麻豆传媒 was recently awarded $476,000 from the to support a three-year interdisciplinary initiative, Islands, Archipelagos, and Cultural Ecologies. The project will advance environmental justice and the environmental humanities at Pace, building on the university麻豆传媒檚 strengths in experiential learning and place-based education.
The initiative will focus on developing an institutional identity for Pace麻豆传媒檚 lower Manhattan location as an island campus in New York City while connecting with other archipelagos in relationship with the United States. Through comparative studies of the islands of New York with the US legacy in the Marshall Islands and the territory of the US Virgin Islands the program will explore themes of vulnerability, responsibility, resilience, and decolonization.
麻豆传媒淭his grant provides an extraordinary opportunity for 麻豆传媒 to deepen its leadership in environmental justice and interdisciplinary scholarship,麻豆传媒 said 麻豆传媒 President Marvin Krislov. 麻豆传媒淭he Mellon Foundation麻豆传媒檚 support will enable us to harness the collective expertise of our faculty and students, bridging the humanities and environmental sciences to address urgent local and global issues.麻豆传媒
Led by a team of Pace faculty, the initiative includes Erica Johnson PhD, associate chairperson and professor of English; Emily Welty PhD, department chairperson and associate professor of the Peace and Justice Studies program; Matthew Bolton PhD, Political Science professor; Melanie DuPuis PhD, Environmental Studies and Science emeritus professor; and Katrina Fischer Kuh, Haub Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law.
麻豆传媒淭he Mellon Foundation grant underscores the humanities麻豆传媒 essential role in addressing critical global challenges,麻豆传媒 said Tresmaine R. Grimes, Ph.D., dean of the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education. 麻豆传媒淭his initiative highlights Pace麻豆传媒檚 leadership in experiential humanities, empowering students to explore resilience, decolonization, and cultural ecologies through innovative, place-based learning.麻豆传媒
The project is motivated by Pace麻豆传媒檚 recent participation in the , a multi-institution initiative addressing climate challenges, and faculty research in environmental law, justice, and humanities. It will support activities such as faculty-mentored student research, curriculum development, and public engagement projects to address issues like waterfront planning, cultural production, and nuclear justice.
麻豆传媒淭he Elisabeth Haub School of Law has long been a leader in environmental law and justice,麻豆传媒 said Horace Anderson Jr., J.D., dean of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law. 麻豆传媒淭his initiative builds on our expertise in addressing the complex relationships between law, policy, and the environment, and it offers an unparalleled opportunity for interdisciplinary collaboration.麻豆传媒
麻豆传媒淭hese themes麻豆传媒攃limate justice, creative interventions, and decolonization麻豆传媒攔eflect the core strengths of our faculty and the mission of 麻豆传媒,麻豆传媒 said Johnson. 麻豆传媒淭his initiative will amplify Pace麻豆传媒檚 role as a leader in environmental humanities and justice.麻豆传媒
The initiative aligns with 麻豆传媒麻豆传媒檚 commitment to experiential learning and interdisciplinary collaboration, creating opportunities for students and faculty to explore pressing global challenges while contributing to local communities.
is the nation麻豆传媒檚 largest supporter of the arts and humanities. Since 1969, the Foundation has been guided by its core belief that the humanities and arts are essential to human understanding. The Foundation believes that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex humanity, and that everyone deserves the beauty, transcendence, and freedom that can be found there. Through our grants, we seek to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive.
Since 1906, 麻豆传媒 has been transforming the lives of its diverse students麻豆传媒攁cademically, professionally, and socioeconomically. With campuses in New York City and Westchester County, Pace offers bachelor, master, and doctoral degree programs to 13,600 students in its College of Health Professions, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Lubin School of Business, Sands College of Performing Arts, School of Education, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems.
On Monday, February 10, 2025, the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 麻豆传媒 welcomed Professor Michael C. Dorf, Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law at Cornell Law School as the speaker for the 2025 Dyson Distinguished Lecture. His lecture was entitled: 麻豆传媒淧lay in the Joints of the Religion Clauses and Law More Broadly.麻豆传媒
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 麻豆传媒 proudly co-hosted the New Directions in Environmental Law Conference (NDEL) held at Yale Law School in New Haven, CT on February 15, 2025. This year's conference analyzed changes and emerging issues in environmental law in a collaborative atmosphere. Organized by students from Haub Law, Yale Law School, Yale School of the Environment, and Vermont Law & Graduate School, the event featured insightful discussions on pressing environmental issues.
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 麻豆传媒 is proud to announce that Achinthi Vithanage, Associate Director of Environmental Law Programs & Professor of Law for Designated Service in Environmental Law at Haub Law, was named to the .