Pape on Campus Protests Stopping When School Year Ends: I Don’t Think We Can Count on That

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PAPE: "I don't think we can count on that for several reasons. Number one, we have graduation season to get through. Number two, many of our colleges now have summer programs that are quite extensive. So, for many colleges and universities, things don't completely come to a halt during the summer. But also next fall, fall is not that far away. And this could also happen again. It could happen in the middle of our election season, as well, so there are many, many reasons — the Chicago convention — there are many reasons why we should take calming steps now and, again, not just keep assuming, 'Oh, yes, everything's fine. We just need to get through the next day or two or the next week or two, and then things will just fade away.' I think that was an assumption by many quite important and credible leaders. That assumption now needs to be pushed aside."