Board at UWindsor not pausing pro-Palestinian agreements [Video]

The University of Windsor’s Board of Governors will not consider a motion to pause agreements that ended a pro-Palestinian campus encampment protest of the war in Gaza earlier this year.

On Wednesday, a statement from the university indicated a legal review found such a motion would be outside of the board’s purview.

“A legal review has determined that the subject matter of the motion is outside the Board of Governors’ authority, and therefore, the motion will not be brought forward to the Board,” read the university statement.

Last week, Daniel Ableser, who is Jewish and a member of the board, indicated he would bring forward a motion at the Oct. 22 meeting to pause the agreements, which have drawn backlash from the Jewish community.

The agreements with the Windsor Liberation Zone team and the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance commit the university to several measures, including partially disclosing university investments …