Joel Kachinsky, Arts and Sciences, 1965

My 50th Tufts reunion is 20 days away.  I live in Tennessee, but I'll be there.  I was about to send a donation to Tufts when I heard about the divestment campaign.  I've decided not to donate to Tufts until a serious commitment is made by the university to, at least, divest its endowment from the largest 200 publicly traded  fossil companies over a 5 year period and freeze all new investments.

David Rego, Arts and Sciences, 2008

Proven by science, and intellectually, morally, and ethically indisputable; please divest from fossil fuels.

Emma Schneider, Arts and Sciences, 2012

Dear Tufts,

Please practice what you teach and act as leaders of social and environmental justice. Until I see Tufts acting in genuinely sustainable and justice-oriented ways, I will donate to community organizations rather than to Tufts.

Best,
Emma

Michael Kramer, Arts and Sciences, 1988

There are plenty of well-proven ways to earn competitive return for the endowment without fossil fuels, tobacco, pornography, major polluters, mines in the Congo, and much more. It's time to realize that it is not only unethical to profit from unhealthy and exploitative practices, but when it comes to atmospheric carbon, our survival literally depends on it. Divestment sends a powerful message to companies, policymakers and society at large about the steps we need to take to become a more just and sustainable civilization. Now is the time.

Katherine Nittman, Arts and Sciences, 2012

So impressed current students are pursuing this!! It is a strategic and IMPORTANT move to show we really care about the values our University promotes. 

Alyssa Koomas, Nutrition Science and Policy, 2009

Tufts is currently a part of the climate change problem. Let's be a part of the solution. 

Fred Davis, Arts and Sciences, 1976

I was proud to be a Tufts student activist in the 1970s; I helped bring the Fast for a World Harvest to campus and helped get the Environmental Studies major started. Since graduation, I have had a career in the field of energy conservation and renewables. Today's climate action campaign continues a long Tufts tradition of global consciousness.

George Homsy, Arts and Sciences, 1986

I understand that divestment is difficult. Oil and gas companies have become tightly woven into our quality of life and our finances. Extricating ourselves will be difficult, but the university must make a start. It is a moral imperative with practical and educational outcomes that are crucial.

Yet, as we call on Tufts to divest, each of us must also move to a more sustainable lifestyle. When students take their first job, they should choose live close to work and drive less (or walk, bus, or bike). Hang our clothes out to dry instead of using a machine to handle what the sun and wind do well. Buy or rent, and thus heat, a smaller house/apartment. No excuses. If we call on Tufts to divest, which it should, we can do no less ourselves.

John Subranni, Arts and Sciences, 2010

As a law student studying international environmental and human rights law, I believe that universities can add a critical, forward-thinking view to the climate issue. Our actions today will have large-scale humanitarian impacts felt around the world - and it's already happening.

Tufts seeks to graduate responsible global citizens, and it's time that it starts acting like one.  

Rev. Dr. William Gardiner, Arts and Sciences, 1967

As graduate of Crane Theological School at Tufts University I am deeply concerned about the impact of global warming on all life forms on God's beautiful creation. I am working with others in the faith community to divest funds in church endowments from fossil fuel industries. I hope that Tufts will join with other college communities to provide moral leadership for this crucial issue. The human future is in peril because we have released so much carbon into the atmosphere.

Cyrus Kharas, Arts and Sciences, 2008

This is a critical step to ensuring that Tufts' financial practices align with the values that all new students aspire to foster, current students work to develop, and alumni proudly share.

Joelle Biele, Art and Sciences, 1991

Tufts should divest from fossil fuel companies they way it did in 1989 when it divested from companies doing business in South Africa.  It is an urgent global environmental and economic matter.