Student Work
Case Study: Harvard’s Successful Campaign to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Overview Key Points: Why was Harvard successful? General Timeline and Strategies (Harvard Divestment Full Timeline) Why was Harvard successful? Notes Supporters of divestment have filed legal complaints, stormed the field at the 2019 Harvard-Yale football game, staged campus protests and gained seats on school governance boards, according to The Crimson. Unfurling banners with slogans like…
Read MoreCMCI Enviornmenal Projects at CU Boulder Funded by Mission Zero
By Hannah Prince (Jour’22) Meatless Monday As Emma Rabius (StratComm’22, CMCI) walked across campus, she was deep in thought about a class assignment: create a climate-focused project that would change student attitudes. It had to be good, she knew. The winning idea would be submitted for grant funding. Once in class, Rabius proposed a localized,…
Read MoreHindsight Presents Changing Skies Launch Event
Hindsight will host its first Launch Event for its new journal Changing Skies. This event will take place on the University of Colorado Boulder campus in the University Memorial Center in room 235 on November 11th at 7pm. It features keynote speaker Scott King, whose Mission Zero initiative funded the production of Changing Skies. Join the Hindsight staff in celebrating the printing of Changing Skies featuring Creative Nonfiction writing and artwork related to the effects of climate change, these pieces come from CU Boulder students and beyond.
Read MoreOpen Letter to the University of Colorado System to Divest from Fossil Fuels
We, the University of Colorado students, alumni, faculty and staff, and concerned community members, call on the University of Colorado to commit to divesting the University of Colorado System’s Treasury Pool, Retirement Funds, and Endowment from the fossil fuel industry and to reinvesting in a just energy transition by the end of 2027.
Read MoreBigger Fish to Fry
I went fishing for the first time at seven years old. I pulled on my rain boots which matched perfectly with my green basketball shorts and Miami Shores Elementary School t-shirt. I joined my sister for our expedition – a long five-minute hike down our street. We could see the outline of our neighbors screaming…
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