UMass Encampment Joins Nationwide Student Protests
An encampment of roughly 40 tents and over 100 people was constructed on the UMass campus on Monday.
divestment
Open Letter to Faculty on Divestment
Cole Warren ‘24 and Phoebe Neilsen ‘25 implore faculty to vote for divestment at the upcoming faculty meeting.
Response to the President and Chair of the Board of Trustees on Divestment
Vanessa Glass ’26 responds to a letter from President Elliott and Chair of the Board of Trustees Andrew Nussbaum, offering counterarguments to several points from the letter.
Proposing a Socially Responsible Investment Committee at Amherst College
Contributing Writers Amelia Cogan ’26, Vanessa Glass ’26, and Noa Costom ’26, representing Amherst College Jews for Ceasefire, present a summary of their proposal for a Socially Responsible Investment Committee in response to calls for divestment.
President and Chair of the Board of Trustees Respond to Alumni Divestment Letter
The President and Chair of the Board of Trustees respond to calls for divestment and reaffirm Amherst College’s commitment to open dialogue and intellectual responsibility.
Board of Trustees Announces Divestment from Fossil Fuels by 2030
The college will not make any new investments in fossil fuel investment funds
moving forward, Board of Trustees Chair Andrew J. Nussbaum ’85 announced in a
letter
[https://www.amherst.edu/amherst-story/facts/trustees/statements/node/797137] to
the community on March 31. The college will also phase out its
It's Time to Lead, Not Follow
On March 31, Board of Trustees Chair Andrew J. Nussbaum ’85 sent a statement
[https://www.amherst.edu/amherst-story/facts/trustees/statements/node/797137] to
the college community announcing a new policy to refrain from investment in the
fossil fuel industry and, ultimately, phase out all existing fossil fuel
investments