Third Ward Ald. Pat Dowell offered a resolution criticizing the University of Chicago for its decision not to divest from companies doing business with the government of Sudan during a meeting of The Human Rights Committee of the Chicago City Council at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
The University's decision making with respect to divestment was outlined by President Robert J. Zimmer in a memo on Feb. 2, 2007. You can read the the full statement here.