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Urban Sustainability and Justice Fellow Lectures

Lectures in Ann Arbor and Detroit
| April 2 - April 10, 2025
Dr. Lemir Teron and Mr. Juan Shannon, the Clinic's inaugural fellows

SEAS Sustainability Clinic Urban Sustainability and Justice Fellow Lectures

Urban Sustainability and Justice Community Fellow Lecture: 
Building a Smart Neighborhood to Save a City


Juan Shannon, Executive Director of the Parker Village Foundation

Ann Arbor Lecture:

Wednesday, April 2
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Trotter Multicultural Center, Room G020
428 S State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Detroit Lecture:

Friday, April 4
1:00-2:30 p.m.
U-M Detroit Center, Ann Arbor Room
3663 Woodward Ave #150
Detroit, MI 48201

Shannon’s second lecture will occur as part of the Sustainability Clinic’s ‘Day in Detroit’ event on Friday, April 4. This event will showcase Clinic activities and student projects.

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Urban Sustainability and Justice Faculty Fellow Lecture: 
Democracy, Firewalls & Collaborative Environmental Science


Lemir Teron, Associate Professor at the Howard University Department of Earth, Environment and Equity

Ann Arbor Lecture:

Wednesday, April 9
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Trotter Multicultural Center, Room G020
428 S State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Detroit Lecture:

Thursday, April 10
3:00-4:30 p.m.
U-M Detroit Center, Ann Arbor Room
3663 Woodward Ave #150
Detroit, MI 48201

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About the Urban Sustainability and Justice Faculty and Community Fellows Program


The Urban Sustainability and Justice Faculty and Community Fellows Program, launched by the SEAS Sustainability Clinic in January 2025, invites one academic scholar from an external college or university and one local community leader to collaborate on community-based climate solutions in Ann Arbor and Detroit. Both fellows spend a portion of the semester in residence in Ann Arbor and Detroit, sharing insights and engaging with U-M’s and Detroit’s multidisciplinary and multisectoral communities, hosting public lectures, and meeting with faculty, staff, students, and community partners to advance urban sustainability and community-based climate action.

Learn more about the program and inaugural fellows.

Questions can be directed to sustainabilityclinic@umich.edu.