by Lane Barton
Whitman community members are continuing a dialogue about divestment, both by providing feedback on the recent work of the Divestment Policy Work Group (DPWG) and with a resolution passed by Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC).
Students, faculty and staff have utilized an open comment period to offer various critiques of the DPWG’s findings regarding a possible framework for evaluating divestment proposals, while ASWC unanimously approved a resolution asking the Board of Trustees for a response on a 2015 resolution that proposed a one percent cap on investments related to the fossil fuel industry.