UM students protest the university’s divestment of endowment funds in Israel

Salma Hamamy, President of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality during a protest against the University of Michigans Board of Regents meeting, ÒWhy our endowment has 6 billion dollars that is going to fund and contribute to the current genocide in Palestine." "That money should be going back to the students, to help lower tuition, to help pay their teachers better, to help pay their staff members more. It should not be going to foreign governments that directly fund Israel" University of Michigan students protest the university's divestment of endowment funds in Israel, as a university regents meeting goes on inside the Alexander Ruthann building in Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 28, 2024. The Detroit News/ Daniel Mears

An art student paints a picture of University of Michigan President Santo Ono during a student protest over the university's divestment of endowment funds in Israel, as a university regents meeting goes on inside the Alexander Ruthann building in Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 28, 2024.

University of Michigan students protest the university’s divestment of endowment funds in Israel, as a university regents meeting goes on inside the Alexander Ruthann building in Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 28, 2024.

Michigan State Police watch over a University of Michigan student protest on the university's divestment of endowment funds in Israel, as a university regents meeting goes on inside the Alexander Ruthann building in Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 28, 2024.

University of Michigan President Santo Ono during a university regents meeting at the Alexander Ruthann building in Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 28, 2024.

University of Michigan President Santo Ono during a university regents meeting at the Alexander Ruthann building in Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 28, 2024.

University of Michigan students protest the university’s divestment of endowment funds in Israel, as a university regents meeting goes on inside the Alexander Ruthann building in Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 28, 2024.

Michigan State Police watch over a University of Michigan student protest over the university's divestment of endowment funds in Israel, as a university regents meeting goes on inside the Alexander Ruthann building in Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 28, 2024.

University of Michigan students protest the university’s divestment of endowment funds in Israel, as a university regents meeting goes on inside the Alexander Ruthann building in Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 28, 2024.