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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Students protest Northwestern’s investments in the coal industry in 2014. Members of Fossil Free Northwestern, the group pushing for divestment from coal, oil and gas companies, have been fighting against the University’s investment in the fossil fuel industry for years.

Fossil Free NU plans sit-in after Board of Trustees refuses to meet at March conference

February 17, 2016

The full Northwestern Board of Trustees will not meet with Fossil Free NU — a group seeking coal divestment — at the board’s March conference, Chief Investment Officer Will McLean said. Community...

Letter to the Editor: Northwestern must “divest” from investment secrecy

February 3, 2016

The Daily recently reported that Northwestern is among three universities agreeing to sign the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment to create transparency for endowment fund allocations....

Northwestern has more than $15 million directly invested in oil, natural gas company

January 27, 2016

Northwestern owns more than $15 million worth of stock in Black Stone Minerals, one of the largest oil and gas mineral and royalty companies in the country, according to the University’s filing with...

Students demand divestment from coal

November 22, 2015

Chanting slogans such as "Not another Harvard, our leadership is smarter,” a group of students led by Fossil Free Northwestern marched through campus to attract the Board of Trustees’ attention, demanding...

Rauner announces he plans to sign first state law against Israel boycotts

May 19, 2015

Gov. Bruce Rauner will sign into law the first-ever state action against Israel boycotts, he announced via Twitter on Monday. Rauner made the announcement after the Illinois House of Representatives...

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