The wave of student organizing that we saw last semester continues to build this spring, and has spread so widely that it can be difficult to keep up with. As I write this, spaces on at least five different American college campuses are under occupation by students, with the oldest, at Harvard Law, closing in on its two-month anniversary.
What follows is a list of the campuses where occupations are taking place right now. I will be updating the list regularly over the course of this semester.
University of Massachusetts
Students at UMass Amherst launched a sit-in at the Whitmore Administration Building in support of fossil fuel divestment on April 11. The students voluntarily left the building last night, but they have returned this morning. #SitAtWhit
Appalachian State University
Students occupied the administration building at Appalachian State in North Carolina on April 7, demanding that the university president condemn HB2, the state’s new anti-LGBT law. The occupation is ongoing. #OccupyAppStateAdmin
Duke University
A weeklong occupation of the Allen Building in support of campus workers’ rights ended on April 8, but a tent encampment in front of the building continues. #DismantleDukePlantation
University of California, Davis
Students protesting Linda Katehi, the president of UC Davis, have been occupying Mrak Hall for 33 days. #FireKatehi
Harvard Law School
Activists have been occupying a student lounge at Harvard Law since February 15 in support of marginalized students on campus. #ReclaimHLS
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April 13, 2016 at 9:58 am
Lirael
Well, it’s no longer going on, but the MIT climate sit-in lasted over 100 days, through the beginning of March. http://www.mitsitin.org/
April 14, 2016 at 9:56 am
Angus Johnston
Thanks, Lirael. When I get time I’m going to try to compile a list of completed occupations, but it’s a big task.