Adirondack Research Consortium, Colgate University partner on journal

HAMILTON — The Adirondack Research Consortium and Colgate University’s Environmental Studies Program recently teamed up to provide a new online home for the Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies (AJES). The AJES is the consortium’s flagship publication that features original research and commentary addressing a wide range of issues concerning the Adirondacks. It seeks to bridge the gaps among academic disciplines, researchers, and practitioners devoted to understanding and promoting the development of sustainable communities, both human and wild, in the Adirondack region, according to the organizations’ Oct. 25 announcement. Partnering with consortium on the AJES complements the interdisciplinary curriculum of the Environmental Studies Program at Colgate. Becoming the new academic home to the publication offers increased potential for research and educational opportunities for Colgate students and faculty, the university contends. “Faculty and students in the Environmental Studies Program have a long history of engaging with Adirondack communities and landscapes, and this partnership provides new opportunities for us to further engage and share our scholarship with the Adirondack research community,” Mike Loranty, professor and director of the Environmental Studies Program at Colgate, said in the announcement. The new partnership with Colgate is a natural extension of the legacy left by former Adirondack Research Consortium President and Colgate Professor, Bruce Selleck. “This partnership brings together two organizations that share a deep commitment to advancing environmental understanding and policy. With Colgate’s academic strength and our regional focus, we are excited to elevate the journal’s role in informing sustainable practices across the Adirondacks,” Dan Fitts, executive director of the Adirondack Research Consortium, said.  The peer-reviewed AJES will be co-edited by Associate Professor of Social Science Joseph Henderson, Paul Smith’s College and Colgate University alumni, and Colgate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Emerita Ellen Percy Kraly. Henderson and Kraly stand ready to receive submissions for the next volume of the journal, which will be published following the annual conference on the Adirondacks held in Lake Placid in May 2025.