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Richard A. Castro Undergraduate Admissions Center 429 N. Guadalupe Street www.admissions.txst.edu T: 512-245-2364

Texas State University offers general admission programs for first-time freshman, transfer, and international students, as well as returning students. Admission standards are designed to ensure that admitted students are prepared to meet the academic challenges at Texas State.

Students and their guests are invited to visit campus any day the university is open.  Guided tours (both virtual and on-campus) are conducted through the Alumni and Future Student Welcome Center. Tour reservations can be made by means of our online reservation system .  Campus tours are available most weekdays throughout the year. The Welcome Center is located in the LBJ Student Center 3 rd floor. Convenient parking is available at the adjacent Student Center Parking Garage.

Bobcat Days are Texas State University’s premier visitation event for prospective students and their families.  They take place twice in the fall and the spring.  Guests can visit campus to learn more about academic programs, support services, admissions procedures, housing options as well as financial aid and scholarships opportunities.  Visit the admission website for  Bobcat Day  dates, a schedule of activities and registration options.

In addition to campus tours and Bobcat Days, we invite you to explore additional visit options . For more information, contact the Welcome Center at 512.245.8871 or  [email protected] . To meet with an admissions counselor, please schedule an appointment online or contact our office by email at [email protected] or phone at 512.245.2364.

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Are you interested in bringing students to visit the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies?

Please read through all of the following information before completing the form. Please see a virtual map and directions to our department.

1. If you are interested in any of the following tours, please make those reservations BEFORE completing     this form.

Texas State Campus Tours  - Undergraduate Admissions Office

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment   - Field Trips and Tours

2. The department  prefers to host tours on Friday so that visitors can tour the computer labs, classrooms,     and the full department without disrupting classes.

3. To request a tour of the Department of Geography, complete the form below. We prefer that you     submit the form  at least 30 days before your visit . You will receive a follow-up email from us     within 7 days.

4. Once a date is set for your visit, complete the Minors on Campus - Registration Form for Visiting Groups . This information goes to     the University, not the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies.

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• We recommend that all prospective students register individually.
• Explore campus before you arrive using our fully interactive online campus map.
• Visit campus while classes are in session to get a true feel for what the Texas State experience is like.
• Residence Hall tours are available only during Bobcat Days.
• Your tour will be a walking tour of campus so dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes.
• Not able to attend? You may cancel or reschedule your visit online.

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Bobcat Athletics

The Texas State Bobcats compete at the highest level in all of collegiate athletics and have been one of the most consistently successful athletic programs in the Sun Belt Conference. Texas State has won the Sun Belt's Commissioner's Cup twice in the last five years (2018-2019, 202-2022) and finished in the top-five in each of those years in the Commissioner Cup standings, which take into account the success of all Sun Belt Conference athletic programs annually.

The success of Texas State Athletics also garners national exposure as the Bobcats have had live games aired on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+ and CBS Sports Network. A number of exciting plays for Texas State Athletics have also been highlighted as a part of ESPN's nightly "Sports Center Top 10 plays" segment.

Texas State students can experience the fun and excitement of Bobcat Athletics for free as admission to all home athletic events for Texas State's 16 NCAA Division I (FBS) varsity sports is free of charge by simply showing a valid Texas State student ID.

At Texas State, more than 350 student-athletes compete in 16 intercollegiate sports at the NCAA Division I and FBS level.

• Women's Soccer
• Men's and Women's Basketball
• Men's and Women's Cross Country
• Women's Tennis
• Men's and Women's Golf
• Men's and Women's Track & Field (Indoor and Outdoor)

Be a part of the atmosphere. Be a part of the success. Be a part of history. Be loud and be proud! After all, that's what it takes to Be a Bobcat!

Campus Recreation Programs

Student Recreation Center (SRC) Main Office 2nd Floor 512.245.2392

The Department of Campus Recreation offers an incredible array of indoor and outdoor recreational opportunities for the university community. Access to the Rec and use of the facility is included in student tuition and fees. Some programs charge a nominal fee for participation. Hours and additional information on all program areas are available on the website, and printed materials are located in campus recreation facilities and around campus. To stay updated on all of our events, follow us on Instagram, @txstrec!

Aquatics and safety The program provides leisure swimming and lap swimming, free stroke clinics and swim lessons for all ages and abilities. We also offer American Red Cross certification courses such as CPR/AED, First Aid, Lifeguard Training, Instructor trainings, and more.

Fitness and Wellness The Fitness and Wellness program offers a variety of services to help participants achieve a healthy lifestyle. Group exercise classes are offered every semester and include a variety of formats such as: Yoga, Cycle, TRX, HIIT, and Zumba. Participants may also choose to work out with a nationally certified personal trainer who will design an exercise program to meet client specific goals. Nutrition coaching is also available with our registered dietitians and dietetic interns to help students learn the best strategies to fuel their body. Don't miss our pop-events and specialty classes which are offered indoors and outdoors.

Intramural Sports Intramural Sports are a campus tradition in which Texas State students compete against other Texas State students, offering competitive activities through tournaments, leagues and special events. Students compete in a wide variety of sports such as basketball, flag football, ultimate frisbee, sand volleyball, indoor and outdoor soccer, softball, racquetball, dodgeball, and much more. Leagues are available for women, co-rec and men, with beginner and advanced skill-level divisions.

Outdoor Recreation This program provides outdoor recreation resources and experiences to participants of every skill level. This includes guided adventures off-campus, access to a rental library full of camping equipment and watercraft, and the 54-foot tall towers of the Climbing Center.

Headquartered in Sewell Park, the Outdoor Center provides quick and easy access for all of your San Marcos River experiences.  Students can also reserve lodging and day visits to University Camp: A 126-acre hideaway along the Blanco River, only 20 minutes away from campus. While at University Camp, students can develop team-building and communication skills through specialized activities led by the Team Building program. For more information, visit the Outdoor Center or call 512.245.2004.

Sport Clubs Sport Clubs are registered student organizations assisted by the Department of Campus Recreation. Sport Clubs are open to all Texas State students who are motivated to compete against other collegiate Sport Clubs. The clubs promote and develop skills, engage in competition, encourage student leadership and enjoy the recreational and social fellowship of a specific sport. Generally, clubs are open to all registered Texas State students interested in a sport from novice to extremely skilled.

Some of the 37 Sport Clubs include:

• baseball (men's)
• basketball (women's)
• competitive cheer
• ice hockey (men's)
• lacrosse (men’s and women’s)
• powerlifting
• racquetball
• rugby (men’s and women’s)
• soccer (men’s and women’s)
• trap and skeet
• triathlon 
• ultimate disc (men’s and women’s)
• volleyball (men’s and women’s)
• water polo (men’s and women’s)
• weightlifting

Dining on Campus

Dining services by chartwells.

512.245.9930 [email protected] Download the Dine On Campus App

Chartwells Dining Services manages the on-campus food service for Texas State University, including the dining halls, food courts, markets, cafes, catering, and concessions. The Dine On Campus website features daily menus, nutrition content, ingredients, hours of operation, a full schedule of dining events and promotions, and contacts for each location and resources for students regarding wellness and sustainability. We also encourage students, faculty, and staff to download our Dine On Campus Mobile App available on Android and Apple devices. This app enables you to text your feedback, find your favorite foods on campus, purchase meal plans and, best of all, add meals to your fitness tracker. To make dining accessible, and more convenient for our guests, we now offer mobile ordering through the Grub Hub Mobile App. Using Grub Hub, users can browse menus, customize orders, pay, then have their items scheduled for pickup. Once an order is ready, Grub Hub sends a push notification to the user, who can pick it up and avoid waiting in line. Grub Hub’s app also remembers personalized choices, which makes it easy for one-tap reordering.

For any information regarding meal plans, please visit our website.

Commons Dining Hall

Located on Bobcat Trail, across from Flowers Hall 512.245.9977

Commons Dining Hall is an "all-you-care-to-eat" dining facility that offers a variety of cuisines such as home-style, Tex-Mex, grill, pizza, pasta, soup and salad bar, breakfast pantry, and deli. Our Bobcats never get tired of eating at Commons Dining Hall since our menus rotate and change every day! Commons also features many dining options for guests with special dietary needs. All baked goods are made in Texas State’s very own Bobcat Bakery! Use Text 2 Solve to send feedback on your dining experience at Commons.

The Den Food Company

Located inside the Academic Services Building South 512.245.9925

The first floor features Papa John’s Pizza, Tea Co., Absurd Bird, and Pom & Honey. Additionally, Bobcat Bakery pastries, Jack & Olive salads and sandwiches, and Blimpie Subs & Smoothies.

Einstein Bros. Bagels is located on the second floor. Skip the line by going to the Coffee Express Lane for a hot cup of brewed coffee. Use Text 2 Solve to send feedback on your dining experience at The Den Food Court.

Harris Dining Hall

Located on Moore Street, behind the Student Recreation Center 512.245.9934

Harris Dining Hall is an "all-you-care-to-eat" dining facility that offers various cuisines such as home-style, Tex-Mex, grill, pizza, pasta, soup and salad bar, breakfast pantry, and deli. Our Bobcats never get tired of eating at Harris Dining Hall since our menus rotate and change every day! Use Text 2 Solve to send feedback on your dining experience at Harris Dining Hall.

Jones Dining Center

Located across from The Tower 512.245.9935

Jones Dining Center now features Dunkin Donuts on the lower level of the building, Panda Express in the center of the building, and Melt Lab on the east wing. Enjoy signature sandwiches or salads at Create or perhaps your perfect burrito or burrito bowl at Asado Latin Grill. You can also choose from various homemade pasta, in-house pizzas, and calzones that alternate daily at Woods St. Pizza. Finally, enjoy various campus favorites from Wing It, such as hand-tossed wings, chicken tenders, or southern sides. Use Text 2 Solve to send feedback on your dining experience at Jones Dining Center.

