The GES Department invites all students to join us for next week’s climate teach-ins! Several professors in our department will be holding specialized talks about climate change. From local climate change adaptations to critiques of global policies, we’ll be covering a broad range of topics. Some events will be streamed on Webex, while others are limited to in-person attendance (first come first serve!). These teach-ins will be the first of many April GES events on environmentalism, so stay tuned!

Another exciting morning at UMBC! At today’s undergraduate commencement, twenty-five GES majors donned their caps and gowns and walked on stage to receive their degrees. Our first photo features, from left to right: Amal Hussain, Thirandie Bambaradeniya, Aaron Chin, Sarah Johnson, and Langston Smith. The second photo includes the same students along with Dr.’s Andy Miller, Maggie Holland, and Alan Yeakley.

We’re fortunate for their hard work, their aptitude, and for the support they have provided to other GES students in their studies. (That upperclassmen wisdom goes a long way!) This is only the beginning for these twenty-five bright and promising futures. Best of luck!

This morning was UMBC's graduate commencement ceremony! We had several students from our GES department in attendance, and we'd love to highlight them! The first photo features, from left to right: Selenea Gibson, Drew Powell, Rhonda Plofkin, Mackenzie Bodman, and Valerie Parson. The second photo features Mackenzie and Valerie along with Dr. Maggie Holland.

We're grateful to have so many smart, talented, and hardworking young scholars in our department. We thank them for their years of dedication, and we wish them the very best in their futures!

We are excited to share with you Professor Erle Ellis' Op-Ed in today's New York Times! It's fantastic to see a member of our department reach such a large audience. In his article "1.5 Degrees Is Not The Problem", Dr. Ellis discusses the upcoming 28th annual Conference of the Parties (COP-28) to be held in the UAE, and he shares his advice on what meaningful climate progress should look like coming from global elites.

If you'd like to be a part of the conversation, leave a comment here or on the NYT article webpage! We're interested to hear your thoughts.

The article can be found at the following link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/opinion/rich-nations-climate-change-summit.html . You may also search for the article title on the NYT website.