Folt previously served as vice chair of the Board of Directors of AAU, which represents America’s leading research universities.

As part of President Carol L. Folt’s senior leadership team, Christopher Manning will reinforce the university’s commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and belonging.

A consortium of experts and students will help determine which communities would benefit the most from more trees. It’s part of a widening environmental partnership between the city and the university.

The online event features students, faculty, staff and community members with the theme “Black History in the Making.”