/ Encampment Content for 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú en /news/statement-chancellor-encampment-status-June-20 June 20, 2024 - 9:04am Sallie A Poggi /news/statement-chancellor-encampment-status-June-20 /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 /news/uc-davis-statement-student-encampment <p>On Monday, May 13, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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>51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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 /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>51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú 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