How Clean Should a School's Endowment Be?

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An oil platform off the coast of Brazil. Many universities face increased pressure to divest endowment money from fossil fuel companies.

A debate is raging on college campuses around the country. More students are pushing for educational institutions to divest endowment money from fossil fuel companies.

Could this be the vanguard of a huge social change? Not all schools have been receptive to the idea, but some like Vassar, Tufts University and Bowdoin College have already taken it up.

The latest local dust-up is at Harvard University, where school officials have said they will not divest from fossil fuel companies.

Dan Apfel joined Kara Miller to talk about this possible sea change in university investing.

• Dan Apfel, Executive Director of the Responsible Endowments Coalition.