Legal expert to lead Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative
Summary
Part of W&M’s Vision 2026 strategic plan, the collaborative launched in September 2023.
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Thomas K. Ruppert, a coastal planning specialist with Florida Sea Grant and thought leader on legal policy around sea-level rise adaptation and other areas of environmental law, has been selected as the assistant provost for coastal resilience and director of the new Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative (VCRC) at William & Mary.
The university-wide collaborative, which launched this month, seeks to produce and translate relevant science and research to allow state and local leaders to make informed policy decisions for the development and maintenance of resilient coastal systems. Its creation is part of the university’s water initiative, a core pillar of the Vision 2026 strategic plan.
