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We fight for a fossil-free endowment because as University members we have direct ties to the endowment. And as members of broader communities whose land, health, and wellbeing are at threat, we do not accept that the University continues to fund climate change.

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November 18, 2024/

The evidence is clear: rampant fossil fuel use is incompatible with keeping so much that we all value. My priorities include protecting the lungs of my loved ones, building a more equitable global society, preventing a climate refugee crisis, and simply keeping the places I love from burning. Professionally, as a coral reef biologist, I… Read More »Dr. Luella Allen-Waller

November 14, 2024/

Free inquiry, free expression, and free lives are only ever possible on a living planet. To hold true to the principles of our university, we have no choice but to divest from fossil energy.

March 24, 2023/

UChicago should not be profiting off of fossil fuel investments! Just because Chicago was founded with the help of big oil money doesn’t mean it has to continue to be funded by it!