LISTEN: This morning, student activists asked the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents to divest from groups or businesses connected to the war in Gaza. GPB's Chase McGee reports.

Sonny Perdue at a Board of Regents meeting, May 15th 2025.

University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue presides over a Board of Regents meeting May 15, 2025.

Credit: University System of Georgia

This morning, student activists asked the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents to divest from groups or businesses connected to the war in Gaza.

Several student groups submitted a written request to appear before USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue to address the topic of divestment.

Calls for increased transparency in USG investments have been featured in campus protests around the state since the war in Gaza began in October of 2023.

Renee Alnoubani is a student at Georgia Tech, she pointed to the destruction of educational infrastructure, the blockade of aid, and the loss of human life as a justification to end financial investments in defense companies tied to the war.

"In 1986, the USG Board of Regents voted to divest completely from all companies operating in South Africa," Alnoubani said. "The USG has shown us that it can stand up for truth and justice, even when it's difficult."

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