Schools across the globe accede to student demands to divest from Israel
Universities and colleges across the globe are responding to student protests against the war in Gaza by striking deals with protestors to take steps toward divesting from Israel.
While some schools have shut down antiwar protests using police force, others are working with student-led organizations to address divestment, disclose endowment information, and schedule school boards to vote on defunding companies linked to Israel.
University endowments can run up to billions of dollars and are often less transparent about their direct or indirect investments.Though the protestors’ demands vary from institute to institute, broadly speaking, they are seeking a full disclosure into the investments made by the institutions and want them to divest from weapons manufacturers or other companies that profit from the ongoing war in Gaza, as well as from Israeli institutions themselves.
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This university has agreed to be transparent about its investments, set up a task force to consider removing trust funds from weapons manufacturing companies, and shut down its study abroad programs in Israel.
The agreement includes posting all public information on university investments to the school’s website, creating a task force that will include students and faculty to explore the removal of the school’s endowment from the management of the University of California Investment’s Office and manage the endowment financially and ethically with regard to companies involved in arms manufacturing, the school said in a statement on Friday.