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Bennington College Commons Building
- Bennington College (VT)
This holistic remaking of the historic and beloved center of campus community life combines dining, social, and academic areas within a collection of dynamic spaces. The building is animated by …
- Posted Aug. 25, 2023
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Bennington College Commons Building
- Bennington College (VT)
This holistic remaking of the historic and beloved center of campus community life combines dining, social, and academic areas within a collection of dynamic spaces. The building is animated by …
- Posted Aug. 25, 2023
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Bennington College Commons
- Bennington College (VT)
This holistic remaking of the historic and beloved center of campus community life combines dining, social, and academic areas within a collection of dynamic spaces. The building is animated by …
- Posted Aug. 25, 2023
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Student-Designed and Built Rain Garden
- North Carolina State University (NC)
The rain garden outside of Lee Residence Hall at NC State University was designed and built by students in the landscape architecture graduate program. This Design-Build course has a long …
- Posted Aug. 24, 2023
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Coordination & Planning at Oregon State U
- Oregon State University (OR)
Coordination & Planning Oregon State University student working outside in the Memorial Union Quad
- Posted Aug. 24, 2023
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University of Manitoba campus
- University of Manitoba
Top Performer, Water University of Manitoba campus
- Posted Aug. 23, 2023
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Sustainable Dining
- Bon Appétit Management Company
- Denison University (OH)
Resuable containers for meals to-go at Slayter Market. Championed by Denison Green Team and supported by Bon Appetit.
- Posted Aug. 23, 2023
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Sustainability & Wellness
- Bon Appétit Management Company
- Denison University (OH)
Weekly tabling showcasing health, wellness, and sustainability.
- Posted Aug. 23, 2023
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"One Sheet-One Leaf" project
- Western Caspian University
Western Caspian University teachers and students organised a three-day training event within the framework of the "One Sheet-One Leaf" project, which won the "Make the Idea 2022" Grant Contest.
- Posted Aug. 22, 2023
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Solar Panels at The Catholic University of America
- The Catholic University of America (DC)
Solar Panels at The Catholic University of America.
- Posted Aug. 22, 2023
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RVCC's new greenhouse
- Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
Donors to the RVCC Foundation funded the construction of a new campus greenhouse, which is devoted to student education. Environmental Science students, Environmental Club members, and Center for Environmental Studies …
- Posted Aug. 22, 2023
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Environmental Science major learns horticulture first-hand
- Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
One of RVCC's Center for Environmental Studies interns growing native plants in the original campus greenhouse.
- Posted Aug. 22, 2023
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A campus where it's good to be
- Université Laval (QC)
Social cohesion is important for sustainable development. Every year, the University organizes activities at the start of the academic year to encourage people to take ownership of the campus and …
- Posted Aug. 22, 2023
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Forestery living lab
- Université Laval (QC)
Every year, Université Laval's Faculty of Forestry organizes research and teaching activities in its scientific forest, Forêt Montmorency. This is an opportunity for students to apply their learning and contribute …
- Posted Aug. 22, 2023
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Outside yoga activities
- Université Laval (QC)
In the wake of the pandemic, Université Laval set up a number of outdoor initiatives to encourage the community to take ownership of their campus. Depending of the season, different …
- Posted Aug. 22, 2023
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Sustainable mobility
- Université Laval (QC)
A student riding a bicycle on campus.
- Posted Aug. 22, 2023
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Closing the Sustainability Skills Gap: Helping businesses move from pledges to progress
- Microsoft
This report helps make the case for greater curricular integration of sustainability. Here are some key quotes:
- “We cannot address climate change at the scale and speed required without developing …
- Posted Aug. 18, 2023
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Colgate Student Sustainability Consortium Fall 2022 Summit
- Colgate University (NY)
Gathering of student sustainability leaders to coordinate and plan for ways to advance the practice of sustainability on Colgate University's campus.
- Posted Aug. 18, 2023
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MS in Resilient and Sustainable Communities
- Prescott College (AZ)
As people across the planet begin the process of adapting to the consequences of climate disruption and growing inequalities in wealth and access to vital resources, the MRSC program is …
- Posted Aug. 17, 2023
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Greening the Bottom Line: Advancing Institutional Sustainability Goals With Green Revolving Funds
- Sustainable Endowments Institute (MA)
Greening the Bottom Line: Advancing Institutional Sustainability Goals with Green Revolving Funds tracks the latest trends and highlights best practices to enable more institutions and communities to learn about and …
- Posted Aug. 17, 2023
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Higher Ed and Climate Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
- Aspen Institute
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
- Second Nature (MA)
With $369 billion in climate and energy provisions, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signifies the largest climate investment in US history and has the potential to reduce carbon emissions by …
- Posted Aug. 9, 2023
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Faculty for a Future Seed Library
- Faculty for a Future
In a world of colliding social and environmental crises, every discipline is crucial to the pursuit of a safer, fairer, and more sustainable future.
Many academics are concerned about the …
- Posted Aug. 2, 2023
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Data File: 2023 Higher Education Sustainability Staffing Survey
- AASHE (MA)
Along with publishing the 2023 Staffing Survey Report, AASHE is continuing the tradition of making respondent data from the Higher Education Sustainability Staffing surveys available to AASHE members for further …
- Posted July 28, 2023
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Funding Opportunities from DOE to Advance Climate Solutions
- AASHE (MA)
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
- Urban Sustainability Directors Network (IL)
A webinar brought to you by AASHE, Second Nature, and the Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) at the Department of Energy.
