News Articles

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This page contains article clippings that reference divestment from the archive of the Swarthmore Phoenix. The Phoenix archive is searchable here. I have arranged the articles in chronological order.

September 27, 1985: Board of Managers Meets to Discuss Investments, by Pamela Haag. Link
September 27, 1985: Divestment, Selectively, Editorial. Link
September 27, 1985: Dean Mediates Forum, by Katherine Hancock and Mark Bartlett. Link
September 27, 1985: Vigil Participants Speak, Share Hopes, Set Goals, Sleep Out, by Kristen Moore. Link
September 27, 1985: Brutus: ‘Investing In Racism,’ by Pamela Haag. Link
September 27, 1985: Frost: There’s No Solution to the Issue, by Cindi Leive. Link
October 4, 1985: Board Defers Divestment Decision, by Eve Oishi and Drew Clark. Link
October 4, 1985: Say What You Mean, Editorial. Link
October 4, 1985: Statement by the Board. Link
October 4, 1985: Swarthmore Investments in S.A. Link
October 4, 1985: Dean Mediates Forum, by Sharon Sachar and Ben Fulves. Link
December 6, 1985: CEIR Proposes Investment Rules, by David Engerman. Link
December 6, 1985: Students Protest for Divestment, David Engerman and Liam Pleven. Link
December 6, 1985: SC Petitions for Board Voice, by Brad Skillman. Link
December 6, 1985: Faculty Pushes for Full Divestment, by Drew Clark. Link
December 13, 1985: Board Meeting Disrupted, by Drew Clark. Link
Decmber 13, 1985: SASS, SAAC Support Sit-in at Fraser’s Office, by Eve Oishi & David Engerman. Link
December 20, 1985: Swarthmore College Administrators Respond to Student Demands. Link
January 31, 1986: S.J.C. Imposes Fines On 41 Board Protestors, by Daniel Kaufman. Link
January 31, 1986: Brutus Denounces S.J.C. Decision, by Claude Bart. Link
January 31, 1986: Kangaroo Court, Editorial. Link
February 14, 1986: S.J.C. Fines Protestors Ten Dollars, by Daniel Kaufman. Link
February 14, 1986: Faculty Votes For Divestment, by Pamela Haag. Link
February 14, 1986: Wrong Cases, Wrong Courts, by Rachel O’Malley. Link
March 6, 1986: All Stocks To Be Sold, by Pamela Haag. Link
October 3, 1986: Board Meets, Hears Protestors, by Claude Bart. Link
October 3, 1986: Board Games, Editorial. Link
October 24, 1986: S. African Holdings Not Down, by Drew Clark. Link
October 24, 1986: When Will We Divest?, Editorial. Link
March 9, 1989: Groups React With Cautious Optimism, by Robin Bennefield. Link
March 9, 1989: Plan to Cost College $750,000 Annually. Link
February 8, 1991: After Five Years, Protests for Divestment Pay Off, by Christine Scott ’88 and Anne M. Blackburn ’88. Link
October 14, 1993: College Reconsiders South Africa Investments, by Andy Perrin. Link
November 12, 1993: S. Africa Fund Should Continue Legacy, by Andy Perrin . Link
November 7, 1997: Consumers Condemn Swat Investments, by Kathryn Tong. Link
February 1, 2001: College Should Divest From Arms Manufacturing, by Jonah Eaton, David Kamin, and Dann Naseemullah. Link
November 21, 2002: For Ailing Endowment, Some Suggest Socially Responsible Investing, by Matthew Fitting. Link
December 5, 2002: Don’t Buy Into Divest-From-Israel Campaigns, by Randy Goldstein. Link
February 6, 2003: Arms Firm Relents, by Mary Mintel. Link
April 29, 2004: College Pursues Socially Responsible Investing, by Alex Kalkstein. Link
January 20, 2005: Sudan Group Expands Presence Beyond Campus, by Benjamin Bradlow. Link
March 3, 2009: Activism Shapes Student Life at Swarthmore, by Hannah Purkey. Link