On March 6, 2025, 14 students received sanctions for Student Code of Conduct violations that occurred between October 2023 and March 2024.

These outcomes are for charges that resulted from specific actions and behaviors that violated the Student Code — including (though not limited to) vandalism, disrupting the College's operations, and causing harm, including physical harm, to other members of the campus community.

Sanctions are based solely on alleged misconduct, without regard to race, socioeconomic standing, or identity.

None of the charges that led to these findings were for peaceful protests, nor were the charges related to the content of what was said or expressed.

These incidents represent a fraction of the protests, vigils, and other activities related to the war in the Middle East that took place during that time period. The overwhelming number of students who participated in the vast majority of protest-related activities did so freely and without incident.

The majority of these sanctions are for minor misconduct, which resulted in findings of “probation,” “warnings,” “reprimands,” or, in most cases, “not responsible.”

Several students faced major misconduct charges. Per the College’s Student Handbook, major misconduct charges are heard by a College Judiciary Committee (CJC) designed to represent the campus community. The CJC comprises two faculty members, two students, and one staff member. The CJC, not Student Affairs, is responsible for rendering decisions and sanctions in major misconduct hearings.

The timing of the outcome letters and sanctions is the result of a judicious, deliberative process and was in no way a response to or coordinated with the federal government. The charges were issued in May 2024, long before the current administration was elected. The proceedings took longer than expected due in large part to the number of students involved, the complexity of the cases, and the numerous scheduling conflicts that arose throughout the process, which significantly delayed the outcome. 

Since the start of the war in the Middle East, the College made several good-faith efforts to avoid sanctions. Members of the Division of Student Affairs worked to educate student activists to help them express their views and protest while staying within the boundaries set by the Student Code of Conduct. They identified specific behaviors that violated the Code and warned students, verbally and in writing, that their actions were putting them at risk of conduct charges. Members of the senior administration also engaged in numerous meetings and dozens of hours of conversation with student activists to hear their demands. Throughout these discussions, the activists continued to engage in — and in some cases escalated — behaviors that violated the Code.