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2021 Faculty Grant Presentations: Part 1
2021 Faculty Grant Presentations: Part 1

The Tishman Environment and Design Center supports innovative, interdisciplinary research designed by New School faculty with a core focus on social justice, climate change, and urban systems. In 2020-2021, five faculty projects received grants. On June 3, 2021, faculty members presented on the progress of two projects so far.

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2020 Faculty Grants Update, Part 1 of 4: “Whole Earth Curriculum”
2020 Faculty Grants Update, Part 1 of 4: “Whole Earth Curriculum”

In Fall ‘19, faculty grants were awarded to support four projects related to the Tishman Center’s mission. One of those projects, “Developing Milano’s ‘Whole Earth’ Curriculum” was led by Leonardo E. Figueroa Helland (Milano/EPSM Faculty), and Mindy Fullillove (Milano/Urban Policy Faculty). As part of the project, a task force was created to investigate how the New School can reexamine its curriculum with a focus on climate justice, as well as to evaluate the school’s contribution to climate justice and its role in the greater community.

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Climate Emergency Teach-in Recap
Climate Emergency Teach-in Recap

On March 2nd 2020, the Milano Whole Earth Taskforce, made up of students, faculty, and staff, brought together The New School community for a Climate Emergency Teach-In. Leonardo Figueroa Helland and Mindy Fullilove, the faculty members behind the event, are recipients of a 2019-2020 Tishman Center Faculty Grant and the teach-in was created as part of their “Whole Earth” Curriculum project. Génesis Abreu, a current Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management student, was invited to join the Whole Earth Taskforce as a research assistant and has been key in bringing the project to life.

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[Re-Post] Climate Emergency Teach-In
[Re-Post] Climate Emergency Teach-In

The Earth is facing a climate emergency. Globally, seas are rising, coastlines are eroding, weather patterns are changing, floods, droughts, and forest fires are increasing, and species extinction is rising exponentially. The climate crisis and the threat it poses to life on Earth and frontline communities are among the foremost challenges of our times. As an institution of higher education, it is essential that The New School equip students and faculty with the knowledge, skills, and capability to respond to the challenges ahead.

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