Divestment
Divest Hearing Update
A Connecticut judge dismissed all charges Monday against the ten Harvard students and alumni who participated in the November divestment demonstration at the Harvard-Yale football game.
Judge Annuls Harvard-Yale Divestment Protesters’ Charges
A Connecticut judge dismissed all charges Monday against the ten Harvard students and alumni who participated in the November divestment demonstration at the Harvard-Yale football game.
Harvard Forward Releases Policy Platform on Climate Justice and Responsible Investing
Harvard Forward — a student and alumni group working to bring attention to climate change within Harvard’s governance boards — released a policy platform calling for Harvard to divest from the fossil fuel industry and create more guidelines for “responsible investing” earlier this week.
Ten Stories That Shaped the 2010s
The past decade at Harvard has been anything but boring. The University witnessed a bevy of challenges — cheating scandals and financial troubles, lawsuits and strikes. Here, The Crimson takes a look back at stories that defined Harvard over the past ten years.
Divest Activists and HGSU Rally in Harvard Yard for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Divest Harvard hosted a rally to push for fossil fuel divestment in coordination with picketers from Harvard’s graduate student union.
Bacow Says He ‘Respects’ Right to Protest, But Holds Firm on Divestment Position
Following a demonstration interrupting The Game, Bacow said in an interview last week that he “respects” the right to protest but opposes activists’ decision to disrupt the game.
SEAS Dean Urges ‘Respect’ In Divestment Debates
Amid disagreement over divestment from fossil fuels among professors at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, SEAS Dean Francis J. Doyle III urged both sides to respect each other in an interview Thursday.
Harvard-Yale Divestment Protesters Receive Five Hours of Community Service
Under the agreement, the protesters are required to complete five hours of community service before their Jan. 27 court date in New Haven, Conn. and commit no additional offenses between now and then.
Divestment Protesters Hearing
More than 50 Yale and Harvard students gathered outside of New Haven Superior Court Friday morning after several students appeared for a hearing after their November arrest for demonstrating at the Harvard-Yale football game.
Faculty Debate Fossil Fuel Divestment at Monthly Meeting
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences mulled a proposal to call on Harvard to divest from its holdings in the fossil fuel industry at its monthly meeting Tuesday.
Faculty to Consider Proposal Demanding Harvard Divest from Fossil Fuels
A group of Harvard faculty will formally propose that the Harvard Corporation divest the University’s $40.9 billion endowment from fossil fuel companies, according to documents shared with members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Tuesday afternoon.
Divestment Protesters to Appear in New Haven Courthouse on Dec. 6
Fifty people were arrested — including 11 Harvard students and alumni and at least 19 Yale students and alumni — after hundreds of people stormed the field during the 136th edition of The Game Saturday.
In Wake of Protests, Harvard Business School Faculty At Odds Over Divestment
After divestment protests at Saturday's Game drew national media attention, several Harvard Business School faculty disagreed on whether the University should divest from fossil fuels.
Cambridge City Council Passes Resolution Supporting Harvard-Yale Divestment Protesters
The Cambridge City Council passed a resolution Monday evening in support of Harvard and Yale students arrested during a divestment protest at this weekend’s 136th edition of The Game.
In Photos: Harvard-Yale Divest Protest
Hundreds of protesters flooded onto the field to call on Harvard and Yale to divest their endowments from fossil fuels and Puerto Rican debt. The protest lasted about half-an-hour, and game play was delayed by 48 minutes.
Hundreds of Divestment Protesters Storm Field, Interrupting Harvard-Yale Game
The 136th edition of The Game came to a halt Saturday when hundreds of people stormed the field during halftime, calling on Harvard and Yale to divest their endowments from fossil fuels and Puerto Rican debt.
Harvard-Yale Divest Protest
The 136th edition of The Game came to a halt Saturday when hundreds of people stormed the field during halftime, calling on Harvard and Yale to divest their endowments from fossil fuels and Puerto Rican debt.
Divest Harvard Stages Mock Oil Spill at Demonstration
Organizers of Divest Harvard — a student group calling on the University to divest its endowment from fossil fuels — poured liquid meant to represent oil over their members' heads during a demonstration at the Smith Campus Center Friday.
Divest Harvard Oil Pouring Pic
Protesters with the Harvard Divest movement staged a protest, in which they poured molasses — to represent oil — in front of the Smith Campus Center on Friday.
Divest Harvard Crowd Pic
A crowd of protesters converged on Friday to urge Harvard to divulge its investments.
Harvard Faculty Debate Fossil Fuel Divestment at Monthly Meeting
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences debated whether Harvard should divest its $40 billion endowment from the fossil fuel industry — among other possible responses to climate change — at its monthly meeting Tuesday.
Harvard Grad Council Votes to Support Harvard Forward Platform
The Harvard Graduate Council voted to formally support the Harvard Forward campaign’s proposed amendment to elect more recent alumni to the Board of Overseers at its monthly open meeting Monday.