Brown University on Tuesday rejected a request by students to divest from 10 companies accused of supporting “Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory.”

The university’s governing body, the Brown University Corporation, voted against the student-led proposal, agreeing with the Brown University Advisory Committee on Resource Management (ACURM) that the relationship between the university and business is minimal. According to for Wednesday’s announcement. For ACURM, report Brown said he did not directly invest in any of the companies the students requested to sell.

“We have carefully considered ACURM’s findings on a variety of issues,” the company said. I wrote In Wednesday’s Community Letter. “In particular, members of the Corporation believe that Brown’s exposure to the 10 companies identified in the proposed sale is minimal, that Brown has no direct investment in any of the companies targeted for sale, and that these We noted ACURM’s finding that all of Brown’s indirect exposures in the company were so small that they were directly responsible for social harm, as defined in ACURM’s complaint. is unthinkable. These findings alone are reason enough to support ACURM’s recommendations. [not to divest]”

Following an agreement reached in April with the student-led Brown Divestment Coalition to end the Gaza Solidarity Camp, the Corporation decided to vote on the possibility of divestment at its October meeting. As a result, one trustee resigned in September, claiming that the voting plan showed “weakness against student activists.” (Related: Asian enrollment increases at Brown University after affirmative action ban)

University President Christina H. Paxson and Chancellor Brian T. Moynihan said, “If the corporation is sold, students will know that there is an ‘approved’ point of view that community members are expected to follow. I’ll pass it on to academics,” he said. in a letter. “This is completely inconsistent with the principles of academic freedom and free inquiry and undermines our mission to serve our community, nation, and world.”

The letter said Brown will continue to consider issues arising from the conflict, but the university does not intend to make decisions based on political positions.

“Brown University’s public statements policy already makes clear that the university does not make institutional statements on social, political, or policy issues unrelated to the university’s work in teaching, scholarship, and advancing discovery. ” university leaders wrote. “Brown’s divestment standards should be reviewed to ensure they are consistent with this policy.”

Brown did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

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