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Protesters want schools to divest from Israel. How would that work?

CA Highway Patrol officers walk on the University of California, Los Angeles campus on May 1, 2024 near a pro-Palestinian encampment. Hundreds of protesters have since been arrested on UCLA's campus. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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Protesters want schools to divest from Israel. How would that work?

College campuses nationwide are erupting with protests against Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza. A consistent theme among these actions: a call for university endowment "divestment."

Protesters want schools to divest from Israel. How would that work?

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As Harvard's endowment abandons fossil fuels, oil-rich University of Texas catches up

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As Harvard's endowment abandons fossil fuels, oil-rich University of Texas catches up

Royalties on oil and natural gas, along with lease payments on millions of acres of land, are helping the University of Texas, which is in second place, narrow the gap with Harvard.

As Harvard's endowment abandons fossil fuels, oil-rich University of Texas catches up

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