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Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice

Faculty Collaborative:
Environmental Justice and the Common Good

A two-year interdisciplinary faculty seminar on environmental justice and the common good, advancing research, teaching, and university initiatives that contribute to the Jesuit, Catholic vocation of SCU as a transformative social force. The contributions of each seminar member were featured in the Bannan Institute podcast, INTEGRAL, launched Winter 2018.

Bannan Faculty Fellows

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    Chris Bacon

    Associate Professor, Environmental Studies and Sciences, Santa Clara University

    Professor Bacon chairs the Bannan Institute interdisciplinary faculty collaborative on environmental justice and the common good.

Bannan Institute Scholars 

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    Jasmín Llamas

    Assistant Professor, School of Education and Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University

    Seminar Initiative:
    Environmental Justice & Health: Exploring Impacts of Smoke Exposure

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    Edwin Maurer

    Professor, School of Engineering, Santa Clara University

    Seminar Initiative:
    Convergence in Adaptation to Climate Change – Integrating Perceptions of Local Farmers in Nicaragua with Climate Impacts Analysis

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    Chad Raphael

    Professor, Department of Communication, Santa Clara University

    Seminar Initiative:
    Engaged Scholarship for Environmental Justice

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    Iris Stewart-Frey

    Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Santa Clara University

    Seminar Initiative:
    Adapting to a Warmer World: Water Availability and Quality in Rural Communities Across Northwestern Nicaragua

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    Tseming Yang

    Professor, School of Law, Santa Clara University

    Seminar Initiative:
    A Conference Revitalizing and Reimagining the Role of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in Environmental Regulation to Achieve Environmental Justice

Seminar Navigation

Racial & Ethnic Justice and the Common Good Faculty Collaborative

Economic Justice and the Common Good Faculty Collaborative

Gender Justice and the Common Good Faculty Collaborative

Events