University of Minnesota
Research Funding or Partnerships
Grants
Scholarships Funding
Mutual academic Programs
Regulations in favor OR against
Support of Palestine Society
Holding Events in Favor or Against
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1. Academic Ties with the Occupation
ATOC-ReP: A partnership between the University of Minnesota and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for study abroad, whereby students at the University of Minnesota can travel to Israel to study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Currently suspended).
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ATOC-ReP : The University of Minnesota houses the Department of Jewish Studies, which hosts several partners . Communal , bringing together the university and Jewish communities.
+ Red info: 2 points
ATOC-ReP : On October 8, 2021, the Faculty of Science and Engineering unveiled a new opportunity for its students to spend a semester abroad in Israel and study at the Institute of Technion , a university that actively collaborates with arms companies that play a critical role in Israeli human rights violations. The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has close ties to military companies such as Rafael and Elbit Systems, whose technologies are integral to the oppression and subjugation of the Palestinian people.
+ Red info: 2 points
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2. Non-Academic ties with the Occupation
NATOC-DiV : The University of Minnesota spent about million The University of Minnesota has spent $100,000 so far this academic year on purchases from companies with ties to Israel, with the money largely going to research projects and efforts to run the university’s library systems. The University of Minnesota is facing calls to reconsider its investments in response to the war between Israel and Hamas. Pro-Palestinian activists have encouraged the university and other colleges across the country to sever ties with Israel. The bulk of the university’s Israel-related purchases — about $680,000 — has gone to a company called XLibris, which provides software that helps run the university’s library systems. The company’s roots go back to 1980, when the team that started it was formed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
+ Red info: 2 points
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NATOC-CoM : One of the main demands of pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Minnesota was met when the university administration revealed a list of Companies it invests in that have ties to Israel. Less than a quarter of a percent of the university’s $2.27 billion endowment is publicly invested in companies based in Israel, or in companies with ties to the state, including U.S. defense contracts. The total investments amount to about $5 million. Of the 41 companies the university disclosed, the largest accounts include Nova, a semiconductor maker, as well as Caterpillar and Honeywell. All of this is in the form of stocks and bonds held indirectly through larger funds. The university released the information as part of a deal with a pro-Palestinian coalition to remove an encampment that had taken over part of the university’s park.
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3. University management relations with\ stands towards the Occupation
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4. Position from the Cause
PoC-PaN: Comment program Undergraduate study in Israel at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where the University of Minnesota issued a statement saying, “Although the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been a partner with the University of Minnesota for many years, no students are approved to study abroad or travel for university purposes. Other in Israel until further notice due to the state of war and the suspension of travel insurance by the coverage provider for faculty and students.
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PoC-PaN : On February 22, 2024, the restrictions were modified. The university’s travel restrictions to Israel allow faculty and staff to travel to the following areas only: the Tel Aviv area, the Central Area, the Haifa Area, and Greater Eilat. All other locations still require an exception for faculty and staff travel; student travel anywhere in Israel requires approval.
Green info
PoC-PaN : Suspension of programs in Israel with the Association Judaism American from Okay Israel has been a partner with the University of Minnesota for many years, however no students are approved to study abroad or travel for other university purposes in Israel until further notice due to the state of war and the suspension of travel insurance by the coverage provider for faculty and students.
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PoC-PaN : Following approval by the University Board of Regents at a special meeting, the University of Minnesota is adopting a position Neutrality with respect to the investment of the Unified Endowment Fund. The Board’s decision stipulates that these investment decisions will remain based on the financial criteria already set out in the policy. This comes after the Authority received requests to divest from Israeli companies or companies operating in Israel. Since that time, community reactions have been both for and against divestment. The Authority’s action formally rejects requests to divest from investments linked to Israel .
+ Red info: 2 points
PoC-PaN : The University of Minnesota Board of Regents voted in August 2024 to reject Invitations to to withdraw Investments Related In Israel , a key demand of student protests that began last spring. Instead, the board’s resolution said it would take a “position of neutrality” regarding the university’s suspension, and would consider future divestment requests in rare circumstances where there is “broad consensus” within the university community.
+ Red info: 2 points
PoC-PaN : The President said university Minnesota Interim Rep. Jeff Ettinger told a Minnesota Senate hearing that even though he didn’t understand the Arabic terms in a statement endorsing Palestinian resistance and Palestinian ownership of Jerusalem, he signed it anyway to appease student activists. “That was a mistake on our part. The way things went that day, we ended up getting the final versions of that document done at 5 a.m., and those were the themes — I mean, they were kind of described, frankly, by the students as their ‘demands’ — that we looked at as themes,” he said. “But obviously I didn’t even know what that word meant, so to repeat that word so clearly in a letter in response was a mistake on the part of the administration.”
+ Red info: 2 points
PoC-ReG : University of Minnesota Retreats on The appointment of a Holocaust studies expert who accused Israel of genocide, after pressure – including resignations from board members as well as opposition from the local Jewish Community Relations Council – led the university to back down.
+ Red info: 2 points
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PoC-SaP : Students at the University of Minnesota have backed a referendum calling on the university to divest from companies complicit in Israeli violations of international law. The referendum asked whether students should urge the university to divest from companies complicit in Israeli violations of Palestinian human rights. The referendum passed by a narrow majority of 3,392 “yes” votes to 3,175 “no” votes, and was part of a broader campus-wide election.
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PoC-HeV : Police arrested about a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Minnesota after a group of students entered an administration building, university officials said. The protest prompted an alert from university officials. “Protesters have entered Morrill Hall on the East Bank, causing property damage and restricting entry and exit to the building,” the alert read. “If you are currently in Morrill Hall and are able to safely exit the building, please do so immediately. Others are advised to avoid this area until further notice.” Ryan Mattson, media liaison for the university’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society, said some protesters who were inside the building were arrested. It was not initially known how many people were arrested, but university officials issued a statement saying 11 people were taken into custody less than two hours after entering Morrill Hall.
+ Red info: 2 points