Chapman College rejects divestment calls for

Chapman College has rejected pupil calls for to divest endowment funds from firms profiting off the battle between Israel and Hamas, the college introduced earlier this week. Chapman confronted strain to divest from College students for Justice in Palestine, which established a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus within the spring. Although board members met with pupil…

Brown trustee resigns in protest over divestment vote

Brown College trustee Joseph Edelman stepped down abruptly on Sunday, expressing objections to a looming October vote during which the board will determine whether or not to divest endowment funds from 10 corporations profiting off the continued battle between Israel and Hamas. The professional-Palestinian pupil protesters driving the divestment marketing campaign at Brown and elsewhere argue…

State AGs warn Brown on divestment vote

Two dozen state attorneys basic have cautioned Brown College towards divesting from Israel forward of an October vote by the Board of Trustees, Bloomberg reported. Particularly, the 24 state regulation enforcement officers, all from Republican-controlled states, have warned that “adopting that proposal could require our states—and others— to terminate any present relationships with Brown and…