Authored by Viola Taubmann (MEM Candidate, 2021)

With the longest title among all MEM specializations, the name Ecosystems and Land Conservation and Management (ELCM) continued to raise confusion among students and employers alike (is it EMLC? ECML? What exactly does it stand for?). After consulting with students and faculty, the name has been changed to Ecosystems Conservation and Management.

Mark Bradford, the specialization coordinator, is confident that the simple change still captures the specialization’s breadth and depth, while being more easily used and understood. One of nine specializations, which all MEM students are required to choose, the Ecosystems Conservation and Management specialization provides a pathway for building student expertise to develop the scientific, cultural, ethical, financial and political means to conserve biological diversity and sustain ecological functions…