Daniel Fernandez ’23 has written a long form editorial in The Phoenix detailing the historical development of the Swarthmore College Board of Managers’ ban on divestment under any circumstances. Fernandez argues that the policy is tied to a long tradition of administrations protecting the Board and the institution from ethical critique, constituting a departure from the College’s otherwise stated commitments to social justice. … Read more …
In his attempts to access materials from the College archive, Fernandez identified the earliest known publication of the ban in a copy of the Board’s investment policy from 1997. He has also provided a list of relevant open and restricted materials in the College archive.
