In case you weren't feeling guilty enough, there's this: We were alarmed to learn that our Vanguard pension fund is the chief investor in private, for-profit prisons in the nation (
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=GEO+Major+Holdersand
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=CXW+Major+Holders). As you're no doubt aware, these are some of the most heinous institutions on earth, notorious for their abuses and especially for their targeting of immigrants and people of color. As publically traded corporations their principal responsibility is to maximize shareholder value, meaning that they seek the highest recidivism rate among their prisoners. There are things we can do beyond switching plans, and toward that end we have invited a representative of Enlace--an alliance of low-wage workers campaigning for corporate and university Vanguard funds (
http://www.enlaceintl.org/#!prison-divestment/cq8g)--to speak to the Skidmore community via Skype. We know you're busy and that your conscience is already burdened enough, but please take an hour to come to Emerson Auditorium at 5:30 on Monday, April 20 to listen.