University of Washington proposes student code of conduct changes amid destructive anti-Israel protests
The University of Washington has proposed revisions to its student conduct code amid concerns about its response to campus antisemitism and anti-Israel encampments.The university filed the proposed rules with the Washington State Register on July 20 and plans to adopt them on Sept. 9 before fall classes begin, according to The Daily, a student publication. Faculty and students may submit written comments through Aug. 25, when the university also will hold a public hearing in Seattle, according to the state filing.Among the proposed changes, staff members and outside contractors would be eligible to serve as appeal officers, a role currently reserved for faculty and students. Appeals also could be decided by a single officer rather than a panel.The proposed code would allow the university to discipline students who remain in a building or on university property after a university official or law enforcement officer orders them to leave. Students could…
The University of Washington (UW) has proposed revisions to its student conduct code, filed with the Washington State Register on July 20, with adoption planned for September 9. These changes follow concerns regarding the university's response to antisemitism and destructive anti-Israel protests, including a May 2025 occupation of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building that resulted in 33 arrests and nearly $1 million in damages. UW President Robert Jones stated in March that "Our student conduct code was not written for this moment in time."
- The revisions would expand eligibility for disciplinary appeal officers to include staff and outside contractors, allowing single officers to decide appeals.
- The proposed code would permit disciplinary action against students who remain on university property after being ordered to leave, or who conceal their identity to evade identification during prohibited conduct.
- The definition of vandalism would broaden from "maliciously damaging" to "intentionally or recklessly damaging, defacing, destroying, or misusing" university property.
Faculty and students can submit comments until August 25, when a public hearing will also be held.
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