The school’s student government has been in turmoil for months over the president’s efforts to get Michigan to divest from Israel.

The University of Michigan’s Central Student Government approved articles of impeachment against its president, Alifa Chowdhury, and vice president, Elias Atkinson, on Tuesday on charges of incitement of violence,

The University of Michigan’s student government has impeached its pro-Palestinian president and vice president, citing allegations of “dereliction of duty” and inciting violence. The Ann Arbor-based school’s Central Student Government voted 30 to 7 in favor of ousting President Alifa Chowdhury and Vice President Elias Atkinson — who are part of a pro-Palestine activist group called “Shut It Down” — for neglecting their responsibilities and actively trying to block funding for student groups on campus,