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Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor Kyle White: “How Indigenous Peoples’ Actions to Address Climate Change Scale Up”
Join RISE-US (Research for Indigenous Studies and Research in the United States) at the Kenan Institute for Ethics for a public lecture by University of Michigan faculty member Kyle Whyte, the 2026–2027 Nannerl Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill.
Professor Whyte’s research on environmental justice centers moral and political issues that Indigenous peoples are addressing in the areas of climate change, conservation, and cooperative relationships with science institutions.
Lecture: 5:30 p.m. | Reception: 6:30 p.m.
Nasher Museum of Art
Duke University
The Nannerl Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professorship brings prominent scholars to Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill for a one-year period, during which they deliver a lecture series and engage students and faculty around areas of shared interest to both institutions. Ultimately, the program is designed to energize new scholarly connections between Duke and UNC. This lecture is organized as a collaboration between RISE-US (Research for Indigenous Studies & Engagement in the United States) at the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, UNC American Indian Center, and the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs at Duke University.