133. How a group of students convinced their university to divest from apartheid

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This week let’s talk about a wildly successful student campaign to convince universities across America to divest from South Africa’s apartheid. This mini history lesson includes efforts from students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Harvard University, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Stanford, the University of California system, UNC Chapel Hill, and more.

This episode also briefly touches on the campaigns that have come after the anti-apartheid effort such as fossil fuel divestment, prison divestment and other current student campaigns.

Links from today’s episode:

15 National Universities With the Biggest Endowments | US News & World Report Oct 2023

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/10-universities-with-the-biggest-endowments

The Anti-Apartheid Movement in the United States Was Fueled By Student Activists by Rita Omokha Teen Vogue May 9, 2024

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/anti-apartheid-movement-united-states

Contemporary Divestment Campaigns: Tufts University Prison Divestment

https://sites.tufts.edu/prisondivestment/contemporary-divestment-campaigns/

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