This article was originally posted by the University of Michigan Library on October 17th. In solidarity with LSA’s Year of Sustainability, and to further the university-wide Vision 2034 initiative, this fall we’re offering free access to the audiobook and ebook editions of “Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility” (edited by Rebecca…
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Jenna Steele is the Sustainability Program Assistant for U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
The Michigan Daily: LSA DEI and sustainability teams collaborate at environmental justice summit
This article was originally posted to The Michigan Daily by Elizabeth Foley on October 16, 2024. More than 250 University of Michigan students, faculty and community members gathered in the Rogel Ballroom of the Michigan Union for the LSA DEI x Sustainability Summit Wednesday. The event aimed to celebrate International Campus Sustainability Month and the second year…
The University Record: LSA to host summit focusing on DEI and sustainability
This article was originally posted to The University Record by the LSA DEI Office on October 11, 2024. The LSA DEI Office and LSA Sustainability will host the DEI x Sustainability Summit: For People + Planet from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Michigan Union. The event, which is free and open to U-M community members,…
Faculty Spotlight: Andy Ault
Associate Professor of Chemistry Project 3 Lead of the Great Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health Curious about what “blind slimes” might be? Read on! Please note that this interview has been condensed and edited for length and clarity. What does your current research focus on? Andy Ault (AA): “The Great Lakes Center…
Faculty Spotlight: Aimée Classen
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Director of the University of Michigan Biological Station Spotlight on the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) Similar to other ecologists, Dr. Aimée Classen grew up hiking and spending time outdoors, but she “didn’t really make the connection until high school that this could be a career.” Dr.…
Faculty Spotlight: David Zeglen
Lecturer I in International and Comparative Studies INTLSTD 40: International Studies Advanced Seminar: Global Climate Justice Dr. David Zeglen’s journey began in an oil town in Canada, recalling that he has always had a “sort of interest intellectually in globalization and climate change”, where he witnessed the disproportionate impacts of the industry on Indigenous communities…
Faculty Spotlight: Ryan Hendrickson
Lecturer IV of French, Coordinator for French 101, 102, 103 Spotlight on FRENCH 101: Elementary French & FRENCH 103: Review of Elementary French How can you integrate climate conversations into first-year language courses? Get creative and talk about it! After attending the Embedding Climate Change in Courses (EC3) retreat two summers ago, Dr. Ryan Hendrickson…
Faculty Spotlight: David Temin
Associate Professor of Political Science, Administrative Faculty in Native American Studies Program Spotlight on POLSCI 495: Undergraduate Seminar in Political Theory – Climate Justice: Colonialism, Carbon, and the Future Growing up, Dr. David Temin was no stranger to “having conversations about politics around the kitchen table” as his mom “was always watching Sunday morning news…
Faculty Spotlight: Bénédicte Boisseron
Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, Affiliated Faculty, Romance Languages and Literatures, and Chair, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Spotlight on AAS 498: DAAS in Action – Black Ecologies Born and raised in France to a French mother and French Caribbean father, Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron had always been fascinated with African American literature, earning…
Faculty Spotlight: Jessica Kenyatta Walker
Assistant Professor of Afro-American and African Studies, American Culture Spotlight on AAS 104: African American Foodways and AAS 558: The Biopolitics of Food Dr. Jessica Kenyatta Walker’s journey to teaching at the University of Michigan began at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she studied American Studies, specifically material culture or the built environment.…