Divestment
Harvard Kennedy School Lecturer Offers Activism Advice at Divestment Talk
Richard Parker, a Kennedy School lecturer, offered advice to students hoping to persuade the University to divest from companies tied to the fossil fuel industry at an event at the Center for Government and International Studies on Tuesday.
Bacow Makes Surprise Appearance at Harvard Fossil Fuel Divestment Forum
In a surprise appearance, University President Lawrence S. Bacow participated in an hour-long forum about fossil fuel divestment Thursday, an event he previously said he would not attend.
Divestment Forum
Karen Shapiro, a financial advisor at Progressive Asset Management; James "Jim" T. Engell '73, an English professor; University President Lawrence S. Bacow; Cornel R. West '74, a philosophy professor; and James G. Anderson a chemistry professor speak at a public forum on fossil fuel divestment on Thursday evening in Sever Hall.
Experts Discuss Mass Incarceration at Panel in Harvard's Emerson Hall
Activists and experts discussed the intersection of racism, xenophobia, and mass incarceration at a panel in Emerson Hall Tuesday.
New Harvard Management Company Website Removes Divestment Information, Defends Natural Resources Holdings
Harvard Management Company updated its website within the last month to remove any mention of past instances of divestment and to include references to its protocols on its investment in land and agriculture.
Harvard Undergraduate Council Endorses Prison Divestment Petition and Heat Week
The Undergraduate Council voted to establish a summer storage option, pass resolutions relating to prison divestment and climate change, and fund Black Graduation at its general meeting Saturday.
Bacow and Protestors
University President Lawrence S. Bacow attempts to quiet protestors before exiting the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.
Divestment Protestors Interrupt Bacow Talk at Kennedy School, Forcing Event Location Change
Over the past few months, the two campaigns — Divest Harvard and the Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign — have ramped up their demands for the University to divest its nearly $40 billion endowment from companies related to the fossil fuel industry and the United States prison system.
Divestment at the Forum
Protestors from Divest Harvard and the Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign interrupt an Institute of Politics event featuring University President Lawrence S. Bacow Thursday evening.
GSC Meeting
The Graduate Student Council met on Wednesday evening in Lehman Hall's Student Lounge where they voted on a resolution proposed by the Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign.
Harvard Faculty Demand Bacow Host Forum on Divestment
Members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences called on University President Lawrence S. Bacow to lead a Faculty discussion on Harvard’s fossil fuel investments, citing “widespread, deep, and reasonable disagreement” with Bacow’s response to the issue.
Amid Student Calls for a Forum on Divestment, Bacow Remains Steadfast
Bacow’s position comes at a time when student activists from across the University are reinvigorating their calls for Bacow and the Harvard Management Company — the University’s investment arm — to withdraw its controversial investments.
Prison Divestment Advocates Rally, Deliver Petition to Harvard President Bacow
More than 100 Harvard affiliates gathered outside of Massachusetts Hall Friday to deliver a petition to University President Lawrence S. Bacow urging Harvard to disclose and divest its holdings in companies tied to the prison industry.
