A Conversation with Bill McKibben, Environmental Journalist

The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s Anderson-Ashby Lectureship on Journalism and Public Policy presents Back to the Wall, Face to the Sun: Can Renewable Energy Blunt the Climate Crisis? A Conversation with Bill McKibben, Environmental Journalist.

Bill McKibben is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College and a leader of the climate campaign groups 350.org and the Third Act Movement. Both are international environmental organizations that address the world's climate crisis through grassroots organizing and direct action.

As an acclaimed environmental activist and author, McKibben has written widely on the scientific and moral effects of global warming. His dozen books include The End of Nature (1989), Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? (2019), and, most recently, Here Comes the Sun (2025). Throughout his career, he has organized major global initiatives, such as the campaign against the Keystone XL pipeline project. His work has earned him the Gandhi Peace Award, the Right Livelihood Award, and recognition as one of the world's most influential thinkers by The Boston Globe, MSN, Time, and Foreign Policy magazine.

📅 Friday, November 13

⏰ 4:30 PM Reception | 5:00 PM Lecture

📍 Location: FSU Alumni Center (1030 W Tennessee St)