LBJ Marketplace

Located inside the LBJ Student Center on the first and second floors 512.245.9902 | 512.245.9903

The first floor features Tu Taco, Chick-fil-A, and Starbucks Coffee.

The second floor features Pizza Hut Express, Global Evolution, Burger 512, and Jack & Olive. Mondo Subs is also located on the second floor and features a variety of signature sandwiches. Also located on the second floor is Revolution Noodle which offers made-to-order ramen bowls and our signature ramen sandwiches. Use Text 2 Solve to send feedback on your dining experience at LBJ Marketplace.

Paws-N-Go Market

Adjacent to Evans Liberal Arts 512.245.8053

This convenience store features fresh coffee, Jack & Olive snacks, bottled beverages and chips, freshly made sushi, salads, breakfast snacks, and lunch items. Look for gluten-free frozen meals and pre-packaged snacks!

Located inside of the Undergraduate Academic Center 512.245.5518 

This We Proudly Serves Starbucks location offers a variety of espressos, hot and iced coffees, as well as pastries made daily from our Bobcat Bakery. Are you looking for a quick meal as well? Grab a salad, sandwich, fruit cup, or parfait from our Jack & Olive cooler.

Shake Smart

Located inside the Student Recreation Center 

This concept focuses on offering healthy, convenient options for our Texas State University community. With a wide variety of shakes, acai bowls, natural sandwiches, oatmeal, and wraps, there is bound to be something for everyone. Signature shakes focus on offering 30+ grams of protein, high-quality whey isolates, and natural fruits and veggies. One of the most important aspects of Shake Smart is that it also provides options for guests who live a vegan, gluten-free, and lactose-free lifestyle.

The Market at University Events Center

Located in the University Events Center near Strahan Coliseum 

The Market has everything you need to refuel after a long day of exercise, from protein shakes to high-energy snacks! Are you looking to grab a quick meal or snack before class? Enjoy one of our various ready-made meals from our Jack and Olive Cooler, sandwiches, salads, and parfaits from our Jack & Olive cooler. This location also serves coffee and espressos made-to-order.

Starbucks at Alkek Library

Located on the 2nd floor of the Alkek Library 

This location provides all your favorite Starbucks favorites such as espressos, lattes, coffees, and pastries ideal for your library study sessions!

Coffee & Pi Market

Located on the ground floor of the Ingram School of Engineering

Start your day off right with your favorite drip coffee and assorted breakfast items. Then continue to stay fueled by chowing down on several snacks or Jack & Olive salads, sandwiches, or fruit cups.

CruZine: Farm to Curb

Located in various locations across campus. Please refer to our website for dates and times for each stop. 

You can see our CruZine Food Cart at various locations on campus at different times and dates. We help our Bobcats start their day off right by offering coffee and a variety of breakfast tacos. During the afternoon, you can enjoy a hearty hot dog, bottled beverage, and various snacks.

Carved & Crafted Catering

512.245.9942

Let Chartwells Catering help you design the perfect menu and personalize all the details for your unique event. Our catering services can accommodate any size, theme, or individual requirements in virtually any location — on or off-campus. Choose from various catering menus that include Blimpie, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Chick-fil-A, and Carved & Crafted!

We’ll also work with you to create a completely customized catering menu inspired by your unique needs that will leave a lasting impression on your guests. All menus will follow the Chartwells culinary philosophy; authentic recipes using the freshest, seasonal ingredients. Waiter service, buffet, small plates, and international-inspired specialty stations: all served in your style! And because you’ve entrusted your event to Carved & Crafted Catering, the food will be unmatched, the service spectacular, and the event will be unforgettable. Visit our website to view all menus and place an order for your next event!

Bobcat Concessions

512.245.5590

Chartwells oversees Concessions operations at Bobcat Stadium, Strahan Arena, the Baseball and Softball Stadiums, and the West Athletic Complex. Meal Equivalencies, Dining Dollars, and Bobcat Buck$ are accepted at certain concessions windows at Bobcat Stadium and Strahan Arena. Show your Bobcat Pride and pick up a Texas State-branded souvenir fountain drink cup during any big game!

LBJ Student Center

109 Student Center Drive Information Desk: 512.245.8686 | Room 2-11.1 Director’s Office : 512.245.3459 | Room 4-15.1 Business Office : 512.245.3454 | Room 4-15.5 Student Center Operations: 512.245.1641 | Room 2-14.1 Student Center Office of Planning, Assessment, Leadership and Marketing: 512.245.8295 | Room 4-1.6A Conference Services : 512.245.2264 | Room 2-12.1

The 220,000-square-foot Lyndon Baines Johnson Student Center is known as the campus “living room.” It houses:  

Organizations, Programs and Services

• Bobcat Build
• Bobcat Welcome
• Non-Traditional Student Organization (NTSO)
• Off-Campus Student Services (OCSS)
• Student Association of Campus Activities (SACA)
• Student Organizations policies and procedures oversight
• Student Volunteer Connection (SVC)
• Veterans Alliance at Texas State (VATS)

Amenities, Retail and Food Venues

• Boko’s Living Room and Lounge
• Full-service Wells Fargo Bank and ATM
• George’s, a multipurpose venue featuring 8 televisions, pool tables, ping-pong, snacks, beverages and various student events
• Revolution Noodle, Tu Taco, Mondo Subs, Chick-fil-A, and Starbucks
• Meeting rooms and two ballrooms
• The Market Place, featuring a convenience store, Pizza Hut, Global Evolution and 512 Burgers
• Study areas and student lounges throughout the building
• LBJ Computer Lab on the second floor
• Information Desk, Lost and Found
• University Bookstore 

Departments Located Within the LBJ Student Center Include:

• Alumni and Welcome Center
• Career Services
• Counseling Center
• Disability Services
• Alcohol and Drug Compliance Services
• Attorney for Students
• CARE Center
• Ombuds Services
• Student Conduct and Community Standards
• ID Services
• Fraternity and Sorority Life
• Student Government
• Leadership and Service
• Operations and Assessment
• Student Involvement   

The LBJ Student Center Parking Garage offers parking by the hour.

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment

201 San Marcos Springs Drive, San Marcos Texas 78666 512.245.9200

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment is dedicated to inspiring research, innovation and leadership that ensures clean, abundant water for the environment and all humanity. Our headquarters are located at the headwaters of the San Marcos River, campus’ most beautiful natural feature, where hundreds of crystal-clear springs bubble up from the Edwards Aquifer to form Spring Lake. The springs feed the San Marcos River, which meanders through campus and San Marcos and provides a home to several endangered and threatened species. Archaeological research at the site shows that human habitation around the springs dates back to more than 12,000 years ago, making it one of the longest continuously inhabited sites in North America.

Formerly a resort known as Aquarena Springs, the Meadows Center is a showcase for research, education, stewardship and environmental leadership projects. The center brings together departments and research centers to both engage in scholarly inquiry and provide practical science-based opportunities across Texas and around the world for faculty, staff, and students. 

The center is open to the public seven days a week and features interpreter-led tours, a Discovery Hall with interactive exhibits and aquaria, and a floating wetlands boardwalk. We also offer a range of exciting educational experiences including snorkeling, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, and scuba diving. Drop by to take a tour on our famous glass-bottom boats for a close-up view of the crystal-clear San Marcos Springs or for a relaxing stroll on the boardwalk and grounds to see wildlife!

San Marcos River State Scientific Area

One of the things that make Texas State unique is the San Marcos River. This beautiful river is home to the world’s only naturally-occurring population of Texas wild rice, Zizania texana , located primarily along a two-mile stretch of the river’s headwaters.

Texas wild rice is a federally protected endangered species. Various factors, including increased water-related recreational activities in the San Marcos River, have increased the risk potential for wild rice populations, mainly as a result of physical disturbance. In addition, the Texas Legislature enacted a law that brought various stakeholders together in an effort to develop a recovery implementation program with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for species associated with the Edwards Aquifer that are listed as threatened or endangered under federal law. As a consequence, the group of stakeholders developed and adopted a Habitat Conservation Plan to protect those species that depend on a healthy aquatic ecosystem for survival, including Texas wild rice. In 2012, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department adopted regulations concerning the area of the San Marcos River extending from the Spring Lake Dam downstream to the area near the San Marcos Water Treatment Plant ( 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 57.910 ). This approximately two-mile segment of the public waters of the San Marcos River is identified as the San Marcos River State Scientific Area. The intent of the rule is to offer additional protection to Texas wild rice.

It is unlawful to uproot wild rice within the San Marcos River State Scientific Area. In addition, the state rule allows the designation of restricted areas of the river associated with Texas wild rice stands that could be temporarily designated as off-limits to unauthorized entry when the river’s flow falls below 120 cubic feet per second. Areas designated as off-limits are clearly marked with equipment such as booms or buoys and signage at river access points to inform the public. When conditions necessitate the temporary designation of restricted areas, the river will not at any point within the area be completely blocked to public access or use.

It is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code (§13.112) misdemeanor offense for any person to (1) move, remove, deface, alter or destroy any sign, buoy, boom or other such marking delineating the boundaries of the San Marcos River State Scientific Area or a restricted area within its boundaries; (2) uproot Texas wild rice within the San Marcos River State Scientific Area; or (3) enter an area that is marked by signage, booms, buoys or other apparatus clearly identifying the area as a restricted area, except as may be expressly authorized by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Student Recreation Center and Facilities

Sessom Drive and Academy Street 512.245.2940 Current student ID required for entrance. Parking available in the Speck Garage . 

The Student Recreation Center (aka The Rec or SRC) was designed specifically for students! This massive facility provides students easy access to quality, contemporary and modern equipment. Our vision is to inspire Bobcats to be their best and create lasting memories.

