NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Rutgers University is responding to requests made by pro-Palestinian protesters after the demonstrators agreed to dismantle their on-campus encampment Thursday.Rutgers says all aspects of the agreement are contingent upon no further disruptions on campus.Rutgers agrees to some requests by pro-Palestinian protestersSchool officials now say a request for the endowment collective to divest from companies doing business in Israel is undergoing a review process.
The Office of the Chancellor says it will also convene a group to look into the creation of a department of Middle East studies and hire faculty.Protests at Rutgers UniversityPro-Palestinian protesters spent about four days camped out on the school's Voorhees Mall. They were demanding the university end its relationship with Tel Aviv University and divest from companies that do business with Israel.
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