A petition urging the University to divest its holdings in companies involved with the production of firearms will be formally reviewed by the Resources Committee in February. The petition, written by faculty members, was inspired by reactions to the Dec. 14 shooting in Newtown, Conn., and specifically references firearms similar to those used in the shooting.
The petition has received 113 signatures from faculty members, according to University Director of Public Affairs Karen Jezierny. The Resources Committee, a subcommittee of the Council of the Princeton University Community which handles objections to the University’s financial policy, met on Thursday amid ongoing talks in Washington, where a task force on gun control led by Vice President Joe Biden is preparing to make recommendations to President Obama as early as Tuesday.
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