Columbia University has fallen

[Maxmars]

MIT cracking down on those who refuse to break their small encampment with suspensions. Doesn't things like this affect who will or will not hire you? Especially in the defense industry

Such employment opportunities that require background checks might gather information like this for their consideration. 

But remember, this can also be called a "civic" choice, and thus cannot be applied prejudicially without further expanding information. 

It remains (nominally) that "protest" is not a crime.... no matter how it is characterized by the aggrieved and its supporters.  But "crime" does have a definition, and anything that can be criminally brought to court changes all that presumed 'protection' from consequences.

Right now the students are being addressed by the educational institution, not the courts...

presumably the protesters are now all set to run for political office... maybe this is a career-path thing for some of them... "Protesting" sells well in our political parties... hint hint.