UCLA will resume regular campus operations Monday, one day after Chancellor Gene Block announced a newly created Office of Campus Safety today to administer policing and emergency management in the aftermath of campus unrest over pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
UCLA had came under heavy criticism for its response to violence that broke out at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment last week.today to administer policing and emergency management in the aftermath of campus unrest over pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
"In the past week, our campus has been shaken by events that have disturbed this sense of safety and strained trust within our community," Block said in a message to the UCLA community Sunday. In light of this, both UCLA and the UC Office of the President have committed to a thorough investigation of our security processes. But one thing is already clear: To best protect our community moving forward, urgent changes are needed in how we administer safety operations.
"I am confident that AVC Braziel, in partnership with this advisory group, will provide effective new leadership of our safety and emergency management operations," Block said., arresting 209 people. Most of those arrested were booked on suspicion of unlawful assembly, then released from custody with instructions to appear in court at a later date.
"We approached the encampment with the goal of maximizing our community members' ability to make their voices heard on an urgent global issue," Block said in a statement Thursday afternoon. "We had allowed it to remain in place so long as it did not jeopardize Bruins' safety or harm our ability to carry out our mission."
On May 23, Block is expected to testify before Congress about UCLA's response to antisemitism on the campus and actions to protect Jewish students.
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