""UC Berkeley has and will maintain an unwavering commitment to Free Speech for all, and to doing all that we can so that every student feels safe and a true sense of belonging regardless of their identity, origins or beliefs," Assistant Vice Chancellor Dan Mogulof said. "The campus also continues to urge anyone who has witnessed or has been subject to alleged identity-based discrimination and/or harassment to report to our Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination.""
""When protesters blocked part of Sather Gate in early 2024, they faced "daily harassment and sometimes physical violence," the report said. One person reportedly became aggressive, threatened protesters' lives and brandished a knife. That person was placed on a week-long restraining order, the report said, but protesters didn't press charges, and once the order expired, the man returned.""
""In April of 2024, during a dinner for law students hosted by Dean of Berkeley Law Erwin Chemerinsky and his wife, law professor Catherine Fisk, a Muslim student addressed the group with a microphone to talk about the plight of Palestinian students and the last night of Ramadan. Chemerinsky and Fisk repeatedly asked the student to leave, with Fisk also seemingly attempting to take the microphone from the student's hands. The University later opened a civil rights investigation into Fisk, on behalf of the student.""
The university handed over names of 160 students and faculty accused of antisemitism to federal investigators, drawing backlash. Findings assert the university deliberately allowed a hostile environment toward pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Protesters who blocked part of Sather Gate in early 2024 experienced daily harassment and sometimes physical violence; one individual threatened lives, brandished a knife, received a week-long restraining order, and returned after it expired. In April 2024, a Muslim student speaking at a law school dinner about Palestinian students and Ramadan was repeatedly asked to leave and had the microphone seized; a civil rights investigation into the law professor followed. The university affirmed commitment to free speech and urged reporting of identity-based discrimination to the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination.
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