Academic Committee: Welcome
Under the stewardship of the Academic Committee, the Earth Institute moves beyond the usual academic boundaries to create a multidisciplinary approach to questions of Earth's sustainability. During its monthly meetings, the Committee guides the intellectual agenda of the Earth Institute while maintaining its overall academic integrity. Appointed by the President of Columbia University, Academic Committee members provide advice and guidance to University and Earth Institute leadership in the following areas:
- Leadership in developing new, crosscutting research and educational activities, Intellectual balance, Curriculum development, New appointments and visitors, Fellows Program, and
- Convening and reviewing of conferences (e.g. State of the Planet Conferences), workshops, and seminars
Topics Under Discussion
The Earth Institute will undergo an external Academic Review during the course of the fall and possibly spring semester. Working with the Director of the Earth Institute, the Academic Committee will play an instrumental role in this review process. The Academic Committee has already reviewed and approved a self-study of the Earth Institute for this review. The Academic Committee will also update the strategic vision document.
Another top priority for the Academic Committee this academic year will be to identify and recruit the second EI Professorship in the area of Natural Resource Economics.
In addition to these topics for discussion, the Academic Committee will continue their involvement in the EI Fellows program and will monitor the undergraduate special concentration in sustainable development now being implemented in Columbia College, the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of General Studies.
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