{"id":273061,"date":"2024-05-17T23:05:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T06:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/?p=273061"},"modified":"2024-05-18T07:36:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T14:36:57","slug":"sonoma-state-president-retires-after-reprimand-over-agreement-with-pro-palestine-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/education\/2024\/05\/17\/sonoma-state-president-retires-after-reprimand-over-agreement-with-pro-palestine-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonoma State President Retires After Reprimand Over Agreement with Pro-Palestine Protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike-Lee.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike-Lee.jpg?resize=1024%2C658&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mike Lee\" class=\"wp-image-273063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike-Lee.jpg?resize=1024%2C658&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike-Lee.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike-Lee.jpg?resize=768%2C494&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike-Lee.jpg?resize=1536%2C987&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike-Lee.jpg?resize=1200%2C771&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike-Lee.jpg?resize=1568%2C1008&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike-Lee.jpg?resize=400%2C257&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike-Lee.jpg?w=1794&amp;ssl=1 1794w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mike-Lee-1024x658.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sonoma State University President Mike Lee. Image from the university&#8217;s Facebook page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calstate.edu\/\">California State University<\/a> system Chancellor Mildred&nbsp;Garc\u00eda has accepted the retirement of Sonoma State&#8217;s president, who was put on administrative leave for agreeing to the demands of pro-Palestine protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dPresident Ming-Tung \u2018Mike\u2019&nbsp;Lee has informed me of his decision to retire from his role at Sonoma State University,&#8221; said Garc\u00eda in a statement on Thursday.&nbsp;&#8220;I thank President Lee for his years of service to the California State University.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, Lee&nbsp;sent a campus-wide message agreeing to meet the demands from students protesting the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reportedly agreed to declare an academic boycott on Israeli universities, establish a Palestinian curriculum and review the school\u2019s investments in companies supporting Israel. The agreement was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6-VkZmr4ZS\">declared a win<\/a>&nbsp;by pro-Palestine protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garc\u00eda said Wednesday the message was sent \u201cwithout the appropriate approvals\u201d and that \u201cbecause of this insubordination and consequences it has brought upon the system\u201d Lee was placed on leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonoma.edu\/\">Sonoma State<\/a>, located in Rohnert Park in Sonoma County, is one of the smallest institutions in the Cal State system with under 10,000 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colleges and universities throughout California have faced protests and encampments by students opposing the destruction caused by Israel\u2019s was against the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza. 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