About 30 Vanderbilt University students marched into the halls of Chancellor Daniel Diermeier’s office on Tuesday to hold a sit-in. Another 30 students were on the steps outside the building protesting for hours even though they were warned of potential suspension and forced removal.
By 6:00 a.m. Wednesday the student demonstrators had voluntarily left the area. A total of about 60 demonstrators isn’t very impressive when the total number of students is up to almost 14,000.
NEW: Yesterday Vanderbilt students pushed their way into a campus building to conduct a sit-in in the lobby of the chancellor’s office: pic.twitter.com/2HXQ6Md1Y2
— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) March 27, 2024
The students were protesting the administration’s removal of an anti-Israel boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) initiative from the student ballot. Bless their hearts. Antisemitism on college…
