Major colleges in Washington, Oregon and Idaho are all seeing a similar recent trend: more students enrolling in environmental studies degrees.
University of Washington senior Sarah Hensley knows exactly how she wants to spend her career after she graduates with a degree in marine biology.
“As we all know, climate change is occurring, and I am really interested in understanding how these changes we’re seeing in our environmental conditions are influencing the biological components of our systems,” said Hensley.She’s part of a new generation of students who share a similar mentality. Julia Parrish, the associate dean of academics in the “Even over the last four years, the undergraduate population has increased by 50%, so the growth has been explosive,” said Parrish.
“One is saving the world. And with today’s climate problems, global warming is something we hear about every day in the news. There's just a lot of weight on the shoulders of students coming into college today to try to fix something that their elders are responsible for,” she said.
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