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Pitzer Senate demands school president reverse Haifa veto, rejects calls for his resignation
Pitzer Student Senate voted down a resolution of no confidence in president Melvin Oliver over his veto of the College Council’s vote to cancel the college’s Haifa study abroad program, but unanimously approved a motion condemning his decision.
Pitzer President Melvin Oliver vetoes suspension of Haifa study abroad program
After Pitzer College voted to suspend its study abroad program to Israel’s University of Haifa, President Melvin Oliver vetoed the decision.
Pitzer College Council votes to suspend Israel study abroad program at University of Haifa
The Pitzer College Council voted 67-28 Thursday to suspend the college’s study abroad program with the University of Haifa in Israel.
Pitzer limits number of student voters on College Council ahead of Haifa decision
Pitzer College is limiting the number of voting students on its College Council, just days before a vote on the University of Haifa study abroad program suspension.
Pitzer president decries motion to suspend Israel study abroad program
Suspending Pitzer College’s study abroad program with the University of Haifa in Israel would be a “major blow” to the college, Pitzer President Melvin Oliver said in a Pitzer College Council meeting Nov. 29. The Council, a student and faculty governance board, is expected to vote on the motion at
OPINION: Pitzer College should suspend its study abroad program at the University of Haifa
Recently, various members of the Pitzer College faculty pushed for a motion that would end the institution’s study abroad program at the University of Haifa. This moratorium, if enacted, would remain in effect until “(a) the Israeli state ends its restrictions on entry to Israel based on ancestry and/or political
News Bites – Week of Sept. 23
Israel-Palestine Working Group releases final recommendations, addresses free speech The Pitzer College Israel-Palestine Working Group released its final recommendations to the student body Sept. 24 in an email sent to the Pitzer student body from Susan Catone, executive assistant to the vice president for academic affairs. The recommendations come after
‘A Slap in the Face’: Pitzer Trustees Toss Out Senate BDS Amendment
Pitzer College’s Board of Trustees struck language from a Student Senate bill Friday that barred the use of student activities funds to buy products from certain organizations associated with Israel, including Sabra, Caterpillar, and Hewlett-Packard. An amendment to the Senate’s Budget Committee Bylaws, the bill passed 22-0 with two abstentions on April 16 and prohibited “payment[s]
Pitzer Senate Passes Amendment Boycotting Select Israeli Products
Any Pitzer College clubs who were planning on buying Sabra hummus for their next event will have to rethink their plans. That’s because the Pitzer Student Senate passed an amendment to their Budget Committee Bylaws April 16 requiring clubs to boycott Sabra, along with a number of other companies targeted