By Alex Kuffner
Providence, R.I. -- A sit-in protest that started Monday morning by 11 Rhode Island School of Design students demanding the school withdraw all investments in fossil fuel companies ended Tuesday morning after the students met with RISD president John Maeda.
Nelle Horsley, a RISD senior who is acting as spokeswoman for the group, said the students ended the sit-in outside Maeda's office shortly before noon after more than 24 hours.
The students did not secure a commitment from Maeda to endorse divestment -- the goal of the sit-in -- but conversations with him and other administrators at the school were productive, said Horsley.
"We are looking forward to continuing the conversation," she said.