Connecting the Community of Tufts Scholars (CCTS)
Cluster 1: Climate
08/25/2019 - Beverly, Mass. - Greenhouses at the New Entry Farm on August 25, 2019. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)
Bringing together Tufts' unique strengths in engineering, humanities, nutrition, and policy to address equity and racial justice through the lens of Climate.
School of Arts & Sciences: Assistant Professor in Environmental History of Antiquity and Professor of Practice of Creative Non-Fiction and Journalism
Fletcher School: Assistant Professor in Climate Policy
Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy: Faculty Positions in Climate Resilience, Agriculture and Equity
School of Engineering: Assistant/Associate Professor of Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Materials and Sustainable Infrastructure Systems
Program goals
Increase: Increase number and impact of faculty whose work across the University whose work centers race, equity, and disadvantaged communities in the U.S. and globally.
Nurture: Nurture the conditions for our faculty to address difficult contemporary problems as they arise around the intersection of race, racism, racial equity, and justice.
Build: Build a critical mass of interdisciplinary faculty whose work centers race, racism, racial equity and justice.
Encourage & Foster: Encourage and foster cooperation among an already strong faculty and staff research body.
Create: Create innovative educational and research opportunities for our students and trainees.
Target: Target broader arrays of research funding streams as well as other forms of recognition and support.
Expand: Expand our racial equity efforts beyond Tufts.