Sudan Divestment Movement Gains on Campuses

Spurred by student activism, more colleges change investment policies to protest genocide in Darfur

The list of colleges that have decided to use their investments to protest the genocide taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan got longer last week, and experts predict that the tally will continue to grow.

The University of Pennsylvania became the latest institution to adjust its investment policy, spurred by a yearlong national student movement.

Experts say higher

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