Students Urge BC To Divest at Climate Rally, Condemn Trump-Era Environmental Policies

Nikita Osadchiy • April 30, 2025

Boston College students joined Climate Justice at Boston College (CJBC) and FACES for a rally on the Quad on Monday, calling on both the University and the federal government to take stronger action on climate change.

BC Enforced Speech Restrictions and Thorough Approval Process for Pro-Palestinian Demonstration, Emails Show

Nikita Osadchiy • February 21, 2025

Boston College administrators required organizers of a Feb. 13 pro-Palestinian demonstration to revise and remove portions of their speeches, disclose speakers’ identities, and refrain from using amplified sound and “public facing” advertising before granting approval to demonstrate on campus, according to email exchanges obtained by The Heights.

“We Need Voices”: Clubs Call for Action at Divestment Town Hall

Nic Petrosino and Charlie Phillips • November 6, 2024

University divestment from fossil fuels is not merely a symbolic move but an effective one, according to Lily Fleming, vice president of Climate Justice at Boston College (CJBC). “Our endowment is...

CJBC, UGBC Call for BC to Divest From Fossil Fuels at Global Divestment Day Event

Lucy Freeman • February 25, 2024

Climate Justice at BC (CJBC) and UGBC co-hosted an event on Wednesday in honor of Global Divestment Day, calling for the University to divest from fossil fuels.

CJBC Holds Protest Encouraging BC to Divest From Fossil Fuels

Jack Beckman and Ava Sjursen • November 17, 2023

Climate Justice at Boston College (CJBC) spearheaded a protest on the Quad this Wednesday, calling for the University to divest from fossil fuels and arguing that BC’s continued investment in fossil fuels contradicts its Jesuit values.

CJBC Holds Laudate Deum Vigil Outside Leahy’s Office

Will Martino and Emily Roberge • October 29, 2023

CJBC held a Laudate Deum vigil on Friday morning to share the pope’s call for environmental stewardship and divestment from fossil fuels with BC’s administration, according to a post on its Instagram account.

CJBC Urges BC to Uphold Jesuit Values, Divest From Fossil Fuels During Protest

Karyl Clifford • May 3, 2023

Members of CJBC and a crowd of students gathered at the entrance of O’Neill Library for the protest on Tuesday night.

Posts Featuring CJBC, Divestment Removed During EcoPledge Takeover of BC’s Instagram Story

Natalie Arndt • April 25, 2023

When EcoPledge Co-President Maureen Kelly took over the Boston College Instagram story at the Earth Day fair on Friday afternoon, no one gave her any restrictions about what content to post, she said. But when Kelly posted a video of Climate Justice at BC (CJBC) explaining its mission and advocating for BC to divest from fossil fuels, it was taken down immediately, she said.

Student Clubs Urge University To Divest From Fossil Fuels at Environmental Justice Town Hall

Elizabeth Dodman • October 30, 2022

Climate Justice at Boston College (CJBC) President Cece Durcan said divestment is a tactic people and corporations can use to combat climate change and injustice around the world at the Environmental Justice Town Hall on Wednesday.

University Places CJBC Under Probation Following Divestment Protest

Amy Palmer • March 23, 2022

The University placed Climate Justice at Boston College (CJBC) under probation for violating the Student Code of Conduct after students delivered cards with vulgar language to University President Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., as part of a Valentine’s Day–inspired divestment protest.

CJBC Asks Leahy, Boston College to “Break Up” with Fossil Fuels

Nina Khaghany • February 13, 2022

Climate Justice at Boston College (CJBC) urged the University to “break up” with fossil fuels in a Valentine’s Day–inspired divestment protest on Thursday and Friday.

Student Groups Host Town Hall, Urge BC to Divest

Julia Landwehr • October 17, 2021

CJBC, alongside the Young Democratic Socialists (YDS) of BC, FACES, BC Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), EcoPledge of BC, and Real Food BC, hosted a town hall to explain fossil fuel divestment and why they’re fighting for it.