By Aldo Polanco, Managing Editor, on October 31, 2022
On Monday, October 31, President Alison Byerly confirmed that following an informal discussion on Friday, the Board of Trustees agreed to vote on divestment in their February session. In an interview with the Carletonian, Byerly stated: “I think [trustees] are very aware and have been for some time of the strong community feeling [regarding divestment]. And so, certainly the students who were protesting this weekend gave specific visibility to it. But this discussion we started more than a year ago and [the decision] was after several years of their feeling a growing tide of interest in the community.” The announcement comes after a weekend full of events from students pushing for the vote.
As of now, Byerly announced the decision to the Carleton Responsible Investments Committee as well as the College Council. She is expected to make the formal announcement on Thursday’s edition of Carleton Today.
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