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National Coverage Washington Post Guardian Reuters Grist Politico CommonDreams EcoWatch Bizjournals Energy News Network Local News Vanderbilt Hustler The Nashville Scene Complaints claim failure to divest violates the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act For years, students around the country have argued that their universities’ fossil fuel investments are immoral.

Above: Chancellor Daniel Diermeier advises fossil fuel executives from his Kirkland Hall office during a keynote panel titled “Managing Perceptions” at the 2020 International Pipeline Conference. Conference registrants and/or sponsors included Enbridge, ExxonMobil, and Marathon Petroleum.

On June 16, several members of VSG, Dores Divest and DivestVU met with Anders Hall, vice chancellor for investments and chief investment officer, and Eric Kopstain, vice chancellor for administration, to discuss the movement for Vanderbilt to divest from fossil fuels.

The Climate Hub Awards recognize undergraduate and graduate students and student teams who have completed exceptional projects on any subject in climate science and relationships between climate and society. The Climate Hub is an arm of the Climate and Society Grand Challenge.