Tensions at the University of Texas at Austin continue to run high as the school takes disciplinary action against students involved in pro-Palestinian protests. Following the protests that demanded UT divest from weapons manufacturers supplying arms to Israel, the university has initiated disciplinary proceedings against multiple students. According to the Austin American-Statesman, these students found that they are unable to access their transcripts or registration due to a nonfinancial hold on their accounts placed by the dean of students office.

The university has enforced institutional rules by sending out conduct notices to the students who partook in the protests on April 24th and 29th, stating that their actions "stand in stark contrast to no fewer than 13 previous pro-Palestinian free speech events on our campus since October," which were mostly without incident. UT has asserted it supports free speech but will also enforce rules and provide due process while holding students accountable. Stanley Davis, a UT senior who was among an those arrested, labeled the administrations' move as a "scare tactic," signaling that students' advocacy would persist.

Evidence included in the disciplinary letters ranged from arrest affidavits to social media posts and photographs from the protests. The university's actions seem to focus on ensuring compliance with its policies, especially for seniors or graduates, as a UT spokesperson mentioned holds serve as "the primary mechanism to ensure engagement in the process." However, some students argue that such measures are punitive, with graduate Aryel Mejia describing the questions in the disciplinary letter as attempts to "coerce an admission of guilt."

Amidst this crackdown, Anne-Marie Jardine, another student under investigation, detailed to KVUE the encounter with police during her arrest, which she found to be traumatizing. Jardine was planning to transfer her academic credits to NYU but discovered a hold on her records that prompted further confusion and frustration when the university allegedly changed the nature of the hold and communicated sparingly about its resolution. Despite the dropped criminal charges by the Travis County Attorney's Office, UT's stance remains firm, leaving the final outcome of these disciplinary actions as yet uncertain for those involved.