FAS Senate to discuss divestment

December 5, 2019

The Yale Daily News (YDN) reported that following the halftime protest at the Yale-Harvard game, Faculty of Arts and Sciences senators are discussing the student activists’ calls for Yale to divest its holdings related to fossil fuels and Puerto Rican debt.

According to Chair of the FAS Senate John Geanakoplos, conversations among members of the FAS concerning the University’s financial policies are ongoing. The FAS Senate last met on Nov. 21, two days before the demonstration rocked “The Game.” While the FAS Senate has not yet released their agenda for the Dec. 10 meeting, the Senate Executive Committee discussed the protest when it convened on Tuesday. Click here to read full article.