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Climate Justice and the University

March 20, 2025, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

ANGU 335 (Henry Angus Building (ANGU) – 335 – Learning Spaces, UBC Facilities)

Abstract: Amid the worsening climate crisis and intensifying inequities, higher education can play a powerful role in addressing the intersecting crises facing humanity. Institutions of higher education hold untapped potential to advance social justice and reduce climate injustices. However, universities are not yet structured to accelerate social change for the public good. With climate chaos exacerbating instability of all kinds, Dr. Jennie Stephens reimagines the potential of higher education to accelerate the shift toward more equitable, healthy, and stable futures for all. Building on a US and European context, she integrates examples from transformative education initiatives around the world.

Bio: Jennie C. Stephens is a feminist climate justice scholar-activist who is Professor of Climate Justice at the National University of Ireland. Based in Dublin Ireland, her work explores how powerful actors obstruct transformative climate action, and why financial innovations are essential for a more just, healthy future. She is the author of Climate Justice and the University (Hopkins University Press, 2024) and Diversifying Power (Island Press, 2020).

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