of the South. [368] [369]

On May 1, both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel peaceful protest groups arrived at the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville. [370] The protestors were given a deadline of 9 p.m. on May 2 to vacate the public space. When this deadline was not met, nine (seven students and two unaffiliated) were arrested and later released with citations. [371] Palestine supporters continued to assemble at the location on May 3. [372]

Texas
Around 100 University of Texas at Dallas students participated in an April 23 occupation of a campus building, holding a sit-in in a hallway near the university president's office. [373] [374] UT Dallas students established an encampment on May 1, which was removed by the end of the day. [375]

The Texas A&M University chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America held a march through the Texas A&M campus on April 23. [376] The next day, students at the University of Texas at Arlington held a walk-out and protest. [377] On April 25, a protest was held at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. [378] A protest was also held at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. [379]

The San Antonio chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and the University of Texas at San Antonio SJP chapter organized an April 24 rally on the UTSA campus. [380] At Rice University in Houston, protesters established a "liberated zone" on a campus green space. Also in Houston, students at the University of Houston held a peaceful protest outside the student center. [381] [382]

On April 24, the Palestinian Solidarity Committee student group at the University of Texas at Austin initiated a walkout and sit-in on the South Mall of the campus. [383] [384] According to The Dallas Morning News, students were arrested when Texas state troopers were deployed to disperse protesters. [385] At least 50 troops in riot gear descended upon the encampment. [386] The scene was later described by AP News as hundreds of local and state police, including some on horse back and holding batons, aggressively bulldozing into the protestors and arresting 57. One student called the protest peaceful, until the police presence and called the police and their action an "overreaction." [387] In a tweet, Texas governor Greg Abbott stated the UT Austin protesters "belong in jail", [388] leading the Council on American-Islamic Relations to state, "The First Amendment applies to the State of Texas, whether Greg Abbott likes it or not". [389] A Travis County attorney stated, "It is not the role of the criminal justice system... to assist our governor in efforts to suppress nonviolent and peaceful demonstrations". [390]

A photographer with local television station Fox 7 Austin was arrested after reportedly being caught in a scuffle between law enforcement and students on April 24, with the station reposting the viral footage to Twitter, stating their employee was pushed by an officer into another before being thrown to the ground and arrested. [391] [392] Another Texas journalist was knocked down and seen bleeding before being handed off to emergency medical staff by police. The officers ended up leaving after a few hours and about 300 demonstrators moved back to sit and chant near the clock tower. [393]

On April 25, charges were dismissed against 46 of those arrested at the UT Austin protest. [394] A university statement said that almost half of the people who were arrested during the protest were not students or staff affiliated with the university and were part of "outside groups" [395] [396] US Representative Greg Casar joined protestors on April 25. [397] [398] That day, a previously planned demonstration by a local Texas State Employees Union chapter, initially intended to protest the anti-DEI legislation SB 17, incorporated additional pro-Palestine protest activity. [399]

Over 90 people were arrested at UT Austin on April 29 at an encampment established that day. [400] In a statement, the university claimed that protest organizers had issued threats to the school ahead of the demonstration. [401] Protesters gathered outside the Travis County Jail that evening to protest the arrests. [402]

On April 30 around 1,000 people held a protest at the University of North Texas. The demonstration lasted roughly two hours. [403] Another protest was held at Texas State University. [404]

On May 1, students at six universities in the San Antonio area delivered letters to their respective college presidents, with demonstrations being held at UT San Antonio, Texas A&M University–San Antonio, and San Antonio College. [405]

On May 2, an encampment was set up at UT Arlington. [406]

On May 8, police arrested two people at the University of Houston after an encampment was set up by protesters. [407]

UT Austin
A large student and faculty Pro-Palestinian protest occurred on April 24, 2024, demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War and that the university divest from companies profiting from Israel's actions. [408] In response, the university, under the explicit direction of President Hartzell, [409] [410] requested the assistance of the Austin Police Department (APD) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), in coordination with Texas Governor Greg Abbott, in an attempt to quell said protests and an "occupation" of the university, [411] [412] in contrast to free speech on campus laws praised by Abbott and the university in prior years. [413] The deployment of multiple police units led to the confirmed arrest of 57 protesters, including a photojournalist for Fox 7 Austin, with several more detained. [414] [415] [416] [417] [418] Charges were then dismissed against 46 protesters the next day, leading to their subsequent release, [419] [420] [421] with the charges against the remaining 11 protesters dropped on April 26, 2024. [422]

