{"id":128,"date":"2024-07-23T16:46:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T20:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:02:15","slug":"sustainable-future","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/sustainable-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center\" style=\"min-height:80vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-133\" alt=\"Aedan Derrick \u201926 standing in the Hadwen Arboretum, Clark University, on a winter day.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024-Aedan-Derrick.jpg\" style=\"object-position:69% 69%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"69% 69%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-gradient-2-gradient-background\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left hero-tag has-drop-shadow has-x-large-font-size\">Re-imagine our connection to the living&nbsp;world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro has-drop-shadow\">The world needs leaders and visionaries who can integrate information from multiple fields to address complex environmental challenges and work towards a sustainable, equitable future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"splide cu_carousel\" id=\"cu_carousel_0\" aria-label=\"Basic Structure Example\">\n    <div class=\"splide__track\">\n        <div class=\"splide__list\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-clarku-slide splide__slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022-Geography-Postering-Event-7.jpg\" alt=\"Aedan Derrick present at the culminating poster salon for a research project he worked on with Matt Shea \u201926, \u201cClimate Change Adaptations of Major American Waterways.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022-Geography-Postering-Event-7.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022-Geography-Postering-Event-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022-Geography-Postering-Event-7-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aedan worked with Matt Shea \u201926, left, on a research project,  \u201cClimate Change Adaptations of Major American Waterways,\u201d which they presented at the culminating poster salon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Aedan Derrick \u201926<br>Major: Environmental Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aedan knew he wanted to study environmental science at Clark.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his First-Year Intensive class, <em>Navigating the Global Climate Crisis<\/em>, he got to interact with climate scientists such as Clark Geography Professor Karen Frey, an internationally renowned polar scientist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-clarku-slide splide__slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023-Men-of_Color-Alliance.jpg\" alt=\"Aedan Derrick \u201926 participates in a group discussion at a gathering of the Men of Color Alliance\" class=\"wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023-Men-of_Color-Alliance.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023-Men-of_Color-Alliance-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023-Men-of_Color-Alliance-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aedan attends biweekly gatherings of the Men of Color Alliance and values the contribution the group has made to life on campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cRegardless of what we talk about, I like the fact that this space is here. It\u2019s a big thing.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Men of Color Alliance provides an essential space for Clark men of color to share experiences, hash out challenges, celebrate achievements, and, as one member puts it, just \u201cbe up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-clarku-slide splide__slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024-Mens-B-Ball.jpg\" alt=\"Aedan Derrick \u201926 goes up for a layup before a men\u2019s varsity basketball game.\" class=\"wp-image-134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024-Mens-B-Ball.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024-Mens-B-Ball-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2024-Mens-B-Ball-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aedan goes up for a layup at halftime.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-men-s-varsity-basketball\"><strong>Men\u2019s varsity basketball<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The scarlet and white, closes out the regular season with a 19-6 record then clinches its spot in the NEWMAC finals during Aedan\u2019s second year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<script>\n    let cu_carousel_0 = new Splide( '#cu_carousel_0',{\n        type   : 'loop',\n        perPage: 1,\n        perMove: 1,\n        focus  : 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what it takes to be a scientist, about networking and writing proposals, and about climate policy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\u2014Aedan Derrick<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull roomy has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left double-bottom-margin\" id=\"h-academic-programs\">Academic Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-school-of-climate-environment-and-society\">The School of Climate, Environment, and Society<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-true-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c47df4cb7bfb42ac06b0f9168cf7d3cb\">Building on a long legacy of climate-related work in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, Clark&#8217;s School of Climate, Environment, and Society \u2014 opening in fall of 2025 \u2014 offers students new opportunities to explore human\u2011focused, community\u2011centered solutions to the climate crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New academic programs include a climate, environment, and society major and graduate degree in climate and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-true-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-border-color has-true-black-border-color wp-element-button\" href=\"\/school-of-climate-environment-and-society\/\" style=\"border-width:2px\">Explore the school Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/climate.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#FFF\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns section is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/climate-environment-society\/academics\/climate-environment-and-society-ba\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"Students gathering at a reservoir for a course on water in the city.\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/Water-in-the-City-24.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">New in Fall 2025<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate, Environment, and Society, B.A.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Search for more equitable, sustainable and just pathways for the future. Immerse yourself in the various disciplinary perspectives required to understand and address climate change and other sustainability challenges.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/climate-environment-society\/academics\/climate-and-society-ms\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"Clark Geography Professor Florencia Sangermano and fellow researchers work to determine how many species live in a 38.6-square-mile section of the Amazon rainforest by remotely collecting environmental wildlife sound.\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/brazil-1-1.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">New graduate program<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate and Society, M.S.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lead the response to the pressing challenges of climate change. Acquire the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to become effective practitioners in the fields of climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, and climate change advocacy and activism.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"programs-search\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-block-group-is-layout-grid clarku-post-filter-grid programs thirds\">\t\n \n <div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\"   >\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/?p=290\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Majors-Biology-880x550-1-300x188-jpg.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo has-aspect-3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"a student looks through a microscope\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Majors-Biology-880x550-1-300x188-jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Majors-Biology-880x550-1-768x480-jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Majors-Biology-880x550-1-jpg.avif 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"program-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biology, B.S.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pt pill stem\">STEM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n \n <div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\"   >\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/?p=301\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Majors-Environmental-Science-880x550-1-300x188-jpg.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo has-aspect-3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Environmental professors in the field collecting water samples\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Majors-Environmental-Science-880x550-1-300x188-jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Majors-Environmental-Science-880x550-1-768x480-jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Majors-Environmental-Science-880x550-1-jpg.avif 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"program-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental Science, B.S.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pt pill stem\">STEM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n \n <div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\"   >\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/?p=304\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/geography-major-880x550-1-300x188-jpg.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo has-aspect-3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Geography student looking over GIS maps\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/geography-major-880x550-1-300x188-jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/geography-major-880x550-1-768x480-jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/geography-major-880x550-1-jpg.avif 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"program-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geography, B.A.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left double-bottom-margin\" id=\"h-hands-on\">Hands on<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"splide cu_carousel\" id=\"cu_carousel_1\" aria-label=\"Basic Structure Example\">\n    <div class=\"splide__track\">\n        <div class=\"splide__list\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-clarku-slide splide__slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023-Jack-Lab-Planting-01.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Chandra Jack and her students plant a new crop of wheat at the grow house.\" class=\"wp-image-150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023-Jack-Lab-Planting-01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023-Jack-Lab-Planting-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023-Jack-Lab-Planting-01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Professor Chandra Jack and her students plant a crop of wheat at the grow house to study how microbe interactions affect plant traits. 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