Environmental Justice Initiative
Photo: Marcus Johnstone
Providing community-driven research and learning for environmental and social justice
- In Jesuit Education
We foster environmental justice research and learning collaborations among faculty, staff, students, Jesuit educators, Catholic social ministry, and others around the world.
- At SCU
By offering faculty development, grants, and networking, we promote environmental justice research and learning that respond directly to community needs and priorities.
- In California and Beyond
We helped build a network that supports innovative research and teaching collaborations for environmental justice through partnerships among academic institutions and community-based organizations.
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Featured Student Researchers
Antonio assessed alternative food systems and disseminated research to farmers in San Jose, CA, and Central America.
Samantha assessed nitrate contamination of drinking water in California’s Central Valley.
Elias co-authored a report on pollution from a rendering facility in the Bayview Hunter's Point neighborhood of San Francisco.
Skyler researched and wrote case studies on sustainable development and farmworkers’ conditions for a book on community-driven research for environmental justice.