Yale increases surveillance as student protests grow

Documents released under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act show that as pro-Palestine protests have escalated, Yale has in tandem increased its tactics for monitoring student dissent. Among them: the police have  surveilled student social media accounts, sent administrators to rallies, and the university has coordinated with local and state law enforcement. Forty-seven students were arrested in April 2024, and Yale has been caught in Congressional investigations into antisemitism on campus. The documents show that Yale's administration has been closely involved in closing down discussions of anti-Palestine and anti-Muslim hate incidents on campus, in some cases calling students directly and insisting on sending uniformed officers to events.

https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/yale-university-surveils-pro-palestine-student-protests/

Publication: The Nation

Writer: Theia Chatelle

Publication date: 2024-05-20