The Rec features:

• Basketball courts
• Boxing studio
• Cardio area
• Changing rooms with showers & lockers
• Climbing wall
• Functional training space
• Golf simulator
• Indoor track
• Multipurpose rooms
• Swimming pools
• Racquetball courts
• Volleyball courts
• Weight room

Disc Golf Course

Mostly hilly terrain, basket targets, mix of open and wooded spaces.

Bobcat Village fields - Two skinned infields located at Aquarena Springs Dr. and Post Rd. across from Bobcat Stadium.

Intramural "IM" fields - One grass infield and one skinned infield located near the University Events Center at Aquarena Springs Dr. and Charles Austin Dr.

Spring Lake fields - Two ballfields located at Post Rd. and Bert Brown St.

Tennis court field - One open space located at E. Sessom Dr. and Peques St.

West Campus field - One ballfield with a cinder track located at Academy St. and Speck St.

Located in the Student Recreation Center 512.245.8454 [email protected] [email protected]

The Student Recreation Center’s Natatorium features two pools; one is a lap lane pool, and the second is a leisure pool. The lap lane pool features six lanes, each 25 yards in length, and a depth ranging from four to nine feet. The leisure pool features warmer water, benches for lounging and areas for playing water basketball and volleyball. An array of classes is offered including CPR/AED classes, lifeguard training, instructor-level classes, and swim lessons.

Sewell Park

University Drive and San Marcos River Outdoor Center 512.245.2004

Sewell Park is the university’s six-acre riverside park along the banks of the San Marcos River near its headwaters in Spring Lake. The park is open to students, faculty and staff for sand volleyball, outdoor basketball, swimming, snorkeling, paddling, picnics or just catching some rays on the grassy banks of the river.

Located in the Student Recreation Center

Your one-stop destination for post-gym fuel, offering freshly blended protein shakes, organic acai bowls, and all-natural sandwiches. Shake Smart is a fast and convenient way to fuel your lifestyle.

University Camp

512.245.2004

The 126-acre University Camp , located near Wimberley on the Blanco River, features nine campsites, four day-use areas, two lodges, four miles of trails, picnic areas, and is home to the Team Building program challenge course. All visits to University Camp are by reservation only. Kayaks and mountain bikes are available for rent & firewood is sold onsite. The Blanco River is a beautiful and secluded spot for swimming, wading, kayaking, fishing and sunbathing. For more information and to make your reservation today, visit the University Camp website or call 512.245.2004.

University Libraries

512.245.3681

The University Libraries provide key services and resources that fuel the success of research and innovation at Texas State University. University Libraries comprise three facilities and two prestigious collections that are continually evolving to meet the needs of the growing university and an ever-changing, technology-driven world.

The Albert B. Alkek Library offers library patrons the opportunity to explore, create and discover in an expansive, seven-story building at the heart of the San Marcos campus that is packed with resources, technology and spaces for quiet or collaborative research and study. Library staffers organize many workshops and activities throughout the year that support academic and research literacy and insight, offer opportunities for hands-on innovation and creation, and provide social and stress-relieving interplay. The Alkek Library is continuously evolving to add new features and technology that serve the campus and community. The first floor of the building is home to technology and innovation exploration opportunities available to all students, faculty and staff. Alkek One features new and emerging technologies in its MakerSpace, GeoSpace, Immersion Studio, YouStar Studios and DesighSpace. The Alkek Library website provides convenient 24/7 access to information about library services and resources.

The Round Rock Campus Library (RRC Library) supports the research and information needs of faculty and students at the growing Round Rock Campus. Librarians and library assistants are on site to help guide research and support students and faculty in Round Rock. Materials from the Alkek Library can be delivered so that the RRC benefits from all the resources of a large university library in the intimate and comfortable environment of the RRC Library. The library is located in room 255 of the Avery Building and makes resources, computers and printers available to the campus community. For more information, including hours and other services, visit the RRC Library website or call the library at 512.716.4700.

The Archives and Research Center (ARC) is a state-of-the-art archive library that preserves decades of university treasures and library resources, collections and research materials. Its climate-controlled environment with cold temperatures and low humidity prolongs the life of these unique assets, keeping them available for exploration and discovery while supporting the growth of the Alkek Library and Texas State. The ARC is open to the public and has a circulation desk and reading room to allow students, faculty, staff and researchers to check out items to take with them or review and interact with the materials on site. Daily transportation of materials checked out from the ARC to the Alkek Library will make accessing the materials quick and easy so patrons on the San Marcos campus will not need to drive to STAR Park to retrieve desired items.

Committed to preserving the creative legacy of the Southwest to instruct and inspire future generations, The Wittliff Collections , located on the 7 th floor of the Alkek Library, includes the Southwestern Writers Collection, the Southwestern and Mexican Photography Collection, and the Texas Music Collection. These three cultural pillars provide the keystone for discovery of our region’s heritage through thousands of archival treasures collected firsthand from such icons as Cormac McCarthy, Sandra Cisneros and Willie Nelson. The Wittliff features beautiful new galleries, exhibition spaces, an archival research room and an event space. Faculty, students and campus visitors are encouraged to check out the museum-like galleries free of charge. The Wittliff space also features a permanent display of its Lonesome Dove collection with original set pieces and costumes from the renowned miniseries.

The University Archives provides the key to unlock the stories of Texas State University that connect its past to its present. The Archives preserves and makes available a treasure trove of materials including original documents, photographs, yearbooks and a variety of artifacts that help tell how the institution has evolved from a small teachers' college to an emerging research university.  New materials are added to the Archives through the transfer of records from university departments and the acquisition of select items from donors; these materials document the history and legacy of the university and provide researchers with unique sources of information about Texas State and the surrounding community. Of special note are the accessions of photographic negatives held by the University Archives, which together form the most comprehensive collection of historical photographs related to the Hays County region of Texas.

Texas State’s University Libraries services include:

Research Help

Individual research consultation sessions are available to students, faculty and staff. Consultations allow users to work one-on-one with librarians. Typical sessions include help with research topics and search strategies, as well as tips for navigating the library for a successful academic experience. Users can schedule a consultation in advance to ensure availability, preferably with at least two days’ notice. Users can also access the Ask a Librarian online chat service via the Ask a Librarian webpage.

Research Guides

The library website provides access to a variety of research guides for specific disciplines and subjects, as well as guides for conducting research. These guides are created by subject librarians and will help students learn more about core resources in a specific discipline. Guides are available for all library users and provide an excellent starting point for research by helping users learn more about the library’s growing array of resources in all disciplines.

Resources and Tools for Research

In addition to in-person and online consultation with library staff, students have access to a variety of resources and tools that will help them to conduct research efficiently and effectively for class assignments and research projects.

Electronic Databases and Journals

Texas State faculty, students and staff have convenient remote online access to many electronic databases and journals. Databases are listed on the library website and are arranged by type, subject and alphabetically by name. Databases can be searched to find research articles, government documents, conference proceedings, business and company information, and much more. The Start Your Research search box on the main library website provides an easy way to search multiple databases, in addition to the library catalog, all at one time. 

Library Online Catalog

The library’s online catalog provides information on the library’s holdings and allows searching by keyword, title, author or subject as well as by material type.

Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers)

The Periodical List is a comprehensive list of all full-text periodical titles that the Alkek Library either owns or subscribes to for the Texas State community. The list consists of:

• Electronic journals that are included in full-text databases or e-journal packages to which the library has a current subscription
• Individual electronic journals or online journals that come free with the library’s print subscriptions (provided the publisher allows institutional access)
• Journals and periodicals the library owns in print or microform

Obtaining Materials from Other LibrariesTexShare and ILLiad

Some student research needs may require access to items not owned by the university. Many can be obtained from other libraries.

• One way to access them is to get a TexShare card, available at the Checkout desk. TexShare allows users to check out books from most college and university libraries as well as major public libraries throughout Texas. For more information about the TexShare card, contact the Checkout desk at 512.245.3681. Users can request a TexShare card online through the library's website.
• Another convenient method to get materials not owned by University Libraries is via Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad), a free service for Texas State faculty, students and staff. ILLiad, the online request form, is a convenient way to make a request. Logging into ILLiad will allow users to access requested articles, obtain a list of materials requested, check on the status of requests and request renewals of books loaned from other libraries. Some items such as full-text articles may be delivered electronically. Other items such as books loaned from other libraries around the world will be available for pickup at the Checkout desk of Alkek Library or from the RRC Library. Interlibrary Loan staff is available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., at 512.245.4893. Access more information about Interlibrary Loan on the library's website.

Computers, Laptops, Printers and Wireless Access

University Libraries and campus TechSpots have wireless access, device charging stations and multiple printers. The Alkek Library has numerous Mac and PC computer workstations available for student use running a variety of software applications, including standard word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software, as well as specialized programs. Sophisticated statistical analysis software, GIS services, several 3D printers, laptops and adaptive equipment for individuals with disabilities also can be found at the Alkek Library. Campus TechSpots, formerly known as open computer labs, serve as an extension of the library making access to computer workstations loaded with software and online library services available across the San Marcos campus. They can be found in the Jowers, McCoy, and the Family and Consumer Science buildings as well as the Academic Services Building South.

Send&Print Services and Kiosks

Send&Print is a service that allows Texas State students, faculty and staff to conveniently print to one of the various printing stations located on both the San Marcos and Round Rock campuses. Students are provided with a generous printing allotment each semester. Printing kiosks are located in the Alkek and RRC Libraries and the campus TechSpots. In the fall of 2021, new standalone Send&Print kiosks will be added at various locations across the San Marcos campus to make it more convenient than ever to print materials. Consult the TXST Mobile App or the interactive online campus map to find the nearest TechSpot or Send&Print kiosk.

The Wittliff Collections

Alkek Library, seventh floor 512.245.2313 [email protected]

Admission is free.

