Tempests, wildfires, melting glaciers, and rising oceans speak to the increasing vulnerability of our planet and its systems due to climate change. The United Nations calls this predicament a race we must win. But what kind of race is climate change and what form should our political and moral responses take? Is it more similar to smallpox and the coronavirus or to a looming catastrophic asteroid strike? How do we weigh our actions against our impact on nonhuman animals and biodiversity? We can be sure that changes in Congress will impact how we orient to these issues as a nation in the coming years. But what role can advocacy play in the form Federal policy takes? In this track, students will acquire the knowledge they need to evaluate crisis response and the advocacy skills they need to be part of the solution.
This track will be offered at least through the 2023-24 academic year.
