Joint Master’s Programs

This year’s 147 graduates are entering positions in academia, NGOs, government, and the private sector, joining a global network of more than 5,800 alumni working to address today's urgent environmental challenges.

• Read more about Bekenstein Climate Leader: Phoebe Merrick ’25 MEM/MPH

• Read more about Bekenstein Climate Leader: Sara Cody ’26 MEM/JD

The Class of 2024 celebrated their accomplishments at commencement ceremonies held at Old Campus and Kroon Courtyard on May 20. The 156 graduates are headed to positions at NGOs, corporations, governments, and academic institutions across the U.S. and the globe. 

Jane Jacoby grew up in New York City spending a ton of time climbing trees in Central Park and enjoying the nature within the cityscape. Now Jacoby ’24 MF/JD will be using her combined degree in law and forestry to protect natural resources with a goal of putting climate justice front and center in her efforts.

This year’s incoming class is one of the most diverse in Yale School of the Environment’s history, with students coming from six continents and 31 countries and from 29 U.S. states and territories.

Dean Burke commends this year’s graduates for their resilience, true expertise, scholarship, and leadership during a historically challenging time.

A team of Yale students last week won the MBA Impact Investing Network and Training (MIINT) competition, a pitch-off featuring students from business schools around the globe.

A new partnership between the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology and the UNEP’s “Faith for Earth” initiative will highlight the moral and practical contributions of the world’s religions to addressing the planet’s mounting environmental challenges.

Last summer, the Business Roundtable, an association of U.S. chief executive officers, issued a bold statement redefining the purpose of a corporation. Rather than simply focus on the benefits of shareholders, the statement read, companies should also consider the interests of their employees, customers, suppliers and communities — and should include sustainable practices that protect the environment. 

This statement reflects

The Wyss Foundation, a charitable organization that supports land conservation in the American West, has selected three Yale students as 2018 Wyss Scholars — Matthew Lifson ’20 J.D./M.E.M., Jack Singer ’19 M.F., and Ben Williamson ’19 M.E.M.

What does a university landscape look like? In a new article, F&ES student Emily Sigman writes that when we place landscapes “in the background,” and fail to highlight the interaction between humans and nature, we miss a tremendous opportunity.

Lani Chang ’22 MEM, Kyle Lemle ’22 MF and Helia Bidad ’22 JD have been named 2021 Wyss Scholars, a program that supports graduate-level education for the next generation of leaders in western land conservation.

Dual-degree student Katie Bleau ’20 M.E.M.  was at the United States Supreme Court on one of the more important moments in its recent history — but not for the reason you think. She tells the story of her role in an important endangered species case on a memorable day in Washington.

A student-led startup that has engineered an Eco Rain Poncho made of a sugar-based bioplastic was awarded the 2019 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize, presented by the Yale Center for Business and the Environment.