The Wittliff Collections are a crown jewel of Texas State and preserve and celebrate the Southwest’s literature, music, film and photography. Here one can listen to a reading by a nationally acclaimed writer, engage in hands-on research using an author’s original papers, hear photographers talk about their inspiration, or attend one of the many other exciting events offered every semester. Many students also retreat to The Wittliff to contemplate exhibitions of world-class photography or archival objects that speak to our region’s “spirit of place.” 

The exhibition and event calendars are online. Exhibitions are usually open daily; however, hours fluctuate — visitors are asked to call or check the website for updates. Admission is free, and all are welcome.

The Wittliff Collections are dedicated to supporting student and faculty research at Texas State. Stop by or call and ask to speak to a curator or archivist about the many possible topics within the unique and interesting holdings. The Wittliff holds writers’ papers from Cormac McCarthy, Sandra Cisneros, Rick Riordan, Katherine Anne Porter and many more. Nearly 20,000 photographs are also part of the growing permanent holdings, including works by such renowned artists as Ansel Adams, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Kate Breakey, Keith Carter, Graciela Iturbide and Mary Ellen Mark. The Wittliff is home to one of the largest collections of Mexican photography in the United States, as well as the major production archives of Texas Monthly magazine, King of the Hill , and the miniseries Lonesome Dove . Over its more than 30-year history, The Wittliff has obtained many important music collections, such as an extraordinary Willie Nelson archive that includes his handmade childhood songbook; hand-written lyrics by Towns Van Zandt; a Western Swing treasury with a fiddle played by Bob Wills; and major research archives on artists ranging from Selena to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Jerry Jeff Walker to Ray Benson of Asleep At The Wheel. 

Additionally, The Wittliff collects rare first editions and other books, magazines, LPs, 45s, CDs, DVDs, screenplays and teleplays, and numerous other supplementary materials related to the literature, music, film and photography of the Southwest — all of which are available for study.

Additionally, take the time to explore the city of San Marcos along with all that it offers - from food and shopping to the incredible natural areas for hiking, floating, and exploring!

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University Camp

Basic information.

At 126 acres, University Camp hosts over four miles of hiking and biking trails and sweeping views of the Blanco River and the river valley. Offering a variety of year-round outdoor recreation such as, swimming, kayaking, snorkeling, and fishing, University Camp is an ideal location for special events, family gatherings, or a day getaway!

Exclusive reservation access for students, faculty/staff/retirees, graduates of Texas State University (Guests of reservation holders can be outside of the Texas State community).

The Blanco River's water level and temperature is seasonal/rain dependent. When rain is limited, the river may begin to form pools as flow is reduced. However, water can always be accessed from the day use areas, or a short walk along the river. 

Reservations

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How to Reserve & Make Payment

When reservations can be made.

The first day of your reservation within each season can be requested by the following dates, depending on your classification.

When Sites are Available

4 Day Use Site reservations are available per day on the calendar. Areas in the Day Use area are first-come first-served, and have no relation to the Site Number on the reservation calendar. Busy = Reserved

For easier viewing, use the "Month View" after clicking on a site calendar. Dates that show "Busy" are unavailable.

• Day Use Sites can show four (4) "Busy" spots per day. If there are less than four (4), space is available.
• Areas in the Day Use area are first-come-first-served upon arrival and have no relation to the Site Number on the reservation calendar.
• Dates that show "Busy" for Campsites and Lodges ending at 2:00 PM, are available for reservations starting at 3:00 PM.
• University Camp is closed on Monday & Tuesday, except for holiday weekends.

Site Accommodation Limits

Multiple sites must be reserved if group size exceeds the maximum of a single site. There is no limit on the number of tents at each campsite.

Refunds, Rescheduling & Cancellations

Any cancellation or rescheduled reservation made more than ten (10) days before the reservation date will receive a full refund, less a $20.00 processing fee. 

Any cancellation made within ten (10) days of the reservation date will forfeit all payment made towards a reservation. Transfer dates will be accepted on an individual basis, please contact [email protected] directly. 

No refunds will be issued due to inclement weather unless University Camp is closed by Texas State University. 

Making your Payment

Option 1: Make payment online 

• Visit the online Campus Recreation Customer Portal
• Alumni : Use the email address you make your reservation with.
• Click the profile photo then click Profile
• Click the Invoices link
• Click the Pay button
• Enter maximum amount then click apply Payment
• Enter Credit Card payment information, then continue to process payment.

Option 2: Make payment at Student Recreation Center during open hours. 

• Student Recreation Center phone number: (512) 245-2940

Camp Features & Amenities

Hours & seasons.

University Camp is open Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend until the last weekend before the Winter Administrative Closure in December.

University Camp Hours: University Camp is closed on Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday is available for special programming. 

CLOSURES & SEASONAL EXCEPTIONS

University Camp is open on Mondays for the following holiday weekends. All below holidays are charged at the Holiday rate, UNLESS noted below.

**Charged at the Off-Peak season rate

^^Charged at the Off-Peak season rate ONLY for Current Students

Reservation Rates

Day Use rates are the daily rate. Campsite and Lodge rate are a nightly rate. 

• Example: Staying in a lodge Friday-Sunday would be a quantity of two (2) weekend nights. 

Lodge reservations that begin on a Friday, or include Saturday or Sunday, must reserve Friday 3pm - Sunday 2pm (2-night minimum).

Single-night Lodge reservations may be requested no earlier than the Monday before the desired weekend.

Faculty/Staff/Retiree

Contact Information & Directions

General Questions & Inquiries

(512) 245-2940

Site Visits, Tours, Gate Code Issues, Website Assistance, and all other Troubleshooting 

• [email protected]

The Texas State University Camp is located 20 miles northwest of the San Marcos campus in Wimberley, Texas. 5 miles east of Wimberley, visitors will travel east on Flite Acres Road and turn left onto University Road until it ends at the University Camp entrance gate. (Note: Flite Acres Road may appear to connect with the University Camp property on many map applications, but that is an error)

Faculty & Staff Retreats

Schedule a morning or afternoon retreat at University Camp for your department's faculty and staff! Lodges are available at a special rate for non-overnight retreat's scheduled Tuesday-Friday.

Email  [email protected]   for more information

Juniper Lodge

Indoor amenities.

14 person capacity (bunk beds)

Full kitchen - Oven/stove top, sink, refrigerator/freezer, coffee machine, microwave, toaster, One large frying pan & one small frying pan, 3 variety size saucepans, Vegetable peeler, Potato Masher, Cooking Spatula, Whisk, Tongs, Bottle opener, Cooking Scissors, Measuring cups/Measuring Spoons, Cheese Grater, Can Opener, Rubber Spatula, Ladle, Large Serving Spoon, Pizza Cutter

• Pot-Belly furnace for wood burning
• Window air-conditioning units w/ceiling fans
• Foosball table
• Tables & chairs for dining
• Lounge Chairs

OUTDOOR AMENITIES

• 2 picnic tables
• Charcoal grill
• Kitchen & Bunkhouse Tour
• Common Room Tour

Bluebonnet Lodge

20 person capacity (bunk beds)

• Fireplace 
• Bathroom - 2 showers, 1 toilet, 1 urinal  
• Air hockey table
• Table Tennis table
• 5 picnic tables
• Volleyball net
• Kitchen Tour

All sites at University Camp have their own picnic table and charcoal grill. All Campsites have their own firepits. See the below site descriptions for what makes each site unique from others.

Day use sites

4 sites available

Sites 1–4 & 9

Fully shaded campsites!

Partially tree shaded

Hike in Access, partially tree shaded

Private river access, shaded pavilion

Shaded pavilion

Primitive Camping

One-mile hike-in access, No immediate bathroom access, No cat-holes permitted (Pack everything out), Fire pit (water for dousing fire available)

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Campus Protests Over Gaza Intensify Amid Pushback by Universities and Police

There were more than 120 new arrests as universities moved to prevent pro-Palestinian encampments from taking hold as they have at Columbia University.

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By J. David Goodman ,  David Montgomery ,  Jonathan Wolfe and Jenna Russell

This story was reported on the ground from campuses in Austin, Los Angeles, Boston, Rhode Island, San Antonio and New York.

A wave of pro-Palestinian protests spread and intensified on Wednesday as students gathered on campuses around the country, in some cases facing off with the police, in a widening showdown over campus speech and the war in Gaza.

University administrators from Texas to California moved to clear protesters and prevent encampments from taking hold on their own campuses as they have at Columbia University, deploying police in tense new confrontations that already have led to dozens of arrests.

At the same time, new protests continued erupting in places like Pittsburgh and San Antonio. Students expressed solidarity with their fellow students at Columbia, and with a pro-Palestinian movement that appeared to be galvanized by the pushback on other campuses and the looming end of the academic year.

Protesters on several campuses said their demands included divestment by their universities from companies connected to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, disclosure of those and other investments and a recognition of the continuing right to protest without punishment.

The demonstrations spread overseas as well, with students on campuses in Cairo, Paris and Sydney, Australia, gathering to voice support for Palestinians and opposition to the war.

As new protests were emerging, the speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, visited the Columbia campus in New York, where university officials were seeking to negotiate with protest leaders to end the encampment of around 80 tents still pitched on a central campus lawn.

Mr. Johnson said the school’s president, Nemat Shafik, should resign if she could not immediately get the situation under control, calling her an “inept leader” who had failed to guarantee the safety of Jewish students.

The speaker said there could be an appropriate time for the National Guard to be called in , and that Congress should consider revoking federal funding if universities could not keep the protests under control.

Republican lawmakers have accused university administrators for months of not doing enough to protect Jewish students on college campuses, seizing on an issue that has sharply divided Democrats.

