The Sonoma State University President has been placed on administrative leave after sending a school-wide email making promises to student protestors without the proper approval.
The campus is part of the California State University system and has faced pro-Palestinian protests in recent weeks, including an encampment. In an attempt to make peace with those student protesters, President Mike Lee sent a campus-wide alert to the SSU community which included details about an agreement he struck with students. However, neither the decisions nor the message were approved by higher authorities within the CSU system.
Nathan Evans, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs and Chief Academic Officer, for serving as acting president of Sonoma State University effective immediately.Our role as educators is to support and uplift all members of the California State University. I want to acknowledge how deeply concerned I am about the impact the statement has had on the Sonoma State community, and how challenging and painful it will be for many of our students and community members to see and read.
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