Billionaire Donor Discontinues Support for Brown University Following Israel Boycott Controversy

As Brown University’s top donor, real estate entrepreneur Barry Sternlicht has announced that he is withdrawing financial support from the university. This decision comes after the administration expressed a willingness to discuss joining an academic boycott of Israel.

Meanwhile, The University of Rhode Island has become the first higher education institution in the United States to consider an academic boycott of Israel. The board of governors will meet in June to make the final decision on whether or not to implement the boycott.

Christina Paxson, president of Brown University, stated that the decision to dismantle their encampment and refrain from violating university codes was made as part of an agreement reached with students. However, Barry Sternlicht, whose fortune exceeds three billion dollars, criticized the decision as unconscionable. He believes that when people ignore facts, there should be no discussion and views this as propaganda rather than education.