Author and activist Bill McKibben will discuss his 20th book, Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization. The fireside chat will be moderated by Professor Claudia Dreifus of the School of Professional Studies’ Sustainability Management master’s program. McKibben is also the author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy.
Speakers:
Claudia Dreifus, Lecturer; prize winning science journalist.
In conversation with:
Bill McKibben, Author, Educator, Activist, founder of Third Act.
Bill McKibben is a contributing writer to The New Yorker, and a founder of Third Act, which organizes people over the age of 60 to work on climate and racial justice. He founded the first global grassroots climate campaign, 350.org, and serves as the Schumann Distinguished Professor in Residence at Middlebury College in Vermont. In 2014 he was awarded the Right Livelihood Prize, sometimes called the ‘alternative Nobel,’ in the Swedish Parliament. He's also won the Gandhi Peace Award, and honorary degrees from 19 colleges and universities. He has written more than twenty books about the environment, including his first, The End of Nature, published in 1989, The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at his Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened, and his latest book is Here Comes The Sun.
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This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required and is open until Wednesday, November 5th, 2025.
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