The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Around 100 students protested in favor of fossil fuel divestment at Friday morning's Board of Trustees meeting.

Board of Trustees unanimously approves formal socially responsible investing process, commits to carbon neutrality by 2037

By Jon Moss, News Editor • February 28, 2020
Pitt's Board of Trustees unanimously approved measures to create a formal socially responsible investing process for its $4.3 billion endowment, as well as supporting carbon neutrality by 2037.
University officials said the Board will vote on several measures related to fossil fuel divestment and socially responsible investing at their meeting on Friday at 10:30 a.m. Members of the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition demonstrated at Pitt’s previous Board of Trustees meeting at Pitt’s Johnstown campus.

Context: February Board of Trustees meeting

By Jon Moss, News Editor • February 27, 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.
Dozens of students who are pushing Pitt to divest its endowment from fossil fuels have been staying overnight during the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition’s 24/7 occupation of the Cathedral of Learning.

Cathedral after dark: Fossil Free Pitt protest grows as Friday Board meeting approaches

By Emily Wolfe, Contributing Editor • February 26, 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.
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