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UC Board Questions Investments Linked to Sudan

By Amy Isackson / Border Reporter,  KPBS Public Broadcasting
Published January 18, 2006 at 9:00 PM PST
This story was published more than 18 years ago.

The University of California's Board of Regents delayed a vote today on whether to shed investments linked to Sudan. The board says they'll study the issue further and make a final decision at their n

The University of California's Board of Regents delayed a vote today on whether to shed investments linked to Sudan. The board says they'll study the issue further and make a final decision at their next meeting in March. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has the story.

At issue is whether the University of California should withdraw funds from companies that have business ties to the Sudanese government.

Since early 2003, the Sudanese government has waged genocide against non-Arab Africans. Human rights groups estimate at least 400,000 people have been killed.

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Through index funds, the University has at least $100 million invested in companies tied to that government.

Adam Rosenthal is a student on the Board of Regents. He says the decision is a positive step.

Rosenthal: "But I won't sleep easy until the University of California has made a full divestment of assets.

The Regents voted to tell their fund managers they're concerned about investing in Sudan and they want to establish a taskforce to study the issue. Amy Isackson, KPBS news.

Amy Isackson
Amy Isackson was the border reporter at KPBS from 2004 to 2011. She covered breaking news and feature stories on California-Mexico border issues and immigration, for local and national broadcast. Amy got her start in public radio by pitching a series of stories about rural New Zealand - horse dentistry and sheep sheering - to Radio New Zealand's "Country Life" program. She then worked with Peabody Award-winning radio producers Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson, to help create the Sonic Memorial, a series of stories on the World Trade Center before, during and after 9/11. Amy's work has been recognized with awards from the Associated Press Television-Radio Association of California and Nevada, the California Chicano News Media Association, and the San Diego Press Club. She won the Sol Price Prize for Responsible Journalism in 2009 from the Society of Professional Journalists for her story about high school students smuggling people and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. Prior to venturing into the wonderful world of public radio, Amy worked for Yahoo! Inc. for nearly five years as an editorial surfer, associate producer and broadcast communications manager. She majored in Latin American History at Williams College. She grew up in San Diego and made frequent trips south of the border.
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