Op-ed: University must follow through with divestment
By Hannah Bailey
November 16, 2018
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinions
While the creation of a Socially Responsible Investing Committee and its holding of a public forum does show a step in the right direction, whether the University follows through in actually reassessing the ethics of its investments remains to be seen.
Committee to consider sustainable investment
By Madison Hook | Staff Writer
November 30, 2017
Filed under Administration, Campus, News, Top Stories
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 ...
Op-Ed: Chancellor Gallagher: Now’s the time for fossil fuel divestment
By Fossil Free Pitt Coalition
October 26, 2017
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinions, Top Stories
Dear Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, At the Fall Sustainability Fair this October, Mayor Bill Peduto signed our petition demanding the University of Pittsburgh divest its holdings from fossil fuel companies, expressing his support as an alumnus and as the mayor of our city. This is consistent with ...