Word: divestments
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Idealism won’t get you far in convincing Harvard to divest. The University already has an internal watchdog to ensure that Harvard invests in responsible companies and presidents since Nathan Pusey have balked at the idea of politicizing the endowment. But for persistent idealists, try these steps...
Enraged students, enraged professors and a call for action are the primary ingredients in a successful divestment campaign. But know whether other endowments or shareholders have divested and whether Congress has raised the issue. Find a specific, compelling reason why Harvard should divest rather than express its concerns in shareholder proxy votes (e.g., your money supports a white supremacy...
Make the issue an issue by gaining the support of the public and publicly respected Harvard professors. Intellectual celebrities help legitimize and strengthen students’ complaints in the eyes of the bureaucrats upstairs. (For example: Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu wants you to divest, too. We’ll sit in this doorway until you notice...
...Make Harvard divest...
...professors, public intellectuals, students and Committees on your side and the University just may divest...