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Nathan Philips, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Earth and Environment, and Alice Arena hold signs at Philips’ demonstration at Marsh Plaza March 5. Philips regularly uses his office window on the fourth floor of BU’s College of Arts and Sciences to display political messages to passersby along Commonwealth Avenue. PHOTO BY PHOEBE MILLER

‘Say his name’: BU faculty, graduate workers reflect on University responses to political speech

Lauren Albano March 30, 2025
With the recent executive crackdown on universities for pro-Palestine activism, the incident with Phillips’ signage sparked dialogue among BU faculty and students over administrative responses to free speech on campus.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu divests funds away from fossil fuels

Mayor Wu signs ordinance to divest fossils fuels in Boston

Emilia Wisniewski December 2, 2021
Mayor Michelle Wu divested City funds away from fossil fuel and other industries in an ordinance.
students demonstrate for divestment at boston universities

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.
Anthony Janetos, director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, speaks during a forum with the Board of Trustees Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing Tuesday at the Trustee Center Ballroom. PHOTO BY MARY SCHLICHTE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

ACSRI forum speaker examines broad implications of climate change

Keri McAlpine April 29, 2015

Anthony Janetos, director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University, spoke Tuesday night about climate change at a forum hosted by the Board of Trustees’...

(From left) Lisa Goldberg, director of research at Aperio Group, Leslie Samuelrich, president of Green Century Capital Management and Bob Massie, co-founder of the Global Reporting Initiative take audience questions during a fossil fuel divestment panel at Boston University Thursday night. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Forum speakers address fossil fuel divestment, implications

Miriam Lelah February 13, 2015

A mix of students, parents and faculty attended a forum on climate change and fossil fuels Thursday evening, sponsored by Boston University faculty and Divest BU, an on-campus group that encourages BU...

Divestment from oil and fossil fuels could be damaging to university endowments, according to a study commissioned by the Independent Petroleum Association of America. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Divestment from fossil fuels may harm university endowments, study finds

J.D. Capelouto February 11, 2015

Divestment from fossil fuels could harm university endowments, according to a study published Tuesday by economics consulting firm Compass Lexecon. The study, commissioned by the Independent Petroleum...

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