After nearly a month, the University of Oregon Coalition for Palestine encampment has come to an end. (Sosa/Emerald)

The Daily Emerald is providing live coverage of the University of Oregon’s pro-Palestine encampment, which began on April 29 at 7 a.m. You can find all of our coverage on the encampment here. 
Read on for live updates.

Updated 9:25 p.m. 

After nearly a month, the University of Oregon Coalition for Palestine encampment has come to an end.

Demonstrators of the encampment, in an agreement with UO admin, had agreed upon to “voluntarily remove” the encampment by 9 p.m tonight.

The lawn between Fenton and Friendly Hall, where the encampment was previously held, was nearly cleared out, with one tent remaining.

A student on the scene said that the remaining tent is not affiliated with the encampment.

Both the student and Carver Goldstein, a demonstrator who participated in the encampment since April 29th, were the remaining demonstrators on site, packing away the last materials.

Goldstein said that he was “surprised” how the encampment ended in a peaceful manner.

“I was expecting it [encampment] to end in a police sweep,” Goldstein said.

Despite the end of the encampment, the anonymous student said that demonstrators will “keep fighting” for what they asked for.

“Let it be known to Scholz and all the admin that it’s not over. We [UO Coalition for Palestine] didn’t get everything we wanted, and we’ll be back,” the student said.

Editor’s Note: A name has been retracted from a previous version of this article due to concerns over retaliation.

Updated 4:08 p.m. 

University of Oregon President John Karl Scholz released a 12:28 p.m. statement about the agreement reached between UO and the UO Coalition for Palestine encampment.

Scholz said that demonstrators of the encampment have agreed to “voluntarily remove the encampment by 9:00 p.m. this evening.”

Scholz described the process as “challenging” and required “patience and good faith on the part of all parties.”

According to Scholz the agreement is “substantially similar” to the proposal the university submitted on May 9, and said it “speaks volume” to the ability to “accommodate differing viewpoints while advocating for what we believe is important.”

But according to an Instagram post from organizations involved with the coalition, it read that Scholz statement on the similarity between the May 9 and May 21 agreements  is “false.”

“The demands outlined in this [Instagram] post are completely different, and far more materially substantial, which came as a result of continued student pressure and solidarity from our faculty allies,” the post stated.

The post also stated that there were “limitations” to the encampment, and that ending the encampment after the agreement was a reached consensus between the protestors.

It further stated that the coalition has “already began planning the next steps in our campaign for disclosure and divestment.”

In the statement, Scholz listed a few of the commitments in the agreement, which included:

• Presidential Statement: Scholz expressed his “support for a ceasefire, return of the hostages, and humanitarian aid that reaches civilians affected by the violence.”

• Investments, Policies, and Purchasing: The University Senate will establish a task force “to discuss how the university makes decisions regarding product purchasing, sourcing, and investments.”

• Educational Offerings: The university will hire two scholars in Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies who will arrive in fall.

• Scholarships: Under the “two key programs” of Scholars at Risk and Welcome Campus, the university will “provide support for scholars and students affected by conflict.”

• Space Request: Recognized student groups may request access to campus space through the “well-established existing processes” that the university provides.

• Student Conduct: The university will view student cooperation and goodwill in reaching an agreement as a factor in “adjudicating student conduct violations.”

There will be a “Solidarity Dinner” hosted by the UO Muslim Student Association and UO Jewish Voice for Peace scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the encampment, before it officially ends at 9 p.m. tonight.

Updated 3:40 p.m. 

Attached below is a copy of the agreement made between the University of Oregon Coalition for Palestine and UO administrators.

Updated 9:50 a.m.

Roughly 40 tents remain on the lawn between Fenton and Friendly Halls. There are no remaining signs, banners or tents in front of Johnson Hall. Members of the encampment are currently packing items away.

Updated 9:00 a.m.

The pro-Palestine encampment in front of Johnson Hall is scheduled to end today after negotiators signed an agreement with university administrators last night. Some demonstrators were already packing up their tents last night after the agreement was reached.

The agreement, details of which can be found here, was reached after six days of renewed negotiations between UO Coalition for Palestine leaders and university officials, including the University Senate and several faculty mediators including sociology professor Michael Dreiling.

Daily Emerald reporters are on the scene and will provide live updates throughout the day.