Some of the campus demonstrations that have taken place since the war began last year have included hate speech and expressions of support for Hamas, the armed group based in Gaza that led the deadly attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, sparking the war that has left more than 34,000 people dead in Gaza, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

One of the biggest new protests on Wednesday was in Texas, where dozens of police officers, many of them in riot gear and some of them on horseback, blocked the path of protesters at the state’s premier public university, the University of Texas at Austin. At least 34 people were arrested after refusing to disperse, according to a state police spokeswoman.

Gov. Greg Abbott said that arrests there would continue until the protesters dispersed. “These protesters belong in jail,” he wrote on X . “Students joining in hate-filled, antisemitic protests at any public college or university in Texas should be expelled.”

Hours earlier, at the Dallas campus of the University of Texas, a large group of student protesters briefly staged a sit-in near the office of the university president, demanding divestments. The students left after the president agreed to meet with them.

At the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, the police moved in just before lunchtime to break up an encampment of about 100 pro-Palestinian protesters at the center of campus. As demonstrators chanted, “Shame,” officers tackled at least one protester and put that person into a campus police car, but the protester was later released.

Claudia Galliani, 26, a master’s student in public policy at U.S.C., said she was protesting “to stand in solidarity with the students of Columbia and other campuses across the States who are receiving brutality due to their advocacy for Palestine.” She said that the protesters had been ostracized and accused of antisemitism.

Many U.S.C. students were angered at the cancellation of a commencement address by the valedictorian Asna Tabassum, who is Muslim, after complaints from groups on campus that cited her support on social media for Palestinians.

“I think universities don’t want what’s happening on the East Coast to spread to the West Coast,” said Maga Miranda, a doctoral student in ethnic studies at the University of California, Los Angeles who joined the protest at U.S.C.

Protesters returned later in the day, but the university prevented a permanent encampment from being established, as the tents that had been forcibly removed in the morning were not re-erected.

Just before 6 p.m., Los Angeles Police Department officers ordered them to disperse and threatened them with arrest and expulsion from school. Many protesters moved outside of a police perimeter, but more than two dozen locked arms in the middle of the campus quad, some holding Palestinian flags.

Officers ultimately arrested 93 people for trespassing and one person on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, L.A.P.D. officials announced late Wednesday. Capt. Kelly Muniz of the L.A.P.D. did not have further details on the assault.

By 9 p.m., officers cleared the remaining protesters from the private campus and locked the gates.

At Brown University in Rhode Island, scores of students pitched tents on the campus’s Main Green on Wednesday. Organizers said their minds were on the children and students in Gaza, not on the administration’s warning that the new encampment violated university policy. They promised to stay until they were forced off.

“What we’re putting on the line is so minimal in risk, compared to what Gazans are going through,” said Niyanta Nepal, a junior from Concord, N.H., and the president-elect of the student body. “This is the least we can be doing, as youth in a privileged situation, to take ownership of the situation.”

She said the emergence of a national student movement on college campuses had galvanized Brown students. “I think everyone was ready to act, and the national momentum was what we needed,” she said. Rafi Ash, a sophomore from Amherst, Mass., and a member of Brown University Jews for Ceasefire Now, said the student protesters were in it for the long haul. “We’ll be here until they divest, or until we’re forced off,” he said.

Administrators at Harvard University sought to head off a similar scene by shuttering Harvard Yard, a central gathering place on campus. But students flooded the yard’s grassy patches anyway on Wednesday, rapidly erecting tents as part of an “emergency rally” against the suspension a pro-Palestinian campus group.

At Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, Calif., administrators said they were shutting down the campus through the weekend, concerned that protesters occupying two buildings could spread to others.

Late Tuesday, two students were arrested at Ohio State University, school officials said, during an on-campus protest that had since dispersed.

The protests at the University of Texas at Austin were among the first to take place in a Republican-led state in the South, occurring within walking distance of the governor’s mansion. Like other Republican political leaders, Gov. Greg Abbott has been outspoken in his support for Israel, and last month, he vowed to fight any antisemitism on campus.

University leaders on Tuesday said they had revoked permission for a protest and warned those who might seek to gather anyway.

“The University of Texas at Austin will not allow this campus to be ‘taken,’” two administrators from the Office of the Dean of Students wrote in a letter to the Palestine Solidarity Committee.

State police were deployed to the campus on Wednesday at the request of the university and at Mr. Abbott’s direction, said the state police spokeswoman, Ericka Miller, “in order to prevent any unlawful assembly.”

When protesters began to congregate despite the warnings, the response was swift. Scores of officers formed crowd-control lines, some clutching batons. After having ordered the protesters to disperse, some officers surged into the crowd and hauled several people away, then returned for others.

“Let them go!” some people shouted as the crowd grew.

At one point, hundreds of students and their supporters were gathered on the south mall of the campus, including some who gathered in a large circle and chanted, “Pigs go home!” Soon, the police moved in again, pushing through the crowds and making further arrests.

Ms. Miller said the majority of those arrested were charged with criminal trespassing.

In a statement, the university’s Division of Student Affairs said that the university would not tolerate disruptions “like we have seen at other campuses” and would take action to allow students to finish their classes and final exams “without interruption.”

Anna Betts and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs in New York, Edgar Sandoval in San Antonio and Jose Quezada in Arcata, Calif., contributed reporting.

J. David Goodman is the Houston bureau chief for The Times, reporting on Texas and Oklahoma. More about J. David Goodman

Jonathan Wolfe is a senior staff editor on the newsletters team at The Times. More about Jonathan Wolfe

Jenna Russell is the lead reporter covering New England for The Times. She is based near Boston. More about Jenna Russell

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Dozens arrested in California and Texas as campus administrators move to shut down protests – as it happened

More than 60 people, including a journalist, arrested at University of Southern California and University of Texas at Austin. This blog is now closed.

• Campus protests: full story
• 2d ago Summary: Dozens arrested across the US in student protests against war in Gaza
• 2d ago Journalist arrested in Texas amid tense protests at UT Austin
• 2d ago White House: Biden supports free speech on college campuses
• 2d ago At least 10 arrests at University of Texas in Austin
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• 2d ago New York governor says Johnson 'adding to division' with Columbia University visit
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• 2d ago Protesters arrested at University of Texas in Austin - reports
• 2d ago Two Ohio State students arrested at campus protest
• 2d ago UC Berkeley protest encampment grows on third day
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• 2d ago Biden does not plan to visit Columbia University protests - report
• 3d ago Biden signs foreign aid package including $26.3bn for Israel
• 3d ago Johnson to call on Columbia University president to resign
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Protesters arrested at University of Texas in Austin - reports

Pictures and videos on social media show Texas state troops in riot gear at the University of Texas at Austin campus during a pro-Palestinian protest.

An Instagram reel posted by the Palestine Solidarity Committee in Austin said the university administration officials called on state troops “in an attempt to scare us into silence”.

In a post on X, the Daily Texan said about 50 state troopers were at the campus, some on horseback, and that arrests were under way.

Roughly 50 state troopers in riot gear have arrived, seven of which are on horseback. pic.twitter.com/CnZxA0s1I2 — The Daily Texan (@thedailytexan) April 24, 2024

ut austin, where texas state troopers are barring students from accessing the other side of the campus. please look at this, i have never seen anything like this pic.twitter.com/HjtJnaa7gW — big b and the b stands for ‘bedour’🌙 (@balagonline) April 24, 2024

DPS appears to be prepping to disperse with a heavy, heavy showing of DPS troopers prepped in riot gear. pic.twitter.com/xJ1jZlNRjy — Ryan Chandler (@RyanChandlerTV) April 24, 2024

Throughout the afternoon on Tuesday, loudspeakers blared speeches given by UC Berkeley professors and students in support of the sit-in, as a few dozen people stood and listened.

But campus life otherwise carried on. University clubs recruited from behind tables lining the plaza, students streamed by on their way to class, while others worked from laptops in the courtyard.

There is minimal police or security presence on site, but the students are bracing for that to change. They have been vocal about their determination to stay even if the university tries to have them forcibly removed.

The “Free Palestine Camp,” is one of many actions that have been taken at UC Berkeley in opposition to the recent violent escalation in Gaza that’s left tens of thousands of civilians dead, and the encampment was designed in solidarity with protests at Columbia University. It also follows decades of demonstrations in support of Palestinians at the school.

Two Ohio State students arrested at campus protest

Two Ohio State University students were arrested on Tuesday and charged with criminal trespassing during a pro-Palestinian demonstration on the university campus, school officials said.

The protest was organized by several groups, including the Palestinian liberation movement and Ohio youth for climate justice, the Lantern reported.

Isabella Guinigundo, a spokesperson for Ohio youth for climate justice, told the student newspaper that the protesters were told by the police that they were being too loud before officers approached the crowd, pulling them out and arresting them.

In a statement, OSU spokesperson Benjamin Johnson said:

When yesterday’s demonstration became disruptive to the students, faculty and staff in Meiling Hall, the university issued multiple warnings. When the disruptive activity continued, two individuals were arrested. Ohio State has an unwavering commitment to freedom of speech and took this action in alignment with our space use rules to provide for the orderly conduct of university business.

UC Berkeley protest encampment grows on third day

Now in its third day, the protest encampment at UC Berkeley has steadily grown.

Rows of tents were added to the cluster set up on the steps of Sproul Hall at the center of campus. Draped overhead, a banner reads “An injury to Gaza is an injury to all,” one of many signs posted through the protest outlining the students’ objectives: they have committed to camping here until their school agrees to add a sever its financial connections to BlackRock and other asset managers they see as complicit for financing genocide in Gaza.

UC Berkeley holds a $427m investment in a BlackRock portfolio and school officials have commented that a change in their investment strategy is not on the table.

But the protesters are also calling for an academic boycott, which would end collaborations with Israeli universities and the establishment of a new Palestinian Studies program.

