Our Mission
We are an interdisciplinary group of faculty members at NYU Steinhardt who seek to bring together educators, researchers, and students from across the school to promote sustainability-minded scholarship in local and global contexts. For us, sustainability means centering equity and reciprocity in meeting the human, natural, and material needs of present and future generations while actively working to maintain ethical relationships with the environment.
As members of the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, we leverage our interdisciplinary approach, grounded in the social sciences and humanities, and our New York identity as a professional school in and of the city, thinking globally, acting locally - to educate for sustainable communities. We take an equity and justice-driven approach to our work through teaching, research, communication, art, and practice.
It is urgent and necessary to emphasize our commitment to cultivate sustainable communities - a place where people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives feel welcome and safe, where every group has a seat and voice at the decision-making table, and where prosperity is shared. It takes a long term perspective - focusing on anticipating and adapting to change in both the present and the future.
If you are passionate about and engaged with research, teaching, community organizing, or public advocacy on sustainability-related issues, join us by signing up to our newsletter, or contact us to share your work, thoughts, or questions.
Our Team
Lara Saguisag
Georgiou Chair in Children's Literature and Literacy | Associate Professor
Mary Leou
Clinical Professor of Environmental Education and Director of The Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education & Sustainability
Jamie Skye Bianco
Clinical Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication; Director of MCC Media Lab
A Conversation with Prof. Jamie Skye Bianco
Prof. Jamie Skye Bianco, Clinical Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU, reflects on her interdisciplinary work across media theory, ecological fieldwork, farming, and climate policy. In conversation with Lina Ma, she discusses how hands-on agricultural practice and environmental research have shaped her approach to sustainability, food systems, and environmental justice.
Sustainability and Pedagogy
NYU Steinhardt currently offers about 48 courses that tackle various aspects of sustainability - from teaching climate sciences in classrooms to agricultural policy and climate actions through art, media, and fashion.
Publications
See new and upcoming works about sustainability and climate justice from members of the Steinhardt Sustainability Group.
Grant and Research Opportunities
Discover various funding opportunities, both internal and external, related to researching sustainability and climate justice.
Events
Learn about sustainability events and opportunities to connect happening within the Steinhardt Sustainability Group community.
Connect with Us
If you are committed to tackle sustainability issues through research, teaching, community organizing, or public advocacy, join us by signing up to our newsletter, or sharing your work and thoughts with us.