2026 - 2027 Theme:
Public Futures
Our 2026-2027 academic theme, “Public Futures” invites us to reflect on the role of public institutions in teaching and empowering students to collectively envision shared futures beyond the ones that are being wrought by today’s most pressing challenges.
How do we at Evergreen inspire the collaborative, interdisciplinary shared futures the world needs? How do we build the antidotes we need to address the challenges and anxieties of climate change, AI, shifts in democracy, and growing inequality? These are just a few of the big questions that students and the Evergreen community will contend with this academic year.
Public Events
Cal Anderson Public Talk
The Existential Toolkit for Climate Work
Friday, September 25
6 - 7:30 pm in COM Recital Hall
Join Sarah Jaquette Ray, PhD, professor and chair of the Environmental Studies Department at Cal Poly Humboldt for this public lecture. Distilling wisdom from across many fields and traditions, from indigenous knowledge to neuroscience, Dr. Ray will offer an "existential toolkit" for the climate generation, and anybody who worries about what the future holds.
Academic Addresses
Academic Address
How to Keep Getting Up in the Morning when Everything is So Awful
Saturday, September 26
10 – 11 am in Purce Hall
Required Orientation Session
Join Sarah Jaquette Ray, PhD, professor and chair of the Environmental Studies Department at Cal Poly Humboldt for a discussion about living in a time of multiple layered crises. How can we show up for each other and the planet, and not burn out or despair to the point of giving up?
Accommodations
At Evergreen, we aim to ensure that everyone, including those with disabilities, can fully participate in our events and services. If you require accommodations, please submit your request to deans@evergreen.edu at least 10 business days before the event date.