divest

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Members of CalSTRS Divest say that such investments conflict with the fund’s own stated policies, which consider whether a company or industry makes a product that is highly detrimental to human health.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"Law enforcement simply stood at the edge of the lawn and refused to budge as we screamed for their help," UC Divest at LA, a group involved in the encampment, said in a statement.

From BBC • May 1, 2024

That’s because the numbers that Divest Oregon obtained from the state treasury through a public records request do not include private equity investments, which are not subject to public disclosure.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2022

This mission was also primarily driven by Harvard’s students; campus group Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard employed moves from meeting directly with administrators to storming the field during the annual football game against Yale.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2022

As expressed in Sordello, "Divest mind of e'en thought, and lo, God's unexpressed will dawns above us!"

From An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry by Corson, Hiram