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The Center Square
The Center Square
(The Center Square) The University of California, Riverside reached a preliminary agreement with pro-Palestine protestors to take steps towards divesting from investments in Israel. However, due to a 2016 California law, it’s illegal for organizations that receive significant state funding from boycotting or discriminating against a country. Under the agreement, UCR will post information on its investments online, create a task force to explore removing its endowment from UC Investments Office management and redirecting investments “in a manner that will be financially and ethically sound for …