On April 25, 2024, more than 1,000 students, faculty, and staff protested outside of the Main Building calling for President Hartzell's resignation, along with the local chapter of the American Association of University Professors circulating a petition for a official motion of no-confidence against him. [423] [424] Within 72 hours, more than 500 professors and instructors, around 13% of all faculty, had already signed the petition, including several department chairs, such as Diana Marculescu, and a dean for the College of Liberal Arts. [425] On April 29, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time, the letter was formally delivered to President Hartzell, with 539 signatures, with the form remaining open for further signatures. [426] An separate group of 165 faculty, including Steve Vladeck, also signed an open letter condemning President Hartzell's actions for quelling free speech and endangering the campus community. [427] [428]

On April 29, 2024, a surprise protest occurred where protestors set up tents on campus and refused to leave when confronted by UTPD. Subsequently, APD and Texas DPS officers arrived at the scene and surrounded the encampment, leading to its dismantling, and the arrest of several protestors. Several protestors then moved to confront the police to block their departure and further, leading to the usage of pepper spray and stun grenades by law enforcement. [429] Additionally, several protestors had to receive medical attention due to the sweltering heat. [430] In total, 79 protestors were arrested, with 78 criminal trespassing charges, one "obstructing a highway" charge, and one "interference of public duties" charge filed. [431] This escalation drew further condemnation, above all for the usage of riot-dispersing tactics. [432] Travis County Attorney Delia Garza further stated that the way that the university handled the protests put a strain on the local criminal justice system, specifically reprimanding the sending of protestors to jail for low-level charges. [433]

Utah
On April 29, students at the University of Utah set up an encampment at the University of Utah Circle. [434] Later that night, police dispersed the encampment and arrested 17 people. [435]

On May 1, a protest was held at Utah State University. [436]

Vermont
On April 28, encampments were set up at the University of Vermont (UVM), Middlebury College, and Sterling College. [437] [438] Protestors at UVM held a "Liberation Seder" led by Jewish Voice for Peace and UVM Jews for Liberation. [439] [440] In addition to demands similar to those of other encampments, UVM students called for the cancellation of a planned commencement speech by Linda Thomas-Greenfield. On 1 May, UVM said it would disclose the investments in its endowment portfolio in response to student demands. [441] On 3 May, UVM agreed to cancel Thomas-Greenfield's commencement speech. [442]

On May 3, a sit-in protest was held at Vermont State University's Castleton campus. [443]

Virginia
Protesters at the University of Virginia (UVA) held a die-in on April 19. [444] [445] An encampment was later set up on April 30. [446] On May 4, police in riot gear, using pepper spray, cleared the encampment at UVA, arresting 27 people. [447] [448]

On April 26, students at the University of Mary Washington set up an encampment on the Jefferson Square lawn. [449] On April 27, police arrested and charged 12 protestors with trespassing while clearing the encampment. [450] [451]

On April 26, students at Virginia Tech set up an encampment outside the Graduate Life Center. [452] [453] Protestors called on the Virginia Tech Foundation to disclose its investments and to divest from Israeli companies, and denounced an antisemitic harassment campaign led by Hokies for Israel and Hillel at Virginia Tech. [454] [455] On April 28, police cleared the encampment, arresting 82 people. [456] [457] [458]

On April 29, students set up an encampment outside of the library at Virginia Commonwealth University. [459] That same evening, police in riot gear surrounded the encampment and shot tear gas at the peaceful protestors to clear the area. [460] 13 people were arrested and charged with trespassing. [461]

A protest was held at Christopher Newport University on April 30. [462] Protests were also held at James Madison University and Old Dominion University on May 1. [463] [464]

Washington
Around 10 people set up an encampment at Evergreen State College on April 23. [465]

On April 24, a protest was held at Washington State University. [466]

On April 25, students at Whitman College held a walk-out and protest at Ankeny Field, placing 340 white flags for Palestinians killed since October 7. [467] Protesters later set up an encampment on May 3. [468]

Protesters set up an encampment at the University of Washington on April 29. [469]

On May 1, a protest was held at Gonzaga University. [470] An encampment was also set up at the University of Puget Sound. [471]

On May 3, a protest was held at Washington State University Vancouver. [472] On May 6, a protest was held at Eastern Washington University. [473]

On May 14, an encampment was established at Western Washington University. [474]

Wisconsin
Protests were held and encampments were established at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee on April 29. [475] [476]

On May 1, police in riot gear cleared the encampment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, arresting 34 people. [477] The encampments were promptly rebuilt. [478] Two professors, Sami Schalk and Samer Alatout, were among the arrested; Alatout was bloodied by police. [479] Three members of the police were injured. [480]

On May 1, protests was held at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Stevens Point. [481] [482] A protest was held at Marquette University on May 2, [483] and others were held at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Eau Claire the day after. [484] [485]

On May 10, University of Wisconsin-Madison protesters agreed to voluntarily dismantle their encampment after the University agreed to increase support for students affected by the crises in Palestine and the Ukraine. [486]

On May 23, an encampment was set up at Lawrence University. [487]