Brown agreed to vote on divestment and Columbia refused: what does it mean for colleges and how would it work?

The Gaza campus protests on Brown University will come to an end, at least through the end of the school year, but not because police stormed student encampments and hauled out demonstrators in zip ties.

Brown has instead successfully negotiated an end to the protests by agreeing to hold a vote on a key issue driving the protests: divestment.

The university's corporate board agreed on Tuesday that it will hold a vote on whether or not it will divest its interest from Israel, a major victory for students protesting the ongoing war in Gaza.

In return, protesters will tear down their encampment, and have agreed not to restart protests during the school year.

“The devastation and loss of life in the Middle East has prompted many to call for meaningful change, while also raising