Family Weekend a Key Moment for SDC in Fight to Divest Pitzer From Blackrock

By: Jack Friedman As parents descended on Pitzer for Family Weekend, one group of students utilized the opportunity to garner support for their upcoming Senate resolution. The Students Demand Change Coalition (SDC) has been fighting to get Pitzer to divest from the investment management company, BlackRock. Conversations about Pitzer’s involvement with BlackRock began last September after a student called attention to the ethics of the … Continue reading Family Weekend a Key Moment for SDC in Fight to Divest Pitzer From Blackrock

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Open Letter to Pitzer Community on ties to Amazon

This letter was written as an assignment for the CASA Pitzer Program. Dear President Melvin Oliver, the Board of Trustees, and the Pitzer Community, Pitzer’s core value of Social Responsibility states that “students spend four years examining the ethical implications of knowledge and individual responsibility in making the world better. They learn to evaluate the impact of individual and collective actions manifested in social and … Continue reading Open Letter to Pitzer Community on ties to Amazon