“We think it’s an important cause, one that the University has taken a dramatic stance on by divesting,” she said. “We’re sympathetic, but I need to talk to the organizers first.”

She added that the College is considering using Crimson Cash as well as BoardPlus, since only two-thirds of students typically have money left on their BoardPlus accounts at the end of the year.

O’Brien also said she will speak with Dean of Harvard College Benedict H. Gross ’71, who is currently on a brief medical leave, to discuss the College’s stance.

Hadfield said that he hopes for a University-wide decision on how to let students use Crimson Cash and BoardPlus.

Hadfield, Hazlett, and Hamilton said that the GSE has also opted to install machines allowing its students to donate their Crimson Cash to GIF, but a GSE spokesman could not confirm this development as of last night.

“The University has never moved so quickly,” Hadfield said, adding that the organizers had a “responsibility to keep the momentum.”

Harvard students can add value to their Crimson Cash accounts through a website or at deposit machines and access the funds with their Harvard IDs. Crimson Cash can be used at HUDS-operated restaurants and at many stores in the Harvard area.

At the beginning of each term, undergraduates also receive $50 of BoardPlus—a separate debit account that can be spent at HUDS-operated restaurants and for guest meals in dining halls.

BoardPlus, unlike Crimson Cash, is reset to zero at the end of the school year regardless of surplus funds. Leftover money is deposited into HUDS’s reserves.

—Staff writer Daniel J. T. Schuker can be reached at dschuker@fas.harvard.edu.