Palestinian-Israeli conflict stirs heated debate in academia

October 19th, 20180 ANN ARBOR – The BDS movement has become a source for discomfort on several levels, including American institutions in academia. After University of Michigan associate professor of American culture John Cheney-Lippold refused to write a recommendation letter for a student who wanted to study in Israel, citing his support for BDS,...

Central Student Government president speaks about #UMDivest resolution

November 23rd, 20170 ANN ARBOR — In the wake of the passage last week of a #UMDivest resolution at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Central Student Government President Anushka Sarkar said in a statement that she believes the resolution's intent, "is to elevate a marginalized community's voice, voices that have been muffled and diluted, year after...

University of Michigan CSG passes divestment resolution

November 15th, 20171 ANN ARBOR--The University of Michigan (UM) Central Student Government (CSG) passed a resolution to have the University's Board of Regents form an ad hoc committee to investigate companies that are tied to human rights violations against Palestinians. The meeting began at 7:45pm and the vote took place at almost 3:00am. There was an...