SIS Department of Environment, Development & Health

What a tremendous honor it was to attend the Society for International Development, United States (SID-US) Annual Dinner honoring former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf! President Sirleaf once said and I agree, “If your dreams don’t scare you, then you are not dreaming big enough.” Are you dreaming BIG enough? Congratulations to Katherine Raphaelson and her amazing team for hosting this very exquisite event. Special thanks to Lauren Carruth for granting me the opportunity to attend. Special shout out to Chelsea Akyeampong, Noey Doherty and Bobby Jefferson it was great connecting with you all. Until next time, walk good and continue to do good in your neighborhood. #Internationaldevelopment #SIDUSA #Humanitarian #Network #Peace

My TED Talk on Saving Ourselves is OUT! Tune in to learn why we ALL need to be apocalyptic optimists… …Prepared for the climate shocks that are coming and ready to rally as activists, disruptors, and bridge-builders to save ourselves from the climate crisis. As COP29 continues to show the weaknesses of the climate regime and the world braces for a second Trump Administration, the message of apocalyptic optimism is even more relevant. Thanks again to the incredible TED team including Maryam Pasha Nicole Ng David Biello and Lindsay Levin for helping me distill my 225-page book into a coherent talk! Thanks also to my amazing cohort of inspiring speakers, including Danielle Butcher Franz Darya Shaikh Gabriel Kra Galina Angarova Greg De Temmerman Jason Huang Joshua Amponsem Katherine Dunn Kris De Meyer Matthew Phillips Ryan Gilliam Vidhya Ramalingam Jeff More (and Lauren, Jenny, Pattie, Roman, Andika, and Fenton)! #COP29 #Climate #SavingOurselves #ApocalypticOptimism #TEDTalk https://lnkd.in/gGVZwqq7

So proud of our students Colleen Cohen and JL (Johnnie Lee) Fielder and their leadership to support first-generation graduate students at SIS.

Noey Doherty, Colleen Cohen, Sara Miller, Melody Olowojoba, Chelsea Akyeampong, Savannah Kleeman and other SIS students and alums joined Lauren Carruth Shannon Hader, Josephine (Josie) Tayal, Matthew Warshaw, Bobby Jefferson & more for an inspiring night. We’re full of hope and ready to get to work! Check out Noey Doherty on stage asking former President of Liberia ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF advice on carrying on in the face of rising autocratic powers — she said, “buckle up!” Thanks to the Society for International Development, United States (SID-US) Katherine Raphaelson for a great night!

"Being in Colombia, in these rooms for these conversations strengthened my desire and commitment to work in this field" Theresa Bennett Last month, a group of EDH graduate students attended COP16 Colombia and gathered today to reflect and debrief on what was learned and what comes next #AUSIS #EDH

SIS professor Judy Shapiro discusses the importance of pandas in US-China relations in an interview with ABC 7. https://lnkd.in/eFVjnZyh

I would like to share that I was in the Student Spotlight for the SIS Department of Environment, Development & Health monthly newsletter!

The Dept. of Environment, Development, and Health School of International Service is excited to announce our re-designed, streamlined Masters of Science in Development Management degree. Starting in Summer 2025, we will offer the MSDM degree either in an accelerated 12-month track or in a more flexible track at students' own pace. The MSDM degree is designed to meet the needs of professionals with 4+ years of experience who want to combine rigorous training in economics, research methods and management, with an ethics-driven, theoretically rich education in development studies. Check out our websites for more information: https://lnkd.in/eNygPMgK | https://lnkd.in/ecFVQbNi And please feel free to email edhsis@american.edu with any questions! Stephanie Gottlieb Fischer Judith Shapiro Victoria Kiechel Scott Freeman David Simpson Maria De Jesus Louis Goodman Jonathan Fox Walter Flores Thespina (Nina) Yamanis Shannon Hader Robert Tomasko Malini Ranganathan Dana R. Fisher Garrett Graddy-Lovelace Simon Nicholson Dr. Angela R. Pashayan Nanette Levinson Derrick Cogburn Charles E. Di Leva Ernesto Castañeda Horace Bartilow Jesse Ribot M. Shea Lamanna Yamai J Tariq Nadim Marley Crutcher Mike Rosenberger Jia Jiang Amy Zawada Deborah Brautigam Michael Schroeder American University School of International Service

Some salient issues in the 2024 US Elections as far as racial equity is concerned are: reproductive politics, climate justice, and state violence. Here is last week's Antiracist Research and Policy Center, American University's panel featuring Professors Sara Clarke Kaplan, Lily Wong, Tracy Wietz, and Malini Ranganathan https://lnkd.in/eZxR_jZB

Why does food matter during an election? Does what you eat predict how you will #vote? 🌮 🍕 🍔 🥙 🍐 🍓 🍰 SIS professor Johanna Mendelson Forman and University of Milan professor Andrea Borghini discuss the politics of food ahead of the #2024Election in this new Q&A. Read it here: https://bit.ly/4huObO6