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Letter to the Editor: Regarding post-divestment

Dear Editor,  We are excited to celebrate the divestment of Carleton’s endowment from direct fossil fuel investments and fossil fuel-oriented mutual funds. This decision is thanks to the hard work of many students, alumni, faculty and staff over the past eight years.  Divest Carleton is both elated and left with…

Divest from Israeli war machine: an open letter to the Carleton community

Dear Carleton Community,  This past week, more than 10,000 Gazans have been displaced from their homes, and at least 137 are confirmed to have died as Israel intensified bombing campaigns and threatened to launch an all-out ground invasion. Among the dead, at least 27 are children. Though the Israeli government…

Letter to the Chairs of the Board of Trustees and its Investment Committee, from Divest Carleton: continue to divest from fossil fuel holdings

Dear Mr. Weitz and Mr. Wender: We were recently heartened to learn that, as of September 30, 2019, Carleton no longer holds any direct public equity stocks in fossil fuel companies. This marks a significant change in Carleton’s portfolio. Five years ago, Carleton was directly invested in nine major fossil…