Colleagues,

For those of us involved in higher education, the attached opinion piece I co-authored that was just published in the Boston Globe might be of interest – calling for innovation and new ways of thinking about impact in higher education….. “Higher Ed Needs a New Mission: How About Climate Justice?”

Boyle, A. D. and J. C. Stephens (2022). Higher Education Needs a New Mission: How about Climate Justice? . Boston Globe. September 1, 2022

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/01/opinion/higher-education-needs-new-mission-how-about-climate-justice/.

I attach here a PDF version because of the paywall in the Boston Globe.

Hope this catalyzes some good discussion and ideas. 

Jennie

Jennie C. Stephens, PhD  (she/her)

Dean’s Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy

Northeastern University, School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Boston, MA USA

jenniecstephens.com    @jenniecstephens (twitter)  

Recent Publications

Higher Education Needs a New Mission. How about Climate Justice?  Boston Globe. 2022

Beyond Climate Isolationism: A Necessary Shift For Climate Justice. Current Climate Change Reports. 2022

Action Research for Energy Transformation, Educational Action Reesarch. 2022

Climate policy conflict in the U.S. states: a critical review and way forward. Climatic Change, 2022

Feminist, Antiracist Values for Climate Justice: Moving Beyond Climate Isolationism. Sacred Civics: Building Seven Generation Cities. 2022

Green New Deal Proposals: Comparing emerging transformational climate policies. Energy Research & Social Science, 2021

Book

Diversifying Power: Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy, Island Press, 2020