NYU’s Faculty of Arts and Science no relation Environmental Studies
Environmental studies and teaching
With Dale Jamieson, Christopher Schlottmann, and others, Volk helped plan and develop the interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Program launched at New York University in Fall 2007. In Fall 2014, Environmental Studies became a department in NYU’s Faculty of Arts and Science. Volk was awarded NYU’s “Golden Dozen” teaching award for academic years 2003-2004 and 2007-2008. In academic year 2008-2009 Volk received an all-university Distinguished Teaching Award.