Members of the Athabasca University faculty union voted in May 2024 to work toward ending the university's cooperation with Israeli academic and cultural institutions, and to ask their pension plan to divest from all companies doing business with the Israeli government.
Last reviewed October 10, 2026
Members voted in favour of adopting the motion 'Resolution in Support of the People of Palestine'. ... Members voted in favour of adopting the motion 'Motion for Solidarity with Scholars in Palestine and against Scholasticide in Gaza and throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territories'.
We thus move AUFA to establish a committee to undertake work towards: a. Conducting research to investigate AU's ties to Israeli military, security, intelligence, and defense sectors ... with the aim of ending these ties. b. Ending AU's co-operation with Israeli academic and cultural institutions including exchange programs, research collaborations, partnerships, scholarships, and fellowships until the end of Occupation and Apartheid conditions for Palestinians.
THAT AUFA requests the UAPP to divest from its investments in all companies that are doing business with the Israeli government AND informs other faculty associations and CAUT requesting their support.