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According to pro-divestment activists, Monday’s divestment from PetroChina made Harvard the first institutional investor to carry through on such a move. Though the action is largely symbolic given the University’s relatively small stake in PetroChina, it could set a precedent. Samantha Powers, a lecturer in public policy at the Kennedy School of Government, told The Crimson that although divestment is an “unproven tool” against genocide, Harvard’s decision might “unleash a contagion effect” among other institutions...
Hanis spent many sleepless nights e-mailing human rights leaders to request support for his plan. One of the activists he contacted was Samantha Power, a Kennedy School of Government (KSG) lecturer who last summer traveled to the western Sudanese region of Darfur, where government-backed militias have slaughtered tens of thousands of Muslim villagers...
After news of Harvard’s holdings in PetroChina first sparked an uproar in October, Summers consulted with Michael Ignatieff, director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, and Samantha Power, a Kennedy School lecturer who has helped to expose the ongoing genocide in Sudan’s western region of Darfur...
...Samantha Power, a lecturer in public policy at the Kennedy School of Government, said that divestment is an “unproven tool” in the effort to deter genocidal regimes, but that Harvard’s move could “unleash a contagion effect...
Boe’s travails early on, however, allowed Mercyhurst to build a quick lead, heading into the first intermission with a 3-1 advantage. A lucky break for the Lakers got them on the scoreboard first, when Samantha Shirley’s pass deflected off a defender’s skate past Boe for the unassisted goal. The lead doubled less than three minutes later when the puck trickled over the line after a scrum at the left post...