We, the undersigned U-M faculty members (professors, lecturers, graduate student instructors), wish to express our support

for the student organization SAFE and its 30+ allies under the umbrella of #UMDivest in their call for U-M asset managers to review investments by U-M in multi-national corporations that violate the human rights of Palestinians. We are disappointed by the decision of Central Student Government to refuse to allow debate on the topic given the strong showing of support evidenced by student participation, and believe that there is great value to our community in students investigating how U-M invests its money and protesting where appropriate. The #UMDIVEST SIT-IN, which has functioned in accordance with U-M policies, is a legitimate form of student protest, and their "Call for Accountability" is justified.
Ido Admon, Comparative Literature Ahmed Alawami, Public Policy and Near Eastern Studies Yakaira Alexander-Ramos, Health Equity & Inclusion Evelyn Alsultany, American Culture Kathryn Babayan, Near Eastern Studies and History Carol Bardenstein, Near Eastern Studies Amy Sara Carroll, American Culture and English Ivn Chaar-Lpez, American Culture John Cheney-Lippold, American Culture Maria Cotera, American Culture and Womens Studies Matthew Countryman, American Culture and History Maayan Eitan, Comparative Literature Nesha Haniff, Womens Studies and Department of Afroamerican & African Studies Rima Hassouneh, American Culture and Near Eastern Studies Nama Khalil, Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies Jenny Kohn, English Language & Literature Scott Kurashige, American Culture Emily Lawsin, American Culture and Womens Studies Katherine Lennard, American Culture Courtney Lesoon, Modern Middle East & North African Studies and Near Eastern Studies Douglas F. Manigault III, Department of Afro-American & African Studies Victor Mendoza, English and Womens Studies Rostom Mesli, Comparative Literature Linda Mokdad, Screen Arts and Cultures Dahlia Petrus, Afro-American & African Studies Anton Shammas, Comparative Literature and Near Eastern Studies Mejdulene Shomali, American Culture Matthew Stiffler, American Culture Alan Wald, American Culture and English Stephanie Yassine, Sociology Orian Zakai, Judaic Studies

Noor Ali, Multicultural Student Affairs, Northwestern University Angela Davis, Feminist Studies, University of California Santa Cruz Nadine Naber, Gender & Womens Studies and Asian American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago