University of Oregon, student protesters reach agreement to end pro-Palestine encampment

Student negotiators and university officials reached an agreement to end the pro-Palestine encampment on the University of Oregon campus after 24 days. Five UO Coalition for Palestine representatives emerged from Johnson Hall, where the encampment was moved on May 16, after meeting with UO administrators including President John Karl Scholz. 
 

According to Michael Dreiling, a sociology professor and facilitator between the coalition and the university, encampment members have 24 hours to leave after signing the agreement. By the end of the night, some demonstrators were already packing up their tents, and cheers rang out from the site of the encampment when the deal was agreed upon.

A university spokesperson declined to comment on the agreement, and no formal statement has been issued by the university or the coalition as of this writing.

The agreement, proposed by the university and accepted by student demonstrators, follows six days of renewed negotiations between the parties.