The University of Washington is considering tougher student conduct measures after more than two years of chaotic Gaza war-inspired protests.The changes, reported by the school’s newspaper, will be discussed at a Tuesday hearing and go into effect Sept. 9 if adopted, according to a state government website. The slate of changes “establishes clearer standards for addressing prohibited conduct while promoting fair, efficient, and consistent resolution of student conduct matters,” the website says.
University President Robert Jones acknowledged concerns about maintaining order on campus at a March town hall, saying its “student conduct code was not written for this moment in time,” Jerusalem News Syndicate reported. Protesters gained national attention in April and May 2024 by unlawfully setting up a three-week encampment, obstructing and assaulting people on campus, and drawing messages such as “kill your local colonizer” on campus property, according to multiple reports. Activists have continued heaping scorn on the university for supposed financial ties to Israel.The university reached a resolution with former President Joe Biden’s Education Department in January 2025 that found no wrongdoing in the school’s response to antisemitism, an agreement the Trump administration called lenient.Changing attitudes
