After eight months of research, deliberation, discussion and numerous town halls, the Academic Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Divestment and Strategic Reinvestment Investigations has published a preliminary draft report detailing recommendations for the University of Utah to divest its holdings in the fossil fuel industry and reinvest in renewable resources.
After eight months of research, deliberation, discussion and numerous town halls, the Academic Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Divestment and Strategic Reinvestment Investigations has published a preliminary draft report detailing recommendations for the University of Utah to divest its holdings in the fossil fuel industry and reinvest in renewable resources. The 67-page preliminary draft report is now available here. The U community is welcome to submit comments on the report here or at a town hall meeting on April 12 from 12-1 p.m. via this Zoom link.
The report and its preliminary recommendations will be considered by the Academic Senate on Apr. 26, 2021, and by the Board of Trustees at a yet-to-be-determined date.
“We wanted to start with a preliminary draft so that we could continue to gather feedback from all perspectives at the U on this topic, rather than defending a position,” says Allyson Mower, committee chair. “Our shared governance culture at the U means the Academic Senate, the administration and the Board of Trustees all participate together in making decisions about the future of this institution. We all hold a stake in it and want it to succeed.”
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