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Divest BU demands transparency, quick action in a protest following BU’s divestment announcement

Phoebe Chen October 19, 2021
The club noted how the email did not give credit to its years-long effort to reach the decision.
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OP-ED: Environmental racism is a legacy of white supremacy

Editors April 6, 2021
BU, hen will you uphold your sustainability and anti-racist mission and divest from fossil fuels?
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.
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.
Speakers at the Environment America and Divest BU Campaign Launch for 100 percent Renewable Energy stand to the left of the entrance to Marciano Commons Thursday morning. PHOTO BY YAOCHI FU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Environment America launches renewable energy campaign at BU

Sarika Ram October 6, 2017

Environment America, a national environmental advocacy organization, launched its renewable energy campaign in collaboration with Divest BU — a student group that pushes for fossil fuel divestment...

OP-ED: The moral argument for BU to divest its fossil fuel holdings

OP-ED: The moral argument for BU to divest its fossil fuel holdings

Editors April 25, 2016

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. Boston University’s Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing recently announced...

Three panelists discuss the pros and cons of divesting from fossil fuels at a public forum in the George Sherman Union Conference Auditorium in late February. The BU community’s efforts were rewarded Friday by the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Fossil fuel divestment advocates see results in ACSRI’s recommendation

Grace Li April 22, 2016

Many Boston University students as well as faculty and staff members have been active advocates for BU to divest from fossil fuels over the recent years. Advocacy efforts led the Advisory Committee...

Three panelists discuss the pros and cons of divesting in fossil fuels at BU at a public forum in the George Sherman Union Conference Auditorium Tuesday night. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professors, officials highlight implications of fossil fuel divestment

Lexi Peery February 24, 2016

A panel of experts talked on Tuesday about the implications of Boston University students and faculty’s proposal for the university to divest from fossil fuels during the Fossil Fuel Divestment and...

OP-ED: A chance to have our voices heard

OP-ED: A chance to have our voices heard

Editors February 22, 2016

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. The Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (ACSRI) is going to be meeting...

DivestBU held a rally at Marsh Plaza Tuesday with the goal of encouraging Boston University to divest from fossil fuels. PHOTO BY MADISON GOLDMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students rally for divestment before ACSRI forum

Maddie Domenichella December 2, 2015

DivestBU announced a petition urging Boston University to divest from fossil fuels at a rally in support of the cause at Marsh Plaza Tuesday. The rally was held before a public forum on climate change...

Urban revitalization specialist Majora Carter speaks at “Home(town) Security: A Talk About Urban Revitalization and Sustainability” in the George Sherman Union Thursday, the second panel hosted by the Board of Trustees Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Urban revitalization specialist talks about community projects, development

Keri McAlpine April 24, 2015

Majora Carter, an urban revitalization specialist and Peabody Award-winning public radio host, spoke at Boston University Thursday as part of the community forums hosted by the BU Board of Trustees’...

KEULER: Divestment — well-intended but ineffective

KEULER: Divestment — well-intended but ineffective

Andrew Keuler April 10, 2015

Although elections for positions on Boston University’s 2015 Student Government Executive Board closed this past Monday, one ballot question will likely remain in the university discourse for quite some...

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