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The president of Sonoma State University has been placed on administrative leave for agreeing to comply with the demands of anti-Israel student protesters “without proper authorization.”
California State University President Mildred Garcia released an official email in which Sonoma State University President Mike Lee agreed to include students in efforts to divest the university from Israel, among other concessions. I was placed on administrative leave.
“For now, President Lee has been placed on administrative leave because of this insubordination and the effects it has had on the regime,” Garcia said in a statement released Wednesday.
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Sonoma State University is one of the smallest branches of the University of California system. (Google Earth)
In the email, Mr. Lee said that the protesters are calling for a cease-fire in Palestine, including creating a Student Advisory Board for Justice in Palestine, academic boycotts of Israeli universities, expanding the school’s Palestinian studies program, and calling for a ceasefire in Palestine. approved various concessions to Gaza.
The Sonoma state chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine released a screenshot of a congratulatory email with the caption, “Brick by brick, wall by wall!”
The chancellor announced that he is working with the University Board to “review the matter” and that leadership will “provide additional details in the near future.”
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Lee later issued a statement claiming that the email acquiescing to the protesters’ demands was sent by his own unilateral decision and does not represent the University of California as a whole.
Dr. Nathan Evans, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs and Chief Academic Officer, will immediately succeed Mr. Lee as Acting President of Sonoma State University.
“Our role as educators is to support and uplift all members of Cal State University,” Garcia said in a statement Wednesday. “I want to acknowledge how deeply concerned I am about the impact this statement has had on the Sonoma State community, and how challenging and painful it has been for many students and community members. .”
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Sonoma State University President Mike Lee has been placed on leave after agreeing to create a Student Advisory Council for Justice in Palestine and boycott Israeli universities. (Fox News)
She said, “The heart and mission of CSU is to create a place that is inclusive and welcoming for everyone we serve, not to marginalize one community over another.” I concluded.
Sonoma State University is one of the smallest universities in the California State University system, with approximately 6,500 students.
