Pro-Palestinian protesters have scored a major win at a New York university after its governing body agreed to investigate its academic ties to Israeli universities, according to reports.
Justin O’Connor, the editor-in-chief of Rochester University’s Campus Times, wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Protesters have come to a compromise to have one portion of their demands met. The executive of University of Rochester’s Faculty Senate will be investigating UR’s academic ties to Israeli universities.
“The Faculty Senate’s executive will be preparing this report for early next week, when the report alongside a recommendation to cut ties can be voted on by the entire Faculty Senate, where several sources say it is likely to pass.
“The recommendation will then be discussed at a May 16 meeting of the University’s Board of Trustees, where the final call can be made. As a compromise, the protesters have agreed to move the encampment away from Wilson Quad, where D-Day will be held.”
Big update on the University of Rochester’s Gaza solidarity encampment. Protesters have come to a compromise to have one portion of their demands met. The executive of UR’s Faculty Senate will be investigating UR’s academic ties to Israeli universities.
— Justin O’Connor (@_JustinOConnor) April 24, 2024
He later added that the executive committee will not just be looking into the university’s academic ties to Israel, but also all partners that “do not align with the university’s ethics.”
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