Last month, the philanthropic Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced it would sell off the fossil fuel stocks that helped to enrich it. Pitzer College, one of the Claremont Colleges, had beaten the Rockefellers to the punch.
Los Angeles Times
November 3, 2014
While the divestment movement gathers momentum, it continues to find itself at odds with other well-endowed institutions that care about climate change but disagree with the tactic.
Fusion
September 26, 2014
In late April and early May, Harvard Faculty for Divestment (proponents of shedding endowment investments in companies that produce fossil fuels) posted letters to President Drew Faust and members of the Harvard Corporation reiterating their support for divestment and calling for an open forum for community discussion of the issue.
Harvard Magazine
September 9, 2014
You chose your place of higher education based on price, prestige and professional connections, sure. But do you make this life-changing decision based on which university is “greener?” You chose your place of higher education based on price, prestige and professional connections, sure. But do you make this life-changing decision based on which university is “greener?”
July 31, 2014
