There has been 1 arrest since counterprotesters violently attacked the UCLA pro-Palestinian encampment on April 30. Archive.is. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block testified before the House committee on the protests, where he admitted that he thought he should have removed the encampment sooner to prevent violence. Other universities also participated in the hearing, where the focus was mostly on how/whether the protests were antisemitic and should have been shut down earlier. Over 1000 people walked out of the Harvard commencement to protest Harvard denying 13 student protesters from participating. Encampments and student protests have spread to Australia, England, Germany, Italy, and more.

Billionaires sharing a WhatsApp chat group apparently urged New York City Mayor Eric Adams to crack down on Columbia's student encampments. Archive.is. Sonoma State University President Mike Lee announced his retirement after being placed on leave for "insubordination" due to committing to supporting student protesters demand to boycott and divest from Israel. Archive.is Trinity College in Ireland has agreed to divest from Israel. United Auto Workers Local 4811, which represents 48,000 graduate teaching assistants, researchers and others at 10 UC campuses, started its academic strike on May 20 at UCSC; the strike is expected to spread to other UCs. Previously.