Colleges and universities have always been focal points of change. The mixture of academic research, student activism and institutional clout has allowed campus communities to promote widespread technical and social transformations. During the last few years, a few of these institutions have begun to lead in an entirely new area—renewable energy. Just last September, the […]
If there’s any investment that could potentially cause “substantial social injury,” it’s coal-fired energy. A large-scale student campaign helped Stanford University’s board of trustees realize as much, leading to this week’s decision for the institution to divest its $18.7 billion endowment from coal stock. Stanford University’s 43-year-old Statement on Investment Responsibility instructs the board of trustees to […]
On the heels of an earlier arrest of a student at a growing divestment blockade at Harvard University, seven Washington University students were arrested today in St. Louis, as they sought to enter the quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees. Today’s action followed a historic 17-day sit-in at the St. Louis campus, where hundreds of Washington University students have joined in a […]
Student activists with the Divest Harvard campaign blockaded one of the main entrances to Harvard University President Drew Faust’s office in Harvard Yard today, kicking off a day of non-violent action. Students are calling for an open debate about fossil fuel divestment with the Harvard Corporation after having been denied a public meeting with the […]
This week the University of Cincinnati (UC)—a leader in campus sustainability—announced that it plans to completely replace coal as a fuel for electricity within the year. The university currently uses 90 percent less coal to power its campus than it did in 2011. The administration’s motivation for the change came from a student movement, part […]
It’s time for college students in the U.S. and Canada to show their sustainable homebuilding skills. Twenty-eight teams are embarking on Golden, CO this weekend to take part in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Challenge Home Student Design Competition. Before a panel of industry experts gathered at the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the teams […]
In an emerging public relations nightmare for Washington University officials, the sit-in against Peabody Energy ties entered a historic third week, as students continued to press demands after a faltering statement released yesterday by Chancellor Mark Wrighton. “We want to make it clear that we are not satisfied with this statement,” the Wash U Students Against Peabody countered. “We plan to […]
Students for Environmental Action, an Ohio State University (OSU) student organization, rallied last week to encourage the university to divest from harmful fossil fuels. The campaign is part of a nationwide divestment movement that has spread to more than 300 colleges and universities across the country. “As one of the top universities in the country, OSU is […]
Entering its second week, the inspiring Washington University sit-in against Peabody Energy has already gone beyond its goals to cut school ties with the St. Louis-based coal giant, and forced the rest of the nation to ask themselves an urgent question in an age of climate change and reckless strip mining ruin: Which side are you on? Photo credit: […]
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