THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN
Medill investigates professor who participated in pro-Palestine encampment, cancels his classes
Joyce Li and William Tong
September 11, 2024

Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher faces investigation from Northwestern after his involvement in the pro-Palestine encampment on campus in April, and his Fall Quarter classes have been canceled, Medill officials confirmed. Thrasher said he learned about his class cancellations from students days after Cook County prosecutors dropped misdemeanor charges against him in July for his participation in the encampment, along with two other faculty members and a graduate student at NU. The charges stemmed from their alleged obstruction of an officer while forming a protective line between campus police and student protesters on Deering Meadow. READ MORE

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