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Last month, 29 protestors at Stony Brook University on Long Island were arrested and charged with low-level violations following a sustained demonstration on the school’s campus. On Monday, it was announced that the charges would be dropped.

Protesters called on Yale and New Haven Police to leave them alone to protest peacefully — without fear of arrest. More than 50 people have been arrested during protests in the city over the last two weeks.

Unlike other college encampments around the country, Wesleyan’s administration has indicated that the encampment will not be removed, provided it stays peaceful.

University officials from the Long Island school said 29 individuals were arrested. Among them were students, faculty, and community members outside the campus.

Students protesting late Wednesday night were tackled to the ground by the Yale Police Department and arrested, according to videos posted to social media by organizers.

University of Connecticut students created an encampment in demands that the school divest from weapons manufacturing, echoing the calls of students throughout the country.

Students in Connecticut have faced insults, threats, and even violence as reported cases of Islamophobia and antisemitism rise on campus. But experts posit that some threats come from far outside of the communities being targeted. And they encourage students to use that perspective to open dialogue with one another, despite their differences.

As presidents of major universities in the country come under fire for inadequate responses to hate speech on campus, students question where free speech ends and unprotected speech begins. Experts define hate speech, threats, and more.