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- Elite US universities rake in millions from big oil donations, research finds Fri, 20 Sep 24, 5:00amStudent-led analyses raise concerns of conflict of interest at six universities, including Princeton, Columbia and Cornell
- University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report Thu, 5 Sep 24, 10:00pmStudy’s authors say integrity of higher education ‘at risk’ upon finding lack of attention to role of oil and gas firms
- How divestment became a ‘clarion call’ in anti-fossil fuel and pro-ceasefire protests Thu, 25 Apr 24, 12:00amThe divestment movement has a long history among US student activists, including in the overlapping movements of today
- New York University will divest from fossil fuels in win for student activists Tue, 12 Sep 23, 8:00pmOne of largest private universities in US, with endowment of over $5bn, takes steps to address climate crisis after years of student protest
- New York’s largest university will divest from fossil fuels in win for student activists Tue, 12 Sep 23, 8:00pmNew York University, with an endowment of over $5bn, takes steps to address climate crisis after years of student protest
- Obama says memory of Hiroshima 'must never fade' | Daily briefing Fri, 27 May 16, 10:14pmDonald Trump crosses threshold to claim Republican nomination; another Berkeley student details sexual harassment; antibiotic resistance gene discovered in woman
- Stanford president pressed on fossil fuel divestment during haircut – video Wed, 18 Nov 15, 2:45amStanford University president John Hennessy was asked about his current policies on fossil fuel divestment while getting his hair cut at a local barber...
- Stanford students begin 'indefinite' sit-in over fossil fuel divestment Tue, 17 Nov 15, 2:05pmStudents at prestigious US university demand it accelerate plans to divest parts of its $22.2bn endowment fund out of fossil fuels
- University of Hawaii System votes to divest from fossil fuels Fri, 22 May 15, 8:50pmIn our latest Keep it in the ground update, Hawaii university says it will divest its $66m fund from fossil fuels, we launch our Climate Publishers Network, plus how to join in our next live event
- Swarthmore College says it will not pursue fossil fuel divestment Sun, 3 May 15, 7:22amBoard cites ‘long and deep discussion and debate’ but will not change policyStudent spokesman: board now ‘complicit’ with climate-change destruction Related: Dear Bill Gates: 'Will you lead the fight against climate...
- Swarthmore College to announce decision on fossil fuel divestment Sun, 3 May 15, 4:57amPennsylvania liberal arts institution’s students launched movement five years ago that spread to Stanford, Harvard, Yale and beyond
- Life after divestment: how to spend the money saved from fossil fuel investments Tue, 14 Apr 15, 4:18amAs more US colleges divest from fossil fuel companies, a new question arises: what to do with all that cash?