The Harvard University encampment comes after the university suspended the Harvard undergraduate Palestine solidarity committee on Monday and ordered the group to “cease all organizational activities for the remainder of the Spring 2024 term” or risk permanent expulsion.

The group, which describes itself as a “Harvard student group in pursuit of liberation through justice for Palestine,” said it would continue to advocate for Palestine regardless of Harvard’s decision. A statement from the group said:

You can suspend our organization and threaten our students, but you will never silence our calls for Divestment from apartheid, occupation and genocide.

Harvard University launches pro-Palestinian encampment

Pro-Palestinian protesters launched an encampment at Harvard University ’s Harvard Yard this morning to protest against the suspension of the university’s undergraduate Palestine solidarity committee and demand the university divest from Israel’s war in Gaza.

The encampment marks the largest protest on Harvard’s campus since former university president Claudine Gay’s resignation earlier this year, the Harvard Crimson reports.

The student newspaper said the university was restricting access to Harvard Yard to only university ID holders until Friday.

Harvard interim president Alan Garber told the paper on Monday that he would not rule out a police response to protests, but said it would require a “very high bar”.

Biden does not plan to visit Columbia University protests - report

Joe Biden does not plan to visit Columbia University when he visits New York on Friday, White House and campaign officials told CNN.

White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said yesterday that the White House was monitoring “closely” the protests on college campuses and that the president takes seriously the conversations he has had with community leaders about the current “painful moment”. Bates told reporters:

But as I said, when we witness calls for violence, physical intimidation, hateful, antisemitic rhetoric, those are unacceptable. We will denounce them. The president knows that silence is complicity and that’s why he uses the platforms he has to try and ensure that our fellow Americans are safe.

Joe Biden praised legislation he signed today that rushes in foreign aid including more than $26bn to Israel as a bipartisan legislative victory on a “good day for world peace”.

The president, in remarks delivered from the White House, shortly after signing the legislation, said:

It’s going to make America safer. It’s going to make the world safer.

The bill includes about $1bn in humanitarian relief for Palestinians in Gaza .

In remarks delivered from the White House, Biden urged Israel to ensure the humanitarian aid for Palestinians in the bill reaches Gaza “without delay”.

President Biden praises the foreign aid package including aid for Israel and Gaza, but warns Israel not to block humanitarian aid: “Israel must make sure all this aid reaches the Palestinians in Gaza without delay.” pic.twitter.com/Epz9J7YxUB — The Recount (@therecount) April 24, 2024

Cameron Jones first learned about fossil fuel divestment as a 15-year-old climate organizer. When he enrolled at Columbia University in 2022, he joined the campus’s chapter of the youth-led climate justice group the Sunrise Movement and began pushing the school in New York to sever financial ties with coal, oil and gas companies.

Today, 19-year-old Jones, like many other student protesters and campus organizers, is just as focused on pushing the school to divest from another group of businesses: those profiting from Israel’s war in Gaza. He and others see the issues as firmly connected, with activists learning from tactics used in both of the often overlapping movements .

On Monday, Jones, speaking from the student encampment of demonstrators on Columbia’s campus who are protesting against the war and the university’s ties to Israel , said:

Once we see large institutions like universities taking the steps to sever ties with harmful institutions, we will then hopefully see corporations and countries and cities follow suit.

In particular, students are demanding the university drop its direct investments in companies doing business in or with Israel, including Amazon and Google, which are part of a $1.2bn cloud-computing contract with the state’s government; Microsoft, whose services are used by Israel’s ministry of defense and Israeli civil administration; and defense contractors profiting from the war such as Lockheed Martin , which on Tuesday reported its earnings were up 14% .

Read the full story: How divestment became a ‘clarion call’ in anti-fossil fuel and pro-ceasefire protests

Cal Poly Humboldt, a public university on California’s northern coast, remained closed on Wednesday after pro-Palestinian protesters barricaded themselves in a campus building for a sit-in.

Law enforcement and students clashed on Monday as police tried to clear Siemens Hall. Video posted by a student activist group showed students chanting “we are not afraid of you” before officers in riot gear attempted to take them into custody. Police could be seen swinging batons at demonstrators as the group pushed them back. The officers reportedly left after an hours-long standoff.

Three protesters were arrested on Monday evening after the confrontation with law enforcement, the university said in a statement. Dozens of students remain inside the building and have barricaded entrances with furniture, according to the university, while others occupied another nearby building.

The campus is closed through Wednesday and classes are being held remotely.

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Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the college campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war for Thursday, April 25. For the latest news on the protests view our live updates file for Friday, April 26 .

NEW YORK − Protesters at Columbia University, an epicenter of growing student dissent against the war in Gaza , faced a deadline Thursday to dismantle their encampment as protests and arrests intensified across the nation.

Columbia President Minouche Shafik warned students that if the tents aren't moved by Friday, "we will have to consider options for restoring calm to campus."

In an update late Thursday, the university said talks between student protestors and the school have "shown progress and are continuing." The school, the scene of more than 100 arrests in recent days, also shut down rumors that the New York City Police Department was invited to the campus on Thursday night.

House Speaker Mike Johnson lashed out Thursday at Columbia protesters, who booed him during his visit to the school a day earlier. Johnson had criticized students and faculty who participated in the protest and called for Shafik's resignation.

"Hamas backed these protests at Columbia," Johnson said in a social media post . "The things that have happened at the hands of Hamas are horrific, and yet these protestors are out there waving flags for the very people who committed those crimes. This is not who we are in America."

Demonstrators across the nation are protesting the civilian toll in Gaza, where more than 34,000 people have died since the Israeli invasion that followed a Hamas-led attack that killed almost 1,200 people in Israel. Students oppose U.S. military aid to Israel and want their schools to stop investing endowment money in companies with Israeli links.

Meanwhile, amid the turmoil, the University of Southern California said it was canceling its main commencement ceremony , citing safety concerns.

Columbia says encampments will shrink: Scores of protesters arrested at USC

Developments:

∎ Protesters were shoved with riot shields and handcuffed with zip ties by state police at Indiana University on Thursday after being told by officers to take down tents that had been set up for a Gaza solidarity encampment. Officers detained 33 people after they refused to take down the tents and disperse, according to an Indiana University Police statement released Thursday night.

∎ In Columbus, Ohio, hundreds of Ohio State University students, faculty and members of the local Arab community rallied Thursday and set up tents outside the student union. Shortly before 11 p.m. local time, protestors were starting to leave the area after nearly six hours of chants, prayers and construction of tents. Columbus Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network, reporters at the scene witnessed police arresting more than a dozen people.

∎ At UCLA, Students for Justice in Palestine set up an encampment Thursday on Royce Quad. "We are not leaving until our demands are met," the group said in an Instagram post. Also in Los Angeles, the University of Southern California declared its campus closed and asked the L.A. Police Department to clear a demonstration after it arrested 94 people linked to a protest Wednesday.

∎ Two graduate students at Princeton University were arrested for trespassing and tents were taken down Thursday after scores of students attended a rally, the university said. At another Ivy League school, Cornell, students set up a pre-dawn encampment demanding the university divest from companies with links to the war in Gaza and end its relationship with the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

∎ About 70 students from Washington, D.C.-area universities, including Georgetown and the George Washington, formed an encampment of 25 tents on GW’s campus early Thursday morning. They are protesting their schools’ investment of funds in companies doing business with Israel, the Georgetown Voice reported.

∎ In Boston, Emerson College President Jay Bernhardt canceled classes Thursday "as we respond to, and process, the events of last night." Police spokesperson Michael Torigian said 108 arrests were made and four officers injured late Wednesday when police took down an encampment. Emerson Students for Justice in Palestine was encouraging protesters to rally at police precincts across the city. 

From Harvard to UT Austin to USC, college protests over Gaza are spreading. See our map.

Pro-Palestinian advocacy group files federal complaint against Columbia

A pro-Palestinian advocacy group filed a federal civil rights complaint against Columbia University in response to last week's mass arrest of protesters after the university called police to clear encampments, the group said Thursday.

Palestine Legal urged the U.S. Education Department to investigate the university's actions, which the group alleged as "discriminatory treatment of Palestinian students and their allies." The organization said they're representing four students and Students for Justice in Palestine, a student group that the university suspended.

USC calls off main graduation ceremony over safety concerns

Ten days after revoking the valedictorian’s speech , the University of Southern California went a step further Thursday and canceled its main graduation ceremony amid the series of pro-Palestinian protests roiling college campuses, including USC’s own.

As it did when announcing April 15 that biomedical engineering student Asna Tabassum would no longer deliver her address at commencement, the school said security challenges prompted the decision. Tabassum, who is Muslim, had drawn strong backlash the school said had "an alarming tenor" after espousing pro-Palestinian views on social media.

"With the new safety measures in place this year, the time needed to process the large number of guests coming to campus will increase substantially," USC said in Thursday's announcement. "As a result, we will not be able to host the main stage ceremony that traditionally brings 65,000 students, families, and friends to our campus all at the same time and during a short window."

The university said the usual individual-school ceremonies, where students have their names called, walk across the stage and pick up their diplomas, will still be held, along with other graduation events.

Two weeks ahead of the May 8-11 commencement, the university was rocked Wednesday by antiwar demonstrations that led officials to call in the Los Angeles Police Department and close campus. It remained shut Thursday .

Columbia negotiation clock ticks amid more protests

Columbia administrators said Thursday evening they remain in contact with New York City police amid a planned extremist protest just outside campus gates, happening with just hours left in the university’s two-day timeframe for negotiating with organizers of the student encampment.

The university remained committed to removing the encampment, spokesperson Ben Chang said in a press briefing, noting, “We have our demands, they have theirs.” Columbia did not clarify its timeframe for clearing out the tents, but said it remains in "constant contact" with the NYPD.

