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.

Jennie C. Stephens will discuss ideas from her new book Climate Justice and the University: Shaping a Hopeful Future For All (Hopkins University Press, 2024) about reclaiming the public good mission of higher education and restructuring universities for transformative climate justice.