Eight members of GU Fossil Free presented a formal proposal calling for the university to divest from fossil fuel companies during a meeting of the university’s Committee on Investments and Social...
Earlier this month, ExxonMobil published a blog post presenting its position on the burgeoning international fossil fuel divestment movement — unsurprisingly, they do not look favorably on it.
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The past year saw everything from a new mascot to a multitude of snow days. Take a look at some of the biggest headlines on campus:
Georgetown University Student Association
While this...
Just over a year ago, University President John J. DeGioia led presidents of other Washington-based colleges and universities in taking the District of Columbia College and University Sustainability Pledge,...
At Georgetown, we have an infatuation with the word “dialogue.” We hold it as an ideal, a diplomatic step that provides enlightenment about any given issue. But how do you create dialogue when people...
As a fiscal goal for Georgetown, divestment has been labeled as many things, from morally imperative to practically impossible. Last week, GU Fossil Free proved that divestment is not a pipe dream but...
The Georgetown University Student Association senate passed a resolution to endorse GU Fossil Free's proposal to mandate the university's divestment from fossil fuels Sunday evening.
The bill passed...
GU Fossil Free, a student lobby group allied with several other campus organizations, submitted a proposal Wednesday outlining a plan for the university to abandon its suspected investments in fossil fuel...
A student group, GU Fossil Free, is currently advocating for the university to divest from corporations that deal in fossil fuels. This bold proposal — which is too new to be assessed on its merit or...
The intentions of GU Fossil Free, a group demanding that the university retract investments from all coal and fossil fuel companies, are admirable. They are not, however, in the best interest of Georgetown...
The administration dealt a blow to Georgetown, Divest!, a coalition of students on campus that wants the university to divest from companies that may profit from human rights abuses in Israel and Palestine,...
