Wake Forest University is banning students from making chalk messages on university sidewalks for the remainder of the academic year after individuals vandalized sidewalks with antisemitic language and after the university received reports of racist, Islamophobic, and homophobic speech on campus, according to a statement from the university’s President Susan Wente.
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PHOTOS: Protests on campus at Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University students built an encampment to protest the treatment of Palestinians in the Gaza War.
A Wake Forest University student who identifies as “D” looks on while sitting under the shade of a magnolia tree while participating in a pro-Palestinian encampment on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Manchester Plaza in Winston-Salem, N.C.
A Wake Forest University student who identifies as Maddie creates a poster to show support and solidarity to Jewish and Palestinian students while participating in a pro-Palestinian encampment on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Manchester Plaza in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest University students hold a pro-Palestinian encampment on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Manchester Plaza in Winston-Salem, N.C.
A Wake Forest University student who identifies as Maddie creates a poster to show support and solidarity to Jewish and Palestinian students while participating in a pro-Palestinian encampment on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Manchester Plaza in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest University students occupy space during pro-Palestinian encampment on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Manchester Plaza in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest University students discuss differing opinions during a pro-Palestinian encampment on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Manchester Plaza in Winston-Salem, N.C.
A Wake Forest University student expresses opinions to those holding a pro-Palestinian encampment on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Manchester Plaza in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Jewish Wake Forest University students display photos of many of the people that are being held hostage in Gaza on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Manchester Plaza in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Symbols of the Jewish faith are displayed on a table along with photographs of many of the people that are being held hostage in Gaza as Jewish Wake Forest University students try to spread awareness of the issue on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Manchester Plaza in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Wake Forest students protest in support of Palestine and hold up signs calling for the university to disclose and divest from any ties to Israel.
Wake Forest students protest in support of Palestine after the university's annual event to commemorate enslaved persons who worked for or were sold to benefit the university.
Wake Forest students gather in support of Palestine on the university's quad, in front of Wait Chapel.
