“Divest from death” read the bubble letters written in chalk on the sidewalk on Tuesday outside of The New School in New York City. The slogan articulates one of the demands of the antiwar protests on campuses which call on colleges or universities to divest their endowments from companies profiting from the Israel-Hamas war. Campaigns to pressure universities to divest for political or ethical reasons go back decades, at least to the 1970s when students pressured schools to withdraw from investments that benefited South Africa under apartheid rule. More recently, in the early aughts, schools made rules barring investments in things like alcohol, tobacco and gambling, according to a report from the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and Commonfund. |
11 people related to Moscow terror attack detainedChanging course, Florida prosecutor suspended by DeSantis to seek reelectionXi's article on cultural heritage, fine traditional Chinese culture to be publishedChina's science foundation funds 31 bln yuan in research in 202311 people related to Moscow terror attack detainedTexas fined $100,000 per day for failing to act on foster care abuse allegationsIvy Getty and Tobias Engel divorce: Inside the couple's 3Charlize Theron brings along adorable daughter August, 7, to sit front row at Dior's preChina condemns attack on Iranian embassy in SyriaBeijing half marathon results under investigation after runners appear to hand win to Chinese star