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(10/20/23 4:44pm)
New York University committed “to avoid any direct investments in any company whose primary business is the exploration or extraction of fossil fuels” in mid-September. NYU’s divestment from the fossil fuel industry follows almost two decades of effort by student organizers and activists to impel their school to recognize the ongoing and increasing threat of the climate crisis. NYU is not alone — over one hundred educational institutions in the United States, including Harvard, the University of Michigan, the University of California System and Cornell, have taken their investments out of fossil fuels. These commendable actions by peer institutions beg the question — what is the University waiting for?
(02/25/22 8:36pm)
In a recent op-ed published in The Cavalier Daily, Asst. Commerce Prof. Robert Parham critiques the efficacy of fossil fuel divestment. While Parham raises thought-provoking arguments, DivestUVA contends that his case against divestment is ultimately flawed.
(10/20/21 10:50pm)
Time is running out to substantively address the climate crisis driven by fossil fuels. We, as students, parents of students and alumni of the University, have a responsibility to demand that the University address this emergency by fully and swiftly removing all coal, oil and natural gas investments from our endowment.
(05/03/20 6:40pm)
To the Board of Visitors —