San Francisco State University plans to require incoming students to take a climate justice course starting in fall 2026. The initiative allows students to select from various disciplines including STEM and history. Highlighted by Autumn Thoyre, the initiative emphasizes the need for multidisciplinary approaches to tackle climate change, particularly its impact on marginalized groups. The university aims to equip all graduates with relevant climate knowledge, as future job markets will increasingly revolve around climate-related issues, thus ensuring they contribute positively in both professional and civic realms.
"Climate change is an all-hands-on-deck crisis that requires understanding and solutions from all different disciplines and sectors of society," said Autumn Thoyre.
"Our students' lives are already being impacted by climate change, and so we think it's part of our responsibility as a university to prepare students for that," Thoyre added.
"We are responding to the understanding that all jobs in the future will be climate jobs in some way... you'll be an informed voter and you'll be ready for discussions with your family and friends," Thoyre stated.
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