Board committee investigating fossil fuel divestment working to meet ‘compressed,’ ‘intensive’ schedule
By Rebecca Johnson and Jon Moss
September 25, 2020
The board formed the committee in June after years of pressure from the student body, including groups such as the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition.
Board committee investigating fossil fuel divestment announces membership
By Ashton Crawley, Assistant News Editor
September 14, 2020
The board of trustees’ Ad-Hoc Committee on Fossil Fuels appointed six committee members as well as a team of liaisons last week. It plans to host public forums in September and October to gather public input about divestment.
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.
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.
Senate Council discusses sexual assault report, fossil fuel divestment
By Rebecca Johnson, Staff Writer
October 17, 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 2, 2019
Last night’s Student Government Board meeting tied up many loose ends from prior meetings.
Context: September Board of Trustees meeting
By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor
September 26, 2019
Pitt’s Board of Trustees will hold its third meeting of 2019 on Friday, providing an update on University affairs to the community.
Voters choose divestment, Peterson as executive VP
By Brian Gentry and Emily Wolfe
March 6, 2019
Anaïs Peterson won big in Tuesday’s runoff SGB election — and so did one of her major initiatives, as more than 2,000 students said Pitt should divest from fossil fuels in a referendum vote.