Ben Chang said in a press briefing that Mayor Eric Adams earlier convened a meeting of university presidents, including Shafik, about the ongoing campus demonstrations. A campus alert encouraged people to avoid streets just outside of the grounds, where far-right Christian activists planned to gather to support Israel while pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators rallied in front of a heavy police presence.

Students have said the negotiating period was stopped as a result of what they described as threats from the university to send in the National Guard and NYPD. Negotiations resumed as of 10 a.m. Thursday, said organizer Sueda Polat, a graduate student.“We believe we are making progress, and the rest is yet to be seen,” she said. Polat declined to say when the 48-hour window ends, but said the timeline is being negotiated. “If there is involvement of police or National Guard − or the threat of involvement of police or National Guard − that is clearly a violation of good-faith negotiations, and negotiations would not proceed,” she said. “It's why they stopped in the first place.''

Chang said there's no reason to believe Columbia would call for the National Guard.

Emory student newspaper: Police using 'gas' on protesters

At Emory University in Atlanta, The Emory Wheel reported officers from the Emory Police Department, Atlanta Police Department and Georgia State Patrol "began using gas and arresting protesters" Thursday morning, a few hours after protesters set up tents in the school's Quadrangle. University President Gregory Fenves said most of the protesters were not associated with the university. Videos from the scene showed chaos as police arrived and students began running. One person appeared to be held down by three officers.

The Council on American–Islamic Relations in Georgia condemned the use of force at Emory.

"Protesters shared a day of cultural learning and community despite which Emory deployed excessive use of force, tear gas, and rubber bullets," CAIR said in a social media post.

Columbia trustees express support for president Shafik

Columbia’s board of trustees threw its weight behind Shafik on Thursday ahead of the threat of a censure vote. The board said in a statement it “strongly supports” Shafik, the former president of the London School of Economics who, in her first year on the job, is steering Columbia through its most tumultuous school year since the Vietnam War era. 

“During the search process for this role, President Shafik told us that she would always take a thoughtful approach to resolving conflict, balancing the disparate voices that make up a vibrant campus like Columbia’s, while taking a firm stance against hatred, harassment and discrimination,” the board wrote in the public announcement. “That's exactly what she's doing now.”

The support came amid expectations the university senate, Columbia's main governing body, may vote Friday on a resolution to formally censure Shafik over her decision to call the New York City Police Department to the Manhattan campus last week. The move must be sponsored by a committee, which hasn't happened yet, decreasing the likelihood it will come up for a vote. 

The resolution, obtained by USA TODAY, accuses Shafik of a “violation of the fundamental requirements of academic freedom and shared governance” and an “unprecedented assault on students’ rights.”

The motion deliberately does not call for her resignation, though. Some faculty leaders think Shafik’s departure would hand a win to politicians that have, in their view, improperly interfered in campus affairs, as expressed by the American Association of University Professors .

− Zachary Schermele

Jill Stein, other politicians visit students at Columbia encampment

Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, spent 45 minutes Thursday speaking and taking photos with students at the encampment in Columbia's West Lawn. U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, whose daughter attends the all-women's Barnard College − affiliated with Columbia − also visited .

In a brief interview with USA TODAY, Stein said, “We are seeing courageous young people with a clear vision standing up to say these are our First Amendment rights.

“These are absolutely essential, that we have a right to debate and to discuss these critical actions that are taking place right now,” Stein added. “We have a right to oppose them.''

Cornel West, another third-party candidate and a philosopher, visited a week ago after the university called New York City police, who arrested more than 100 students in a smaller encampment nearby. He also spoke to students occupying the West Lawn, where the current encampment now stands. Students have since formed a gathering space on the grass with rows of tents, along with food distribution, first aid and clothing. 

Troopers in riot gear break up University of Texas protest

At the University of Texas in Austin, the Palestine Solidarity Committee posted a call to "Stand with the Arrested, Stand with Gaza," urging professors and students to join a rally Thursday. On Wednesday, state troopers in riot gear and police on horseback broke up a protest at the school, and 57 people were booked into the Travis County Jail in connection to the protest, Travis County sheriff's office spokesperson Kristen Dark said.

Pavithra Vasudevan, a professor at UT, said students had planned an educational event about Palestinians for the afternoon and had asked faculty members to lead workshops. Vasudevan said he was present when police began arresting protesters.

“The president and university administration chose to militarize our campus in response … to students gathering to express themselves,” Vasudevan said.

All 57 people have had their charges disposed of, Dark said, but it was unclear how many people had been released from the jail as of Thursday morning.

University of Texas President Jay Hartzell told a state lawmaker that he and other officials sought help from state law enforcement for the protest Wednesday because “our police force couldn’t do it alone,” according to text messages obtained by the American-Statesman, part of the USA TODAY Network.

Hours after state troopers marched to the University of Texas campus to disperse the crowd, Texas state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt sent a message to Hartzell and University of Texas System Chancellor J.B. Milliken questioning the law enforcement response.

“It appears the state is treating UT Austin differently than other campuses,” Eckhardt wrote at 6:07 p.m. Wednesday, according to the message, obtained under the Texas Public Information Act. “I’ve not seen reports of DPS in tactical gear sent to other campuses. Did UT Austin ask for this heightened presence?”

Michigan State president considering action on encampment

At Michigan State University, a student coalition set up a Gaza solidarity encampment, asking for the school to divest from Israeli firms and weapons manufacturers. Students from the coalition have attended every Board of Trustees meeting since October pressing for the change in investments.

MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz told the State Journal , part of the USA TODAY network, that he respected student rights to protest but was concerned about safety. He said he would follow local ordinances in deciding whether to take action.

"I don't want to be known as a place that has shut down free speech, or one's ability to express themselves," he said. "College campuses have been the epicenter for activism and protests for decades."

− Sarah Atwood, Lansing State Journal

Brandeis University reaches out to Jewish students elsewhere

Brandeis University, a Massachusetts school founded by the American Jewish community to counter antisemitism 76 years ago, is extending it's transfer application period to May 31 because of the "current climate" at other schools. School President Ron Liebowitz issued a  statement  Tuesday saying it is "unacceptable" that protests on some campuses have resulted in Jewish students being attacked physically and verbally because they are Jewish or support Israel, he said.

He said the school welcomes "Jews and students from every background" who are looking for an educational environment striving to be free of "Jew-hatred."

"Brandeis has been committed to protecting the safety of all its students," Liebowitz said. "In the current atmosphere, we are proud of the supports we have in place to allow Jewish students to thrive."

Hamas, Iran applaud US protests: Militant groups offer public support

Hamas, Iran express support for US protesters

A senior Hamas official and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei publicly applauded the growing number of  protests against the war in Gaza  and encampments that have sprung up on college campuses from California to Massachusetts and have become a flashpoint in the U.S.

Izzat Al-Risheq, a member of the militant group's Political Bureau,  said Wednesday  that President Joe Biden's administration is violating the rights of students and faculty members and arresting them "because of their rejection of the genocide of Palestinian people" in Gaza.

Khamenei issued a statement on social media celebrating the flying of Hezbollah's flag in the streets of the U.S. "The people of the world are supporting the Resistance Front because they are resisting & because they are against oppression," the post read.

− Romina Ruiz-Goiriena

Why are students protesting on college campuses?

The  protesters  opposed to Israel's military attacks in Gaza say they want their schools to stop funneling endowment money to Israeli companies and other businesses, like weapons manufacturers, that profit from the war in Gaza. It is not easy to define what an "investment" in Israel entails, said economist Sandy Baum, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute who studies college finances. She said bigger investments are more obvious than smaller ones tucked away in mutual funds.

Columbia University, a focal point for the protests, has one of the largest school endowments in the nation at more than  $13 billion .

"Why is our money being used to fund bombs overseas?" said Layla Saliba, a student protester researching endowment investments with the group Columbia University Apartheid Divestment. "Let's reinvest this money in our community instead."

− Claire Thornton

Contributing: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY; Lily Kepner, Tony Plohetski and Bayliss Wagner , Austin American-Statesman; Shahid Meighan and Cole Behrens, Columbus Dispatch; Brian Rosenzweig, The Herald-Times ; Reuters

College protests live updates: Police crack down as encampments spread

Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza.

Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students on the campuses have called the protests antisemitic and said they are scared for their safety.

The student protests -- some of which have turned into around-the-clock encampments -- have erupted throughout the nation following arrests and student removals at Columbia University in New York City. Students at schools including Yale University, New York University, Harvard University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Southern California and more have launched protests .

Latest Developments

Columbia's university senate calls for investigation into administration.

The Columbia University Senate is set to establish a task force to investigate the school's administration after their actions, or lack thereof, have divided the university community, the University Senate announced Friday.

The senate alleges the university jeopardized academic freedom by threatening "faculty job security," breached privacy and due process by disregarding "privacy and due process rights of individual students and faculty members."

The Senate also accuses the university of creating a violation of shared governance principles.

"The decision by the University administration to call for police intervention on campus, after the Senate Executive Committee told the administration that the Executive Committee did 'not approve the presence of NYPD on our campus at this time,' has raised serious concerns about the administration’s respect for shared governance and transparency in the University’s decision-making process," the statement read.

Actions by the university and its administration showed "little respect for clearly established protocols," the Senate said.

Cal Poly Humboldt campus closed through end of semester amid protests

California State Polytechnic University's Humboldt campus will be closed through the end of the semester amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests, the university said Friday.

The campus will be closed through May 10, with remote academic instruction instead, due to the occupation of its Siemens Hall and Nelson Hall East buildings, the university said.

"Since Monday night, protestors have attempted several times to break into multiple locked buildings with the intention of either locking themselves in, vandalizing, or stealing equipment," the university said in a message to the school community. "Vandalism and theft have continued across campus."

The university said protesters -- including students and non-students -- have until 4 p.m. PT Friday to leave the buildings peacefully "with a guarantee of no immediate arrest."

