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San Marcos Returns Campus and Resumes In-Person Classes After 15-Day Student Takeover

The agreement will have the university issue a public rejection of a bill to allow re-election of rectors, vicerrectors and deans by committing to forgo disciplinary and criminal action against participating students.

Overview

  • Students handed control of the Ciudad Universitaria back to Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos after about 15 days of occupation and classes have restarted across multiple faculties.
  • The delivery of the campus followed a signed accord between the Federación Universitaria and university authorities that ended the takeover and restored normal campus circulation.
  • Under the pact the university must publish and forward to Congress a formal pronouncement opposing the proposed law that would permit re-election of rectors, vicerrectors and deans.
  • UNMSM also pledged not to open administrative disciplinary cases or file criminal complaints with the Ministerio Público against students who took part in the May takeover.
  • Observers report no permanent police deployment around the campus and no incidents so far, and compliance with the public pronouncement and the no-pursuit clause will determine whether tensions remain settled.