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Humanities Action Lab is a coalition of universities, including The New School, issue organizations, and public spaces in 23 cities that collaborate to create community-curated projects on urgent social issues. This collaboration between students and community organizations culminated in an exhibition that will travel among the participating communities for two years.
Read MoreWe are excited to announce the 2019-2020 Tishman Center’s Faculty Grant recipients.
Grant funds will support the development of innovative curriculum materials focused on defined sustainability learning outcomes, including social justice values and environmental literacy competencies students should develop in order to graduate from the New School.
Read MoreThe Green New Deal (GND) has rapidly become a prevailing topic in popular discourse. As we continue to face climate crisis, the GND platform is praised for promising a new way to imagine our future. A few weeks ago during The Tishman Center’s “Green New Deal and Environmental Justice” event during the The New School’s centennial celebration, we heard from a variety of activists and grassroots organizers
Read MoreWhen the United Nations (UN) released the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the first day of 2016, Greta had not protested outside of the Swedish Parliament yet, the world was not at 350 gigatons yet, and the United States election fever was burning. Now in 2019, a youth movement has caught fire under the pressures of rapidly declining climate conditions with little global participation or concern and has teamed up alongside climate organizations alike to document and participate in the reaction and action to the ongoing climate crisis.
Read MoreRead the 2018-2019 Tishman Center Annual Report!
Read More"When we start hearing about climate change, that's just another thing that we have to think about that is oppressing us." Mike Harrington describes how climate change harms black people more than other groups and shares how we should tackle the issue.
Read More“Anxiety and hopelessness arise from apathy and inaction. The cure is simple: action. Small actions every day, bigger ones whenever possible.” — Professor Timo Rissanen
Read MoreBlog post about why water conservation is important at The New School and the Water Saver Poster competition.
Read MoreJoin us for the Youth Climate Strike on September 20th (if you feel so inclined)!
Read MoreIt is my pleasure to welcome new and returning students, faculty, and staff to the 2019-2020 academic year! The Tishman Environment and Design Center is your hub for campus sustainability and for research and practice in environmental justice, sustainable design, and urban policy. The Tishman Center looks forward to working with you in support of our mission to integrate bold design, policy and social justice approaches to tackle the climate crisis and advance environmental justice.
Read MoreOver 70 groups including the Tishman Center signed on to a historic national climate policy agenda. You can read the entire platform here
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