$4.5M grant to fund UO racial, climate justice institute
It’s called the Pacific Northwest Just Futures Institute for Racial and Climate Justice and will be housed at the UO’s Center for Environmental Futures.
Posted: Jan 19, 2021 6:29 PM
Updated: Jan 19, 2021 7:30 PM
Posted By: Kennedy Dendy
EUGENE, Ore. The University of Oregon has received its largest humanities grant in school history. That’s $4.52 million that will help tackle issues of racial and climate justice.
Across the campus, students said this is a step in the right direction, after the multiple issues that have sparked across the Pacific Northwest.
It’s called the Pacific Northwest Just Futures Institute for Racial and Climate Justice and will be housed at the UO’s Center for Environmental Futures.