NationofChange
How persistent student organizing forced one of the largest public universities to divest from fossil fuels
Over eight years, University of Michigan students led bold direct actions, continually recruited new students and forged ties with regents to keep $1 billion from the fossil fuel industry.
Image Credit: Adam Glanzman/Michigan Daily
Last month, the University of Michigan became the latest to accept
the obvious — that investing in the destruction of society is
fundamentally counter to the mission of higher education. With its
endowment of $14.2 billion, Michigan now becomes one of the largest public universities to commit to divesting from fossil fuels.