This reversal blatantly betrays Princeton’s highest values — to nurture humanity and nation — and is the antithesis of the Princeton community’s seemingly genuine commitment to mitigate climate change. Princo’s reasoning: to maybe, possibly, conceivably, potentially add a few annual basis points to endowment earnings? This short-sighted blunder on the international stage damages the University’s stature and sets a low bar for institutional leadership on climate.
This reversal blatantly betrays Princeton’s highest values — to nurture humanity and nation — and is the antithesis of the Princeton community’s seemingly genuine commitment to mitigate climate change. Princo’s reasoning: to maybe, possibly, conceivably, potentially add a few annual basis points to endowment earnings? This short-sighted blunder on the international stage damages the University’s stature and sets a low bar for institutional leadership on climate.