News about the Supreme Court affirmative action decision
This message was sent on June 29, 2023:
Dear Climate Schools Community Members,
Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on affirmative action in higher education.I encourage you to read the university’s response to decision and reviewed President Bollinger’s previous Books and reviews on the topic. I am in touch with University leadership and will ensure our community is kept informed as the University reviews the ruling and the law and works to better understand today’s decision.
As a new school dedicated to educating students to lead transformative efforts to address the climate crisis, a diverse student body, faculty and administrators are fundamental to our mission. Racial and ethnic diversity across sectors and disciplines concerned with climate and the environment is a prerequisite for the innovations, knowledge-based solutions, community-based efforts and research that will propel us toward “just and prosperous societies on a healthy planet” – The head of our school.
Ensuring that our communities are diverse, equitable and inclusive remains our individual and collective responsibility. We will continue to do everything we can to meet this fundamental commitment in accordance with the law and urgently address the climate crisis. We still have a lot of work to advance together, and I’m eager to work with our community to make this happen.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Suman
Interim President of the Columbia Climate Institute
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Climate,
Mailman School of Public Health
