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Nov. 17, 2022
Authors from the Coalition for a True School of Sustainability argue that the Doerr School of Sustainability is squandering its potential.
Sept. 27, 2022
June Choi, Bill Gorham, Gus Greenstein, and Thom Hersbach ask readers to imagine a different version of a sustainability school at Stanford, arguing that the Doerr School is not doing enough. "The Doerr School must take a more proactive approach to address the concerns that have been raised," they write.
Oct. 27, 2022
Under pressure to cut ties from the fossil fuel industry, leadership in the Doerr School is on a listening to understand and address community perspectives.
Oct. 23, 2022
Doerr deans discuss partnerships, diversity, new buildings and climate solutions at alumni fireside chat.
Sept. 1, 2022
Nearly four months after its announcement in May, Stanford launched a new school dedicated to issues of climate change and sustainability, its first new school in seventy years.
By Oriana Riley
Sept. 30, 2022
Protestors gathered at the opening ceremony of the Doerr School of Sustainability and called on the new school to refuse funding from the fossil fuel industry.
Nov. 3, 2022
In one of the largest protests at the School of Sustainability to date, students and Bay Area activists came fully prepared. From elderly activists adorned in burlap sacks to students hoisting signs, protestors called on Doerr leadership to make a definitive statement rejecting fossil fuel money.
By Griffin Clark and Luc Alvarez
Aug. 7, 2022
The Coalition for a True School of Sustainability call on Dean Majumdar to establish transparent processes for student, faculty and environmental justice experts to participate in the shaping of the new School's values and criteria for industry partnerships.
Nov. 30, 2022
Josh De Leon, Maria Doerr, and Josh Lappen argue for students to continue to push Stanford to divest from fossil fuels. "Fellow students and alumni, we welcome you to join us in withholding donations until Stanford divests and dissociates from the fossil fuel industry," they write.
May 6, 2022
The largest donation in Stanford history from venture capitalist John Doerr will support the new School of Sustainability and Sustainability Scholarship.
Oct. 3, 2022
The Doerr School continues to do "business as usual" by opening amidst student and faculty backlash. The world, particularly young people, cannot afford it, writes Professor David Palumbo-Liu.
May 18, 2022
A group of Earth Systems Science graduate students argue that the Stanford community should support their open letter calling for the Doerr School of Sustainability to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry. "Stanford’s decision to maintain its ties to the fossil fuel industry is incompatible with the new school’s focus on actionable solutions to address climate change," they write.
Nov. 16, 2022
Ralph King '80 argues that Stanford is zoning out protests in the name of security at high-profile events. "Stanford's approach smacks of a police state, not healthy debate," he writes.
By Ralph King
May 19, 2022
Councilors heard from fourth-year and first-year Earth Systems Science Ph.D students Amina Ly and June Choi, who are calling for the Doerr School of Sustainability to decline funding from fossil fuel companies.
By Benjamin Zaidel and Brandon Kim
Nov. 1, 2022
Earth’s largest whales consume between two hundred thousand and ten million pieces of microplastics per day, Stanford study finds.
June 2, 2022
Thom Hersbach argues that under Dean Majumdar's four-part test, no fossil fuel company qualifies to fund Stanford's School of Sustainability. "For now, accepting funding from fossil fuel companies at the institutional level should be a non-starter if Dean Majumdar and the Board intend to follow their own guidelines," Hersback writes.
May 12, 2022
Graduate students Celina Scott-Buechler and Yannai Kashtan argue that the new John Doerr School of Sustainability should refuse fossil fuel donations. "Accepting money from fossil fuel interests, even those claiming to diversify their portfolios, fundamentally undermines the school’s core learning competencies, tarnishes its academic reputation, and hampers its stated mission of 'solving the most complex problems in climate and sustainability,'" they write.
Nov. 10, 2022
Dutch photographer Frans Lanting and writer Chris Eckstrom kickstarted the event by sharing insights on the biodiversity and history of Monterey Bay, based on their recently published book “Bay of Life: From Wind to Whales.”
June 22, 2022
Celina Scott-Buechler, Karli Moore, Akruti Gupta and Jayson Toweh argue that Stanford leadership should reinvest in a real, environmental justice (EJ) cluster hire. "As we bring together diverse thinkers on campus to create the new school and to address complex problems like climate change — known to create disproportionate levels of harm for historically marginalized communities — we need EJ-centered leadership at the table in decision-making and policy-making," they write.
May 23, 2022
Throughout his career in government, academia and industry, Majumdar has favored a climate solution that includes industry players, arguing that we need “gigaton-scale” industries to solve a “gigaton-scale” problem. But some activists at Stanford and beyond see Majumdar’s strategy as catering to industry interests and failing to tackle the climate crisis with necessary urgency.
