Georgetown, Divest! wants GU dollars out of harmful companies in Israel
A new group that is made up of several student clubs at Georgetown is pushing the University administration to selectively divest in companies that perpetuate human rights abuses in Israel and...
View ArticleGeorgetown, Divest! says ethics do not inform Georgetown’s investment...
In a press release provocatively entitled, “Georgetown University Admits Complete Lack of Oversight of Endowment Investments,” members of Georgetown, Divest!, the student coalition seeking University...
View ArticleGeorgetown erases FAQs about ethical investing from Investment Office website
Georgetown University has deleted two passages from its Investment Office’s “Frequently Asked Questions” page that explained how social responsibility and Georgetown’s Jesuit identity impacts its...
View ArticleThe Georgetown, Divest! forum on University investment in Palestine and Israel
On Tuesday night, the new student group Georgetown, Divest! presented their case for University divestment from companies that they say profit from human rights violations in Israel and Palestine. The...
View ArticleGUSA Roundup: Down on divestment, shoutouts for Voice
The majority of this week’s meeting of the Georgetown University Student Association Senate was spent considering the arguments of Georgetown, Divest!, which is pushing the University to divest from...
View ArticleGUSA Roundup: Live-streamed political parties
At this week’s meeting of the Georgetown University Student Association, Senator Greg Laverriere (COL’12) announced that a deal had been reached with the Student Activities Commission, making the...
View ArticleGeorgetown Divest! coalition marches to President DeGioia’s office
At 2:30 p.m., a group of approximately fifteen students marched from Red Square to President DeGioia‘s office as part of the Georgetown Divest! campaign. Georgetown, Divest!, a coalition comprised of...
View ArticleUniversity responds to Georgetown Divest! before today’s protest
As they promised yesterday, Georgetown Divest! took another trip from Red Square to President John DeGioia‘s office this afternoon. But, the 10 members of today’s protest did not know that the...
View ArticleGeorgetown, Divest! relaunches ethical investment campaign
Georgetown, Divest! will re-emerge this semester to oppose the University investment policies, after attempting to end practices last semester that allegedly violate the University’s Catholic and...
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