Climate Action Community Colleges and Climate Futures Webinar Series

Bret Eynon (moderator) retired in 2019 from LaGuardia Community College (CUNY), where he taught history and served as Associate Provost for Learning Innovation. The founding director of LaGuardia’s Center for Teaching and Learning, Dr. Eynon designed programs that supported LaGuardia faculty in implementing high-impact practices at scale. Leading college-wide change related to technology, transfer, career development, assessment and strategic planning, Eynon contributed to LaGuardia’s progress in doubling its graduation rate and winning recognition for advancing students’ economic mobility.

Eynon has been actively leading professional learning programs for faculty and staff since 1984, helping thousands of educators at colleges nationwide come together to rethink curriculum, build student engagement in learning, and grow as reflective practitioners.  His publications include The New Learning Compact: A Framework for Professional Learning and Educational Change 2019); the ATD Teaching and Learning Toolkit: A Research-Based Guide to Building a Culture of Teaching and Learning Excellence (2020); Teaching, Learning, Equity and Change: Realizing the Promise of Professional Learning (2022); and Educational Development in an Age of Change (Forthcoming, Fall 2026). 

Eynon has been honored by the Community College Futures Association and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The national Community College Humanities Association recognized him as a Distinguished Humanities Educator. Since retiring, Eynon has served as a Senior Fellow at the Red House and as the Strategic Teaching and Learning Coach at Achieving, a national network of 300 community, technical, and tribal colleges.

In his role as a Georgetown Senior Fellow, Eynon brings his experience as an educational change-maker to bear on the climate crisis.  He engages educators nationwide to spotlight strategies that help students develop the adaptive capacities needed to thrive in a hotter, more volatile world. Working across sectors, he pays particular attention to the role of community colleges in engaging underserved students and building climate resilience in vulnerable communities.