Our response to the climate crisis has entered a new understanding—there is no longer a false sense of a climate haven. As institutions of higher education have the potential to both model practices and educate students on ways to address climate change, this panel explores the role of higher education in taking on this responsibility. What can institutions of higher education do to most effectively influence a societal shift and make taking action on climate change a central part of their mission?

Please join us for a discussion with this expert panel of educators, writers, and practitioners who are leading the way in thinking about how our educational system can better serve and motivate the next cohort of climate professionals. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Keith McDade, Director of Warren Wilson College’s Master of Science in Applied Climate Studies Program.

“Climate Action Now” is Warren Wilson College’s new campus-wide initiative that integrates climate action into all aspects of the College’s experiential learning mission—academics, work learning, and community engagement. The world needs a new educational model that provides students with the skills that enable them to be inspired by the possibilities of action rather than defeated by the challenges posed by climate change. As described by President Damián Fernández, “Global climate change is a transdisciplinary problem—the most pressing one we are confronting. It requires natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences to address its multiple ramifications. It impacts the arts as an expression of the human experience, and creatives are finding ways to represent what they are witnessing and deepen understanding.”

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