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Dr. Light was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as assistant secretary for international affairs of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Aug. 11 2021. Professor Light is currently on leave from his position as a long-standing member of Mason's Department of Philosophy, where he teaches environmental philosophy and the normative dimensions of climate change policy, and is the Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy.

To all our students graduating in the BA and the MA: we are so proud of you.

Watch Mason Philosophy Professor Andrew Light, Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, as he explains why the best way to make ourselves more resilient to pandemics and climate change is to tackle both together.

Dr. Andrew Light, University Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy, and Atmospheric Sciences and Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, speaks on Preparedness and Resilience as part of ISE's webinar series examining the COVID-19 health crisis through the lens of sustainability science.

“A Conversation with Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan” will take place at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 18, in the MIX at Fenwick Library on the Fairfax Campus.

University Professor and Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy Director Andrew Light interviewed Dr. Rod Schoonover at the World Resources Institute on July 30, 2019 on climate, science, and national security.

Professor Andrew Light of the Department of Philosophy co-authored "New Global Deal on Climate Change"

Peter Stearns, provost, and Jack Censer, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, have announced the chartering of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University.