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there are two pages in particular that discuss divestment. the notable investments policies page that can be accessed here: https://www.finance.columbia.edu/content/relevant-investment-policies
the other one I spotted was under the social responsible investing dropdown, which details how to submit requests in order to divest: https://www.finance.columbia.edu/content/proposal-submission-guidelines
I am very confused with this whole situation. I feel this protest shouldn't have gotten out of hand like it did because there are channels to properly divest.
am I missing a crucial part of why events played out like it did?
Yeah, the part where Columbia students submitted an official request to divest in December 2023. These protests started after the administration refused to respond at all to their request for over 4 months.
I found the exact page you're talking about, I think: https://www.finance.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/ACSRI/12.1.2023%20CUAD%20ACSRI%20Divestment%20Proposal.pdf
THIS is the missing piece to the story for me, thanks!! although I can't find where this was rejected, can you?
It hasn't been formally rejected because it hasn't even been formally recognized. Columbia's basically pretending the request to divest never happened, which is why you haven't heard anything about it in the news. The only reason I'm aware is that I've had the pleasure of talking to some of the brave students on the ground.
thanks
Didn't Columbia offer the same deal to their students as Brown did? And they rejected it?