Just Transition: Academic Academy for Climate Justice and Action

The climate crisis is a symptom of the economic, political, and social systems that continually extract and exploit communities for profit and power. Many climate solutions, such as renewable energy, promise to address the climate crisis, yet too often they continue to perpetuate inequities, leaving behind or overlooking underserved communities. Climate justice is an approach to the climate crisis that emphasizes connections between environmental and social injustice. Incorporating underserved communities into climate solutions at the local and statewide level achieves both climate resilience and social justice, advancing both Vision 2030 and ASCCC strategic directions. Through intentional climate action, California community colleges (CCC) are well positioned to engage and activate communities who are most impacted by, yet most commonly excluded from, climate solutions and sustainability initiatives. This positioning gives CCC faculty incredible opportunities to empower students and colleagues by leading intentional goal-setting for climate justice and innovative and collective action.

Join faculty leaders from across the state and CCCCO Climate fellows in exploration and co-learning at this year's ASCCC Academic Academy. Participants of the Just Transitions: Academic Academy for Climate Justice and Action will receive resources, tools, and strategies to incorporate climate action and sustainability into their pedagogy, programs, institutional systems and communities. Throughout the academy, participants will develop their own climate action plans for climate justice that are tailored to their disciplines, service areas and institutions. The academy programming centers on sustainability, environmental equity, and climate justice. These foundations will allow participants to explore opportunities to engage their students and communities by incorporating competencies for sustainability and climate solutions in curriculum, exploring climate literacy principles, analyzing the intersectionality of climate justice, and directly engaging in conversations about local climate action. Strands include Building Community Around Climate Justice, Curriculum for Climate Equity, Environmental Equity Outcomes, Leadership for Environmental Equity, and Sustainability Competencies for Future (Climate) workforce development.

Just Transition: Academic Academy for Climate Justice and Action will be held October 23 - 24, 2026 in person only.

Where: Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, 1107 Jamboree Rd, Newport Beach, CA 92660

When: October 23 - 24 , 2026

Registration Deadline: Monday, October 12th at 5pm

Note: We will be taking credit card payments only for this event. If you need to make alternative arrangements, please email [email protected].

Registration Fees

In Person Registration : $495

Presenter Registration : Promo Code. The events team will reach out to presenters via email with a registration promo code.

** All Presenters are required to register. **

For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations please contact Kayla Vue or Tonya Davis at [email protected]. Three weeks advance notice of need for accommodations is requested.

Hotel Information

The event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach at 1107 Jamboree Rd, Newport Beach, CA 92660. A room block has been established for our attendees to book at our room rate of $191/night. Please note, a registration is required before receiving the room block reservation link. The reservation deadline to book your room is October 1, 2026. Register for the event before the deadline to get the reservation link.

Hyatt Regency Newport Beach offer self parking for $20/day for overnight guests who book with the ASCCC room block.

Guests who did not book with the room block and/or are driving in each day will be charged the following for parking:

Self Parking: $12 for first hour and $4/hour after, or $40/overnight

Valet Parking: $25/day or $55/overnight

For questions please contact Kayla Vue or Tonya Davis at [email protected].

FAQs

Is my registration/ticket transferrable?

We no longer take direct ticket transfers. You will need to submit a new registration for each person attending.

What is the cancellation/refund policy?

• Payment is required prior to entering an Academic Senate event.

• Please remember that the last day (October 13th, 2026) to cancel your registration without penalty is always posted on each event's webpage, and is listed in each confirmation email. Cancellations must be submitted in writing to [email protected] on or before the posted date. Registration will not be canceled due to non-payment. All cancellations made after the posted cancellation date will be assessed a $175 cancellation fee.

• Full Refunds will not be granted for cancellations after the posted cancellation deadline.

• Cancellations made less than 7 business working days prior (October 13th, 2026) to the event will be billed the full registration amount for the conference.

• No shows, unclaimed "TBA" attendees, and cancellations made after the deadline will be billed to you and/or your college for the total cost of registration and room if applicable to the event. As attendees are permitted to register without funds, we have no way of determining cancellation unless specifically told, in writing.

• It is your responsibility to ensure payment of the registration fee. Submission of your registration signifies agreement with this policy.

• Unpaid balances owed to the Academic Senate must be paid off before an attendee can register for a future event.

The name on the registration/ticket doesn't match the attendee. Is that okay?

No, All attendee registrations must match the ticket. We no longer take direct transfers. Every attendee must submit their own registration and payment.

Questions and Concerns

Please contact the Academic Senate Event Team at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.