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ETW: Leading the Conversation on the Environment and Building Resilient Futures, Fall 2025

Wilkinson College is committed to leading the conversation in our community on issues of humanity, unity, and justice. As such, the college has undertaken semester-long examinations of key societal issues including the significance of race, environmental justice, ethnic studies, and health equity. These interdisciplinary, campus-wide conversations promote thoughtful dialogue; mindful reflection; social tolerance; awareness and respect; peace and kindness.Our purpose for the 2025 ETW series is to promote informed, sustained, and enriching dialogues through an in-depth exploration on the environment and building resilient futures.

The ETW Focus on environment and building resilient futures will:

  • Examine how natural, social, and political environments both shape and are shaped by institutions and social structures.
  • Explore the social and legal ramifications regarding environmental issues impacting communities.
  • Explore the sociopolitical structures that influence discourse and debates concerning the environment and the possibilities in building resilient futures considering climate change, conflict, and political change.
  • Inquire into how innovation, lived experience, and power intersect as communities respond to current and future challenges presented by dynamic environments.

 


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To learn more about this program, contact Associate Professor of Sociology, Associate Dean of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Dr. Stephanie Takaragawa.