Evergreen State College Caves to Anti-Israel Protesters, Will Form Divestment Task Force
“would include such considerations as whether grants facilitate illegal occupations abroad, limit free speech, or support the oppression of minorities”
No surprises here. Evergreen State is a notoriously woke school.
Campus Reform reports:
Evergreen State College caves to anti-Israel activists, agrees to divestment task force
Evergreen State College has caved to the demands of its Hamas-endorsed campus occupiers, agreeing to parrot Hamas propaganda and entertain anti-Israeli sentiment.
The school issued a memorandum on April 30 detailing its agreement with its anti-Israel “Gaza Solidarity Encampment.”
This decision follows a trend of colleges caving to their own radical anti-Israel occupiers’ demands.
As part of the agreement, Evergreen State, which is located in Olympia, Washington, will establish four committees staffed by both students and faculty members. The memorandum detailing the committees’ missions uses biased, anti-Israel language, suggesting the Jewish State is guilty of “gross human rights violations.”
The “Investment Policy Disappearing Task Force” will “address divestment from companies that profit from gross human rights violations and/or” what the college terms the “occupation” of “Palestinian territories.” The task force “will work with the Foundation and the college to establish the soonest time recommendations can be made and acted upon.”
The second committee, the “Grant Acceptance Policy Disappearing Task Force,” will be “charged with recommending a policy that would provide criteria for accepting or refusing grant funding based on the purposes of the grant.” The criteria “would include such considerations as whether grants facilitate illegal occupations abroad, limit free speech, or support the oppression of minorities.”
The “Civilian Oversight of the Police Department Disappearing Task Force” will be “charged with proposing a new Police Services Community Review Board structure.”
Finally, the “Alternative Models of Crisis Response Disappearing Task Force” will focus on finding a way to respond to emergencies on campus without using police.
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Evergreen State College has an endowment, according to sources I could find, of less than $20 million. It heavily relies on state funding. Agreeing to any student role in oversight is tantamount to giving them a voice in how the petty cash account is run. It’s like a gnat trying to push an elephant.
But Jake, it’s Evergreen College. No surprises there.
Enrollment is down from 4,500 to about 2,200, though there is a recent rise after years of declining enrollment. That’s what being WOKE gets you. As ex-Professor Weinstein can tell us.
https://www.chronline.com/stories/at-evergreen-something-the-college-hasnt-seen-in-years-enrollment-growth,301859
Home of Ste. Rachel Pancake. I mean Corrie. Is anyone surprised?
Highly recommended is Prof.Andrew Pessin’s novel Nevergreen, satirizing this excuse for a college. Sadly I have read only reviews as it’s not easy to find a copy where I live.
Is anyone surprised?
Evergreen College is on everyone’s bingo card for “colleges most likely to surrender to the Hamasniks.”