Tag: divestment

A person in a mask speaks into a microphone in front of a "Divest Now" banner.

University of Illinois student officials worry about losing self-governing power

Student officials at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign say administrators have changed their election rules without their input.

A man wearing an orange shirt with an X on it holds a megaphone for a woman on a ladder on the Quad. Two women hold an orange "Divest from Fossil Fuels" banner behind them. Further in the background are the columns and brick of Follinger Hall.

The University of Illinois planned to divest from fossil fuels by this summer. Students want to see action

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said in 2020 that it would aim to stop investing in fossil fuel companies by this summer, but it hasn’t happened yet.