Senate Council discusses sexual assault report, fossil fuel divestment
By Rebecca Johnson, Staff Writer
October 16, 2019
Following the Tuesday release of a report detailing sexual assault and misconduct at Pitt, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher had strong words for Pitt’s campus culture.
Second fossil-free sit-in shut down by Pitt officials
By Brian Gentry, Senior Staff Writer
October 13, 2019
The sit-ins are an effort to further the group’s demands that the University vote on divestment from fossil fuels at the next Board of Trustees meeting.
SGB approves fossil fuel divestment resolution
By Brian Gentry, Senior Staff Writer
October 1, 2019
Last night’s Student Government Board meeting tied up many loose ends from prior meetings.
Fossil Free Pitt presses for divestment by April
By Elise Lavallee and Emily Wolfe
September 30, 2019
About 10 students from the group drove to Johnstown for Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, where they interrupted Chancellor Patrick Gallagher’s report to demand the board vote on divesting from fossil fuels at its meeting on Feb. 28, 2020.
Gallagher provides report on University initiatives amidst divestment protest
By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor
September 29, 2019
As Chancellor Patrick Gallagher prepared to take the podium Friday at Pitt’s Board of Trustees meeting at Pitt’s Johnstown campus, shouts rang out from the back of the meeting room.
SGB announces task force to meet Sunday
By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer
September 24, 2019
After announcing three weeks ago that a Student Government Board task force would be created to preserve current student organization names, President Zechariah Brown said at Tuesday’s public meeting that the task force plans to hold its first meeting this Sunday.
Pitt to develop socially responsible investing strategies
By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor
August 27, 2019
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced Tuesday the University will begin developing socially responsible investing strategies for Pitt’s endowment.
Gallagher: Endowment report to be released soon
By Jon Moss, News Editor
June 28, 2019
In an interview after Friday’s board of trustees meeting, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said he received a report from Pitt’s Socially Responsible Investment Committee and will release it before students return for the fall semester.
Students face divestment referendum
By Emily Wolfe, Assistant News Editor
March 4, 2019
The ballot students see on elections.pitt.edu from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday will feature a referendum question on whether or not the University should divest from fossil fuels.
Committee to consider sustainable investment
By Madison Hook | Staff Writer
November 30, 2017
Student activist Sarah Grguras says people often ask her what the money Pitt invests in the fossil fuel industry could go toward. Her response? “Literally anything.” “They could invest in the Pittsburgh public schools, or they could invest in us,” the junior environmental science and ...