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BU divests from fossil fuels, activists react

Claire Law September 30, 2021
BU divests from fossil fuels, which is "a very small fraction of our endowment," President Brown wrote in an email to all students.
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BU’s Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing reconsiders steps toward fossil fuel divestment

Katarzyna Jezak March 2, 2021
Boston University’s Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing is currently conducting a five-year consideration of fossil fuel divestment to make a recommendation to the board of trustees, which endorsed a review of policies in 2016.
Boston University Student Government discusses Divest BU endorsement proposal

StuGov discusses BU’s divestment from fossil fuels, election updates in weekly meeting

Anna Vidergar March 2, 2021
Boston University Student Government committed to endorsing Divest BU in a Zoom meeting Monday night.
BU has investments relating to gun manufacturers, which has caused controversy in the wake of recent discourse about gun regulation. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU community seeks transparency on university’s firearms investments

Mike Reddy March 1, 2018
In the midst of national uproar against gun violence, members of Boston University’s community have been critical about the lack of transparency surrounding the school’s investment ties to firearms manufacturers.
Divest BU launches a campaign Thursday asking alumni to withhold donations to the university until it divests from the fossil fuel industry. PHOTO BY CARRIE SHEEHAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Divest BU asks alumni to withhold donations to university

Andres Picon May 20, 2017

Divest BU is asking Boston University alumni to withhold their donations from BU until the school completely divests from the fossil fuel industry, according to the social media campaign the group...

Dan Collins, Senate chair for Boston University Student Government, speaks at the SG Senate meeting on April 11 about SG President Jake Brewer’s proposal to create a Board of Trustees Oversight Committee. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSET/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Board of Trustees meetings could include BU students

Breanne Kovatch April 27, 2017

A student could potentially attend Boston University Board of Trustees’ meetings next year thanks to a proposal put forth by BU Student Government earlier this month. The proposal would allow...

Divest BU hosts the Campus Climate Walkout and Divestment Forum at the George Sherman Union on Jan. 23. PHOTO BY CAROLINE SHEEHAN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Divest BU continues to demand action from Board of Trustees

Allie Miller April 26, 2017

Divest BU members will announce a new boycott campaign protesting Boston University’s investments in the fossil fuel industry on Friday at the BU Beach, following a defeated campaign to meet with...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An open letter to President Brown, in response his rejection of Divest BU’s petition demands

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An open letter to President Brown, in response his rejection of Divest BU’s petition demands

Editors February 15, 2017

Letters to the Editor do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Dear President Brown, Today marks the 14th day we are requesting a...

For the past two weeks, Divest BU has sent two members to Boston University President Robert Brown’s office every day, hoping to meet with him and discuss divesting endowment funds from fossil fuels. PHOTO BY COLE SCHONEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Divest BU lobbies President Brown for weeks

Blau Ramos February 15, 2017

Since Jan. 31, Divest BU has been sending two of its members to Boston University President Robert Brown’s  office every day  in an attempt to have a face-to-face meeting with him. They have documented...

Anthony Janetos, director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, will chair the Climate Action Plan Task Force, President Robert Brown announced in a university-wide email Monday. PHOTO COURTESY PARDEE CENTER

BU appoints Pardee professor to head Climate Action Plan

Abigail Freeman November 3, 2016

Boston University President Robert Brown announced Monday via email that Anthony Janetos, the director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of Longer-Range Future, will chair the university’s...

The BU Board of Trustees has elected six new members, including new chair Kenneth J. Feld (SMG ’70). PHOTO BY JESS RICHARDSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Board of Trustees welcomes new chair, six new members

Till Kaeslin September 29, 2016

The Boston University Board of Trustees welcomed six new members and a new board chair this school year to fill the vacant positions left by those who had finished their terms. Kenneth Feld, a 1970...

Boston University President Robert Brown released a statement Monday that the BU Board of Trustees will do its best to divest from the fossil fuels tar and coal. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU should further its efforts to divest, community argues

Anna Whitelaw September 22, 2016

While the Boston University community is generally pleased that the BU Board of Trustees endorsed two of the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing’s proposals, many said they are not...

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