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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Professors at Harvard University held a protest at the Widener Library to show their support for students.
Over two-dozen professors participated in a study-in protest to show solidarity with students after they held a similar pro-Palestinian demonstration last month.
Professors sat down at tables and started to read books before campus security requested their information. They were informed that libraries were not an appropriate place for protests or demonstrations.
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Faculty demonstrated to criticize the discrepancy between Harvard’s disciplinary actions against the students and professors.
Professors sat with signs in the library, including some that read “embrace diverse perspectives.”
Harvard University said in a statement that “the university and library administration will continue to gather information about the action that took place in Widener Library’s Loker Reading Room today before determining next steps.”
The university has not publicly said if any disciplinary action will be taken against the faculty for their actions.
WBZ NewsRadio’s James Rojas (@JamesRojasMMJ) reports.
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