Board to form ad-hoc committee to study fossil fuel divestment
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
June 26, 2020
Pitt’s board of trustees will form an ad-hoc committee to study whether the University should divest its $4.3 billion endowment of fossil fuel investments, officials announced at the board’s Friday morning meeting.
Op-ed | Commendable ESG reports will need transparency
By Danny Doucette, Ph.D. Candidate in Physics
June 16, 2020
Reinvestments, which should be made in consultation with stakeholders like the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition and the Pitt community, should also be outlined in the report.
Pitt quietly releases socially responsible investment criteria
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
June 16, 2020
Pitt quietly released a socially responsible investment policy statement in March, delivering another win to student activists pushing for fossil fuel divestment and endowment transparency.
Fossil Free Pitt ends occupation of Cathedral
By Janine Faust, Editor-in-chief
March 4, 2020
The Fossil Free Pitt Coalition ended their occupation of the Cathedral at 9 a.m. this morning, according to organizers. “We are grateful to all the students faculty staff and community members who came out to support us with things ranging from bodies to food to just general spreading awareness...
Fossil Free Pitt to continue Cathedral sit-in indefinitely
By Jon Moss, News Editor
February 28, 2020
When protestors from the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition sang “we shall not be moved” at Friday morning’s Board of Trustees meeting, they meant it — literally.
Context: February Board of Trustees meeting
By Jon Moss, News Editor
February 28, 2020
Pitt’s Board of Trustees will hold its first meeting of 2020 in the William Pitt Union’s Assembly Room on Friday at 10:30 a.m. to provide an update on University affairs to the community.
Cathedral after dark: Fossil Free Pitt protest grows as Friday Board meeting approaches
By Emily Wolfe, Contributing Editor
February 27, 2020
Sleeping on the stone floor of the Cathedral of Learning commons room is bad, Zachary Delaney said, but it’s not as bad as you might think.
Editorial: Board needs to be more transparent about divestment process
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 26, 2020
The Board’s voting process is largely shrouded in mystery, leaving the public unsure of the exact agenda of the meeting. Pitt’s Board of Trustees needs to remedy this and be more transparent and timely about the road to divestment.
Live blog: Fossil Free Pitt Coalition’s sit-in in the Cathedral of Learning
By Jon Moss, Janine Faust, Elise Roessner, and Benjamin Nigrosh
February 25, 2020
The Fossil Free Pitt Coalition is currently staging a sit-in in the Cathedral of Learning lobby, in an effort to convince Pitt to stop investing some of its $4.3 billion endowment in the fossil fuel industry.
Fossil Free kicks off Cathedral sit-in demanding vote on divestment
By Janine Faust, Editor-in-chief
February 21, 2020
Midterm season is approaching, meaning plenty of students will be staying overnight in campus buildings to get extra studying in. Some have decided to rally for divestment while they’re at. The Fossil Free Pitt Coalition began occupying space in the Cathedral of Learning’s lobby Friday at noon ...