Encampment Content / Encampment Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Statement From Chancellor Gary S. May on Encampment Status June 20 /news/statement-chancellor-encampment-status-June-20 June 20, 2024 - 9:04am Sallie A Poggi /news/statement-chancellor-encampment-status-June-20 2023-24 Campus Climate Updates /news/2024-campus-climate-updates <div><div><div><p><span>On May 6, 2024, a group&nbsp;named Davis Popular University for the Liberation of Palestine erected tents on the Quad, consistent with actions taken on campuses across the country.&nbsp;On June 20, the group&nbsp;voluntarily removed the encampment. This page contains university statements and information regarding the university response to these and related developments.</span></p><hr><div><p><span><strong>Update: Thursday, Aug. 19, 2024</strong></span></p></div></div></div></div> May 15, 2024 - 5:20pm Sallie A Poggi /news/2024-campus-climate-updates May 15 ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Statement on Student Encampment /news/uc-davis-statement-student-encampment <p>On Monday, May 13, ºÙºÙÊÓƵ leaders met with students representing the encampment, known as PULP (Popular University for the Liberation of Palestine), on the Memorial Union Quad. Campus leaders expressed appreciation for the students’ efforts to keep the encampment safe and peaceful and listened to the students’ concerns about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.<br><br>ºÙºÙÊÓƵ leaders said the conversation was productive and that they will continue to engage with the students about issues they are raising.<br></p> May 15, 2024 - 2:42pm James Michael Nash /news/uc-davis-statement-student-encampment Statement From Chancellor Gary S. May on Encampment Set Up May 6 /news/statement-chancellor-gary-s-may-encampment-set-up-may-6 <div><p><em>Chancellor Gary S. May issued the following statement today (May 6):</em></p></div><hr><p><br><span>ºÙºÙÊÓƵ is committed to a safe and peaceful campus environment that respects our community’s right to free expression while maintaining our educational and research mission without disruption.</span></p><p><span>As of Monday, May 6 at 9:15 a.m., a group named ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Popular University for the Liberation of Palestine, or UCD PULP, began erecting at least 20 tents on the Quad, consistent with actions taken on campuses across the country.&nbsp;</span></p> May 06, 2024 - 4:53pm Cody Kitaura /news/statement-chancellor-gary-s-may-encampment-set-up-may-6