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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

Op-Ed·Opinion

Op-Ed: Tri-College Divestment Campaigns: Growing Stronger Together

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Letter submitted

April 24, 2014

Opinion

How Swarthmore invests: a response to Peter Collings

I write in response to Peter Collings’ open letter, “The Inequity of Swarthmore’s Endowment Spending.” I am often called on to explain why we are not spending more freely from the endowment. For many of the nation’s most prestigious colleges and universities,

March 27, 2014

Around Campus·Around Higher Education·News

Political science department hires two adjunct professors

Next year, the political science department will welcome two visiting professors to support its tenure-track staff while several professors go on leave and the college decreases teaching loads. The political science department, which has nine official professors handling around 100 prospective majors,

March 20, 2014

Around Campus·News·Uncategorized

In tactical shift, MJ launches alternative investment campaign

Swarthmore Mountain Justice, the student group that has aggressively fought for the college to divest its endowment from the fossil fuel industry, interrupted and took over a Board of Managers meeting last year, and protested outside another one last semester — both

March 6, 2014

Around Campus·Around Higher Education·News

Board of Managers ups college budget, tuition

Unreleased campus master plan is approved; 3 professors get tenure Last weekend, the Swarthmore Board of Managers gave three professors tenure and five promotions, approved the 2014-2015 budget and approved the as-yet unreleased campus master plan. The approved budget includes funding for

March 6, 2014

Opinion

Letter-to-the-Editor: Earthlust Responds to Divestment Decision

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Letter by

September 16, 2013

Around Campus·Breaking News·News

Board says it will not divest

After a summer of deliberation, as was evident from the letter sent to the college by Maurice Eldridge, Vice President for College and Community Relations, the College’s Board of Managers determined not to divest from fossil fuel companies. In a letter signed

September 12, 2013

College·News·Student Activities·Student Council

StuCo Report: Referendum Not Binding

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Dean Braun:

February 26, 2013

College·Multimedia·News·Social Responsibility·Student Activities

Divestment Convergence Builds Movement for Environmental Justice

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Fossil Fuels

February 25, 2013

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Board defends conflict of interest in investments

Op-Ed: Tri-College Divestment Campaigns: Growing Stronger Together

How Swarthmore invests: a response to Peter Collings

Political science department hires two adjunct professors

In tactical shift, MJ launches alternative investment campaign

Board of Managers ups college budget, tuition

Letter-to-the-Editor: Earthlust Responds to Divestment Decision

Board says it will not divest

StuCo Report: Referendum Not Binding

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