"As UCLA grapples with sweeping government attacks on its research funding and policies, the university on Friday released new campus protest rules - several in sync with Trump administration demands to crack down on demonstrators - but others that expand free speech zones and allow activities the White House wants to prohibit. The guidelines formalize interim policies put in place last September, when UCLA and UC issued strict mandates banning unauthorized overnight encampments and the use of masks while breaking campus policy."
"The policies were announced ahead of the Monday kickoff of the fall term and come at a high-pressure moment as U.S. universities reevaluate safety and come under pressure from conservatives to take action against comments they consider insensitive about the fatal shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah campus. At UCLA, a diversity, equity and inclusion officer has been placed on leave for comments on social media expressing satisfaction and indifference about Kirk's death."
UCLA implemented new campus protest rules that both mirror some Trump administration demands to limit demonstrators and broaden certain free-speech zones and permitted activities. The rules formalize interim September mandates banning unauthorized overnight encampments and mask use during policy violations, and keep most outdoor spaces restricted to pre-approved protests. The policies were issued before the fall term amid national pressure on universities over safety and reactions to the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk; a UCLA diversity, equity and inclusion officer was placed on leave for social-media comments about that death. University officials characterize the rules as content-neutral best practices.
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