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Editorial: The Board should take MJ seriously

We at the Phoenix are dismayed that the Board has not taken Mountain Justice’s invitation to negotiate more seriously. These students have invested substantial time in learning about the issue of divestment, and for the Board to waste their time in meetings
February 19, 2015

MJ presents proposal to Board members

On Monday night, five members of Swarthmore Mountain Justice met with five members of the Board of Managers to discuss a newly released proposal for divestment of the college’s endowment from fossil fuels. The meeting produced no significant progress towards divestment. According
February 5, 2015

“Define Your Terms:” in this case, “Divestment”

To the Editor: Our experience at Swarthmore five decades ago imprinted on us the value and importance of the first three words above. We wonder if there are some significant differences in what parties in the discussion really mean by the term
December 4, 2014

Divestment an empty gesture, college seeks better solutions

I write on behalf of the Swarthmore College Board of Managers to reaffirm our commitment to stem climate change through a serious, community-based approach. Further, I aim to explain the board’s position regarding divestment of the college’s endowment from fossil fuel companies.
November 20, 2014

Board defends conflict of interest in investments

An established conflict of interest on Swarthmore’s Board of Managers may be neither inconsequential nor coincidental. In the fall of 2013, the Board of Managers formally announced that they would not divest from fossil fuels because they predicted a loss of return
October 23, 2014
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