SEAS’s overarching objective is to contribute to the protection of the Earth's resources and the achievement of a sustainable and just society. Through research, teaching and outreach, faculty, staff and students are devoted to generating knowledge and developing policies, techniques and skills to help practitioners manage and conserve natural and environmental resources to meet the full range of human needs on a sustainable basis. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is central to our mission to ensure that each member of our community has full opportunity to thrive in our environment, for we believe that diversity is key to individual and societal success, educational excellence and the advancement of knowledge.
In service to our core values of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, we commit to the following.
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Dr. Bilal Butt is an Associate Professor in the School for Environment and Sustainability and a faculty affiliate of the African Studies Center. His research is concerned with the political ecology of pastoralism and protected areas in East Africa.
BS – Lake Superior State University
MS - Michigan State University
"With a background in human dimensions and environmental justice, I am passionate about how race, class, gender, ethnicity and socioeconomics disproportionately impacts certain members of society and am committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. I am honored to coordinate training students, staff and faculty on diversity topics and cultural competencies, lead multicultural events and educate everyone on ways to breakdown stereotypes to help make our School as inclusive and equitable as it can be."
In SEAS's commitment towards decolonizing and creating a more equitable world, we want to acknowledge and rectify the erasure and minimization black and indigenous environmentalists in conservation. We commit to promoting prominent black environmental historians and authors through our coursework and programming.
