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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