University of Wisconsin-Madison students accused Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin of chilling dissent and limiting student oversight at an Associated Students of Madison (ASM) meeting Wednesday, shouting “shame” at her as she exited the room.
Mnookin defended university regulations and promised to review reporting gaps in animal research as students questioned her on research ethics, campus protest rules and financial choices in a tense meeting, one of only a few where the student body can directly question campus administration.
Student speaker Omalley Thompson, at the end of the open forum, asked about divestment and disclosure from companies tied to Israel’s military. Mnookin said UW-Madison does not directly control its external investments, which are managed by the University of Wisconsin Foundation and UW Trust Funds, and said tuition dollars are not used in those funds…