Divestment
Al Gore Calls for Fossil Fuel Divestment at Harvard College Class Day
Fifty years after he picked up his own Harvard diploma, former United States Vice President Al Gore ’69 returned to Harvard Yard, looked out over the Class of 2019, and called on the University to divest its holdings in the fossil fuel industry.
Ahead of Commencement, Divestment Organizers Call on Alumni to Suspend Donations to Harvard
Harvard fossil fuel and prison divestment activists launched pledges this week calling on alumni to withhold donations to the University until administrators concede to their demands.
Divestment Graduation Caps
Members of Divest Harvard and the Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign decorate their graduation caps with orange cloth and felt outside the Casper Student Center Monday evening. Orange is the color of the fossil fuel divestment movement.
A New Day for Divestment
Student activism at Harvard has evolved over the years, and while divestment is nothing new, it’s now become students’ favorite tactic.
Carl F. Denton
Carl F. Denton '19, a Crimson Magazine editor, is Divest Harvard's press coordinator.
Divest Harvard
Divest Harvard, in collaboration with Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign, has organized several campus-wide events to mobilize opposition to Harvard's investment holdings.
Divestment Panel
A panel on divestment, which included a Harvard Management Company executive, discussed divestment and compliance.
Harvard Arboretum Installs More Than 1,000 Solar Panels
Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum is undertaking an ambitious sustainability initiative to install more than 1,000 solar panels near the Weld Hill Research Building, which houses affiliated scientists who conduct work in plant biology.
Harvard Management Company Compliance Chief Debates Divestment With Activists
Harvard Management Company Chief Compliance Officer Kathryn I. Murtagh spoke about Harvard's investment policies Monday at a panel that also featured students and faculty calling for the University to divest from companies with ties to the prison and fossil fuel industry.
Cambridge City Council Endorses Fossil Fuel Divestment
The Cambridge City Council voted Monday to pass an order endorsing students activists’ demands for Harvard to divest from the fossil fuel industry.
Heat Week 1
A Harvard alum holds a sign proclaiming his support for Divest Harvard, an undergraduate-led effort to push the University to divest funds from fossil fuels.
Heat Week 3
Cambridge Mayor Marc C. McGovern speaks at the rally. The city council will consider a proposal to support Divest Harvard this week.
Heat Week 4
17 year-old climate activist Jamie Margolin shouts at the Flood Harvard rally Friday. Margolin attended the rally while on spring break.
