Georgetown University’s board of directors voted Feb. 6 to divest the endowment from fossil fuel companies. Georgetown University’s president announced Thursday that the school will stop making new investments of endowment funds in fossil fuel companies and will move to withdraw funds already invested in those firms. That decision — which was made by the school’s board of directors — comes amid pressure from students and other activists on campus asking the university to divest as part of the battle against climate change. At the same time, students were taking a nonbinding vote on the subject Thursday. “We are thrilled!” said Lucy Chatfield, a sophomore member of GU Fossil Free, a student-led group. “We are so excited and so proud of Georgetown for taking this step, and so proud of the work everyone has been doing since 2012.” The actions at Georgetown reflect a national […]