Earlier today, a second student was suspended from the College for allegedly participating in a pro-Palestinian sit-in in Parkhurst Hall. In an interview with The Dartmouth, Jordan Narrol ’25 denied that she was present at the May 28 sit-in.
Narrol, who is Jewish, said she will be escorted off campus by Department of Safety and Security officers later today.
“My entire future has been put on hold for the time being,” she said. “... I am so pissed. This is so not okay. I don’t know how to even process it.”
Identification of student protesters has been a contentious issue because most of the protesters’ faces were covered with masks or keffiyehs. In an op-ed in The Dartmouth, suspended activist Roan V. Wade ’25 claimed that director of Safety and Security Keiselim Montás has “a demonstrated pattern of misidentifying student activists.”
At the time of the sit-in, Narrol was not allowed on Parkhurst property due to her participation in a May 1 encampment on Parkhurst lawn that resulted in disciplinary actions for protesters.
“I couldn’t be outside, and I wasn’t inside,” she said.
The other suspended student, Wade, faces the same terms of their suspension. Wade previously refused to confirm whether they were present at the sit-in.
Narrol has been barred from all College property and will not be able to graduate this month after being withdrawn from her classes. Spring term classes ended yesterday, June 4.
“The nine-and-a-half weeks of work that I have put into my four classes this term have all been undone and made completely for naught via a single swift action of the College without any kind of evidence,” Narrol said.
College spokesperson Jana Barnello wrote in a statement to The Dartmouth that federal law prevents Dartmouth from commenting on disciplinary actions.
In a letter sent to Narrol, which was obtained by The Dartmouth, co-interim Dean of the College Eric Ramsey wrote that the College received “information that alleges [Narrol] participated in the protest in Parkhurst Hall on May 28 in direct violation of your recent disciplinary sanctions.” Ramsey invited Narrol to a mandatory meeting at the Safety and Security office to discuss “Dartmouth’s next steps in responding to [her] participation in the protest,” during which Narrol was informed of her suspension.
Narrol said she has not received information about a disciplinary hearing, but she plans to submit a letter of appeal. She said she will also join the ongoing pro-Palestinian hunger strike, which began on June 3 with six participants. The hunger strikers are calling for the Board of Trustees to approve a divestment proposal from Dartmouth Divest for Palestine and for the College to lift Wade’s suspension.
The Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility unanimously voted against advancing the divestment proposal to the Board on May 20.
Narrol said she had initially planned to apply to graduate school this year but is uncertain whether she will be able to finish her degree at Dartmouth.
Kelsey Wang is a reporter and editor for The Dartmouth from the greater Seattle area, majoring in history and government. Outside of The D, she likes to crochet, do jigsaw puzzles and paint.