"This does not, however, eliminate University conduct-related sanctions or legal implications," the university added.

Arizona state turns on sprinklers to deter pro-Palestinian protesters

Videos online show sprinklers were turned on where Arizona State University students set up a pro-Palestinian encampment, demanding that the university divest. Students set up their encampment on Friday.

Videos show protesters putting bags and items on top of the sprinklers to stop them from spraying.

More videos show tense interactions between students and ASU police responding to the scene. At least three individuals are seen being arrested, Phoenix ABC affiliate KNXV reported.

Columbia University negotiator says 5 p.m. not a hard deadline

The lead student negotiator with a Columbia University student group organizing the encampment says there is no longer a "deadline" for them to leave, but more of a "timeline."

The group -- Columbia University Apartheid Divest group -- says negotiations with the university remain ongoing and another decision will be made at 5 p.m.

"We have until 5 p.m. to come up with a plan," the Columbia student negotiator said.

-ABC News' Stephanie Ramos

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez visits Columbia University protesters

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., visited student protesters at Columbia University Friday.

Hundreds of counterprotesters also gathered near Columbia's campus on Friday morning waving Israeli flags and calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza.

Ocasio-Cortez has criticized the university's decision to arrest students.

"Not only did Columbia make the horrific decision to mobilize NYPD on their own students, but the units called in have some of the most violent reputations on the force. NYPD had promised the city they wouldn’t deploy SRG to protests. So why are these counterterror units here?" Ocasio-Cortez said on X Wednesday.

In another post, she called the arrests a "dangerous" act.

"Calling in police enforcement on nonviolent demonstrations of young students on campus is an escalatory, reckless, and dangerous act. It represents a heinous failure of leadership that puts people’s lives at risk. I condemn it in the strongest possible terms," Ocasio-Cortez said on X .

Students arrested, charged with trespass at Ohio State University

Students were arrested and charged with trespass at Ohio State University after refusing to leave a pro-Palestinian encampment late Thursday.

"Well established university rules prohibit camping and overnight events. Demonstrators exercised their first amendment rights for several hours and were then instructed to disperse. Individuals who refused to leave after multiple warnings were arrested and charged with criminal trespass," the university said in a statement to ABC News.

Videos show protesters chanting and tussling with officers outside the Ohio State University student union building. In another video, police can be heard issuing a loudspeaker warning to a dispersing crowd at OSU as a helicopter flies overhead.

Another video shows an officer tackling someone to the ground as other officers force people back and another person falls to the ground.

-ABC News' Matthew Holroyd and Ahmad Hemingway

Columbia University says talks with protesters 'remain ongoing'

Columbia University sent a message to the community late Thursday night, saying discussions with student protesters are "ongoing."

"The talks have shown progress and are continuing as planned," Columbia said in its message.

"For several days, a small group of faculty, administrators, and University Senators have been in dialogue with student organizers to discuss the basis for dismantling the encampment, dispersing, and following University policies going forward," the message continued. "We have our demands; they have theirs. A formal process is underway and continues."

-ABC News' Ahmad Hemingway

DPS says they used a Taser, pepper balls at Emory, but not tear gas

Georgia's Department of Public Service said they used a Taser and pepper balls as they attempted to control the crowd of protesters at Emory University but did not use tear gas.

DPS released an accounting of their response on campus just a short while ago.

"On April 25, 2024, at 8:30 am, the Emory Police Department and Atlanta Police Department requested the assistance of DPS with an encampment protest at Emory University. Georgia State Troopers and Motor Carrier Officers responded to break up the encampment but were met with protestors who threw bottles and refused to leave," the statement began.

"As Troopers and Officers began to take the protestors into custody, one actively resisted arrest," DPS said, noting they used a Taser on the individual as they "continued to resist."

DPS said during its response to the encampment, "Troopers deployed pepper balls to control the unruly crowd but did not use tear gas."

Charges are being handled by the Emory Police Department, DPS said.

-ABC News' Darren Reynolds

Person tased by police at Emory protest not affiliated with school: Administrator

Cheryl Elliott, Emory University's vice president for public safety, provided an update to the school community on the incident that took place between police and pro-Palestinian protesters.

Elliot addressed the viral video of officers using a stun gun on one of the protesters when the encampment was dispersed and said the person in the video did not appear to be affiliated with Emory.

"Based on current information, this individual is not a member of the Emory community," Elliot said.

Elliot said, "Due to the direct assault of officers, law enforcement released chemical irritants into the ground to assist with crowd control."

Twenty-eight people were arrested during the incident, 20 of whom were affiliated with the university, according to Elliot.

"We are working with responding agencies to expedite the release of any Emory community members who remain in custody," she said in her letter to the Emory community.

-ABC News' Cherise Rudy

Columbia University enhancing security due to planned protests

Columbia University said it is enhancing security along the campus' perimeter after it was made aware of several "potentially significant" protests planned outside the gates of its Manhattan campus Thursday evening.

The New York City Police Department is adding officers "to maintain safety" and people are being asked to avoid the area, the university said in a message to the school community. The protests are expected to start around 6 p.m. ET., it said.

The campus remains restricted to Columbia University ID holders.

The university is in formal discussions with student protesters regarding dismantling an encampment on campus, a university spokesperson said.

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Hundreds were arrested at USC, Emerson and UT Austin in the last day.

Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza.

Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students on the campuses have called the protests antisemitic and said they are scared for their safety.

The student protests -- some of which have turned into around-the-clock encampments -- have erupted throughout the nation following arrests and student removals at Columbia University in New York City. Students at schools including Yale University, New York University, Harvard University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Southern California and more have launched protests .

Latest headlines:

Columbia university negotiator says 5 p.m. not a hard deadline.

• Students arrested, charged with trespass at Ohio State University
• Columbia University says talks with protesters 'remain ongoing'
• DPS says they used a Taser, pepper balls at Emory, but not tear gas

Columbia's University Senate calls for investigation into administration

The Columbia University Senate is set to establish a task force to investigate the school's administration after their actions, or lack thereof, have divided the university community, the University Senate announced Friday.

The senate alleges the university jeopardized academic freedom by threatening "faculty job security," breached privacy and due process by disregarding "privacy and due process rights of individual students and faculty members."

The Senate also accuses the university of creating a violation of shared governance principles.

"The decision by the University administration to call for police intervention on campus, after the Senate Executive Committee told the administration that the Executive Committee did 'not approve the presence of NYPD on our campus at this time,' has raised serious concerns about the administration’s respect for shared governance and transparency in the University’s decision-making process," the statement read.

Actions by the university and its administration showed "little respect for clearly established protocols," the Senate said.

Cal Poly Humboldt campus closed through end of semester amid protests

California State Polytechnic University's Humboldt campus will be closed through the end of the semester amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests, the university said Friday.

The campus will be closed through May 10, with remote academic instruction instead, due to the occupation of its Siemens Hall and Nelson Hall East buildings, the university said.

"Since Monday night, protestors have attempted several times to break into multiple locked buildings with the intention of either locking themselves in, vandalizing, or stealing equipment," the university said in a message to the school community. "Vandalism and theft have continued across campus."

The university said protesters -- including students and non-students -- have until 4 p.m. PT Friday to leave the buildings peacefully "with a guarantee of no immediate arrest."

"This does not, however, eliminate University conduct-related sanctions or legal implications," the university added.

Arizona state turns on sprinklers to deter pro-Palestinian protesters

Videos online show sprinklers were turned on where Arizona State University students set up a pro-Palestinian encampment, demanding that the university divest. Students set up their encampment on Friday.

Videos show protesters putting bags and items on top of the sprinklers to stop them from spraying.

More videos show tense interactions between students and ASU police responding to the scene. At least three individuals are seen being arrested, Phoenix ABC affiliate KNXV reported.

The lead student negotiator with a Columbia University student group organizing the encampment says there is no longer a "deadline" for them to leave, but more of a "timeline."

The group -- Columbia University Apartheid Divest group -- says negotiations with the university remain ongoing and another decision will be made at 5 p.m.

"We have until 5 p.m. to come up with a plan," the Columbia student negotiator said.

-ABC News' Stephanie Ramos

Harvard University students begin encampment in Harvard Yard

Pro-Palestinian students at Harvard University began an encampment in Harvard Yard on Wednesday, despite the university closing it through Friday.

The encampment comes after Harvard suspended the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee -- an on-campus group that has been under a spotlight -- amid debates on campuses over the war. The ACLU of Massachusetts, which represents the group, has called for the university to lift the suspension.

Students and student workers released a statement Wednesday announcing their encampment, calling for the university to divest and accusing it of "relentlessly suppress[ing] voices in its community speaking out against the actions of the Israeli state and for the rights of the Palestinian people," the suspended group said in a statement on Instagram.

The group is also demanding that the university "drop all its charges against students for their organizing and activism, and commit to ending the weaponization of disciplinary policy," the statement said.

-ABC News' Nadine El-Bawab

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Signing up for select Bobcat Days will also get you an offer for ONE FREE TICKET for a Bobcat sporting event on the same weekend! Additional tickets for guests and family will also be available for purchase at a discount.

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Save the dates!

Dates for future Bobcat Days are listed below. Sign-up will open in the fall.

Saturday, October 26, 2024 Saturday, November 23, 2024 Saturday, February 22, 2025 Saturday, April 26, 2025

Bobcat Days for Large Groups

To arrange Bobcat Day participation for a large group (10 or more students), please complete the Large Group Reservations for Bobcat Day form at least one week prior to the event. If you have any questions, please email the Alumni and Future Student Welcome Center .

Accommodations

If you need special accommodations due to a disability (e.g., sign language interpreter services, information in an alternative format), contact the  Texas State Office of Disability Services  at 512.245.3451 (voice/TTY) at least one week prior to the event.

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