WINTER 2022
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CHANGING THE COURSE TOGETHER A team-taught class in climate justice tackles complex issues in new ways.
“It’s easy to talk about climate change,” says senior Chelsey Alimenti ’22, from Beverly, Massachusetts. “It’s much harder to talk about who is being affected by it.” Alimenti is enrolled in an adventurous, rigorous new course at Governor’s that is doing just that. Developed by Dean of Multicultural Education and history faculty member Eddie Carson and science faculty member Michael Lefebvre, the course — Climate Justice — is conducted at the intersection of several fields. The class is just one example of curricular innovation supported by With True Courage — specifically by our endowment for faculty excellence. Governor’s is committed to giving faculty the time and resources to learn new skills, explore new topics, and develop new courses. Faculty members Eddie Carson and Mike Lefebvre lead a class discussion
Carson and Lefebvre teach the course together. “We’re always taking notes on each other’s habits and practices,” says Carson, “and modeling collaboration for our students.” The class started by asking: How does climate change impact marginalized and oppressed communities? Answering that question demands a willingness to rethink assumptions. “This class changes my perspective,” says Alimenti. “It stays with me.” “My dream,” says Lefebvre, “is to share our work with other schools in the area. I hope that in ten years, a course in climate justice will be required in every curriculum in the state.”
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