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UT sends second wave of student conduct disciplinary notices to pro-Palestine protesters

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Charlotte Keene
Members of an encampment on April 29 link arms as police officers work their way through the crowd in attempt to disperse the circle on UT Austin’s campus.

The University sent out a second round of disciplinary notices on June 14 to students arrested during April’s pro-Palestine protests.

This week’s notices mirrored the previous letters said senior Mia Cisco, a student arrested during the April 24 protest. The notices cite rule violations under the University Catalog’s Sec 11-402(18) Disruptive Conduct and 11-402(19) Failure to Comply of the Institutional Rules on Student Services and Activities.

The student conduct notices may be accompanied by financial or non-financial holds, which are “temporary mechanism(s) to encourage a student to take the required action,” University spokesperson Mike Rosen said in an email. Holds must be resolved for students to register for classes or order a transcript or diploma.


Unlike some of the other students who received letters, Cisco, who is a returning student, confirmed the University did not place an academic hold on her account, giving her full access to register for classes and financial aid information. The University did not respond to specific questions about any procedural differences between returning and graduated students. 

Cisco, who works for the University as a grader and lab research assistant, said she still worries about her standing with the University.

“I’m absolutely scared of what the University is going to decide to do,” Cisco said “I think it’s scary for a lot of us, especially (since) this was a university I held very dearly.” 

Cisco confirmed her charges with the county were dropped. The current conduct proceedings “(are) not dependent on whether a criminal charge is filed in relation to an arrest,” Rosen said in the email.

According to Rosen, the holds are lifted as soon as the student completes their participation in the student conduct process.

“I also think the due process thing is ridiculous, considering that they’re denying us in-person hearings,” Cisco said. “It’s kind of like if there’s a due process, why are you violating your own code of conduct?”

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Charlotte Keene, Senior Photographer
Charlotte Keene is a junior Journalism major from San Antonio, Texas. She enjoys making playlists and watching movies in her free time.