Divestment
Entering the Courtroom
Member of Divest Harvard file out of the elevator lobby toward the Suffolk County courtroom Friday.
Judge Issues No Final Decision on Divest Lawsuit
The plaintiffs, who call themselves the Harvard Climate Justice Coalition, allege that Harvard is mismanaging its endowment in “abnormally dangerous activities.”
Divest Harvard Plans Weeklong Sit-In
In an open letter posted online early Friday morning, more than two dozen alumni called for fellow University graduates to gather in Harvard Yard for the protest that organizers are calling “Harvard Heat Week.”
Divest Harvard Alumni Letter
One week after the Divest Harvard protest in Massachusetts Hall, the organization partners with alumni for a week-long sit-in.
Faculty for Divestment Support Goals of Student Sit-In
Members of Harvard Faculty for Divestment praised the goals of a recent student sit-in of Massachusetts Hall, arguing that the protest returned attention to demands that the University withdraw its investments in fossil fuel companies.
Letter to the Editors
Although Our Harvard Can Do Better takes no position on fossil fuel divestment, it is neither our wish nor our place, as a campaign tackling one particular power structure, to purport to model the sole responsible form of activism on this campus.
Divest Harvard To Create Alumni Fund, Donation Conditional on Divestment
Divest Harvard aims to launch a fossil fuel-free fund to which alumni can donate as an alternative to the University’s endowment, according to the group’s announcement from earlier this month.
Divest Protest in Mass Hall
The Academic Integrity Committee came together in Straus Hall's Common Room earlier this month.
Divestment Protesters Occupy Mass Hall
On Feb. 12, 2015, more than 30 students staged a sit-in in Massachusetts Hall urging Harvard University to divest from fossil fuels.
Divest Protest
Divest Harvard students held a sign outside Massachusetts Hall on Friday, Feb. 13 as part of Global Divestment Day.
Divest Harvard Rally
Divest Harvard students rallied to mark Global Divestment Day outside Massachusetts Hall on Friday, Feb. 13, after members of the student group occupied the building, which houses the office of University President Drew G. Faust, the night before.
After 24-Hour Sit-In, Divest Harvard Protesters Leave Mass. Hall
Fourteen remaining protesters demanding that Harvard divest from fossil fuels left the administrative building Friday morning at about 10 a.m.
Divest Harvard Storms Mass Hall
On Feb. 12, at 10AM, around 40 students from Divest Harvard occupied Mass Hall, home to the office of University President Drew Faust .
Demanding Divestment, Protesters Occupy Mass. Hall
A group of more than 30 stormed and occupied the building Thursday morning, demanding that Harvard divest its $35.9 billion endowment from fossil fuels.
Occupying Massachusetts Hall
Divest Harvard member Miles Hewitt '17 gives a thumbs up as University personnel, reflected in a window, assess the situation during a protest in Massachusetts Hall on Thursday morning.
Ushering into Mass Hall
Benjamin D. Sorscher '18 ushers in Henney H. Sullivan '15 into Massachusetts Hall as student group Divest Harvard stages a protest calling for the divestment of fossil fuels on Feb. 12.
Divest Harvard Occupies Mass Hall
On Thursday, Feb. 12, roughly 40 students demanding that Harvard divest its endowment from fossil fuels occupied Massachusetts Hall, home to the offices of University President Drew G. Faust and Provost Alan M. Garber '76.
Divest Protest in Mass Hall
Canyon S. Woodward '15 of Divest Harvard hangs a banner during a protest in Massachusetts Hall. A group of students rushed into the building that houses the University president's office this morning.
Divest Harvard from 2013
Students assemble outside Massachusetts Hall at a rally in April 2013 to call for Harvard to divest its endowment from fossil fuels.
Students Prepare For Hearing To Dismiss Lawsuit Urging Divestment
In November, seven students argued in an 11-page complaint that Harvard’s continued investment of its endowment represents “a breach of [Harvard’s] fiduciary and charitable duties as a public charity and nonprofit corporation.”
Vermont Harvard Club Endorses Divestment
The Vermont group is the first alumni club to officially back the divestment movement, according to club president Charles A. Boright ’68. The club’s position comes after months of discussion and research on the topic.
Divest Harvard
Benjamin Franta, a Harvard Graduate School student, and Alli J. Welton ‘15 discuss the carbon budget and fossil fuel reserves at their rally in Harvard Yard on March 11, 2014.