The Office of State and Community …
- Posted July 26, 2023
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Aligning with Place: A case study in xeriscaping at Gonzaga University's Office of Sustainability.
- Gonzaga University (WA)
This project's goal was to xeriscape the front lawn of the Office of Sustainability, transforming it from a grass lawn into a lawn with mulch and drought-tolerant plants. The xeriscape …
- Posted July 17, 2023
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Rx Racial Healing: A Guide to Embracing Our Humanity
- American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) (DC)
Framed by a personal narrative detailing Dr. Gail C. Christopher's commitment to help our nation to jettison the false belief in a racial hierarchy, Rx Racial Healing: A Guide to …
- Posted June 28, 2023
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Cli Fi, Sci Fi, and the Culture of Sustainability
- AASHE (MA)
- University of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College (HI)
Climate fiction, or cli-fi, is a form of literature that features a changed/changing climate or global warming as part of the character, setting, or plot of a novel or short …
- Posted June 28, 2023
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Sustainability Tour of the Yale Farm
- Yale University (CT)
As part of Celebrate Sustainability Week at Yale in October 2022, the Yale Office of Sustainability, in partnership with the Office of International Students & Scholars, organized a “Lunch and …
- Posted June 27, 2023
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Sustainable management education and an empirical five-pillar model of sustainability
- Charles Darwin University
Management academics, as the primary researchers of business practices and the educators of future managers, play critical roles shaping corporate behaviour and industry response to global sustainability challenges. However, the …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Students’ attitudes towards campus sustainability: a comparison among three universities in Sweden
- Diponegoro University
- Jönköping University
The role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in promoting and supporting sustainability has outstretched over the past decades as a result of various declarations and commitments related to the need …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Governance in the implementation of the UN sustainable development goals in higher education: global trends
- Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Universidade Federal de Vicosa
- Universidade Fernando Pessoa
- University of Malta
- Winona State University (MN)
Governance is a key component for implementing sustainable development (SD) initiatives in university teaching, research, and projects. This line of thinking also applies to implementing the United Nations (UN) sustainable …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Developing curricula that equip designers with capabilities to enact sustainable futures: A matter of ethos
- Queensland University of Technology
This project addresses the lack of research regarding emerging roles for designers in the 21st century and their associated capabilities, along with the lack of studies looking into how a …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Empowering Future Leaders to Advocate Sustainable Action: A comparative analysis between two university programmes focusing on leadership and sustainability in Sweden and Germany
- Malmö University
Sustainability must be integrated into our everyday world. To achieve that, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established. Some scholars agree that the SDGs are not enough. So, a new strategy …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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What can Sustainability Schools Learn from the Career Services Offered at Business Schools?
- University of Michigan (MI)
Increasingly, the importance of sustainability as a goal for different sectors in society is becoming paramount. Given the importance and urgency of this, the objective of this paper is to …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Air travel and academia : understanding the perceived benefits and barriers to reducing air miles
- University of Canterbury
Air travel is hugely damaging to the environment. It is also a common practice in the academic community. This study contributes an understanding of what drives air travel amongst academics, …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Perspectives on Sustainability in Short-term Faculty-led Programs
- SIT - School for International Training (VT)
Sustainability is a relatively new topic to the field of International Education. Despite this, its importance is tantamount for the continuation of the industry for future generations. The industry’s significant …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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A self-Identity-development approach to higher business education for sustainability
- University of Manitoba
This study is focused on reorienting conventional educational approaches in higher education, particularly in higher business education, that tend to link unsustainable inner values with economic and analytical skills. Higher …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Universities and the Doughnut Strategy: Comparative analysis of university strategies and the integration of planetary and social boundaries and the general concept of sustainable development
- Linkoping University
The 21st-century climate crisis and human development are placing a burden on the planet and society and require strategic integration as well as education about sustainable development. Universities are educational …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Transforming education for the just transition
- King's College London
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
- University of Dundee
Society faces many challenges in promoting a just transition to a low-carbon economy, a transition that does not create or exacerbate injustices. Notably, the just transition can only be attained …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Authentic assessment targeting sustainability outcomes: a case study exploring student perceptions
- Victoria University of Wellington
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand student experiences of authentically assessed community partnership projects and reflect on authentic assessment from a social and environmental sustainability perspective. Design/methodology/approach: …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Grappling with Climate Change and the Internationalization of the Higher Education: An Eco-Socialist Perspective
- University of Melbourne
Universities worldwide have come to embrace the rhetoric of environmental sustainability and a commitment to climate action while simultaneously seeking to internationalize themselves within the context of the global economy. …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Environmental Attitudes of Community College Students Concerning Age, Gender, and Race
- St. John's University, New York (NY)
Many studies have shown the mental, physical, and academic benefits of environmental education to students. Equally important, environmental education can develop our students into more environmentally minded citizens. However, we …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Teaching students to collaborate with communities: expanding engineering education to create a sustainable future
- Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
Engineers are crucial to solving the world’s most pressing challenges, but they cannot do it alone. Creating new and more just systems that support people and planet requires that engineers …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Bibliometric Analysis and Benchmarking of Life Cycle Assessment of Higher Education Institutions
- University of Coimbra
Higher Education Institutions (HEI), such as Universities and Institutes worldwide, are making efforts and setting goals to assess and minimise their environmental impacts, and to become more sustainable. Life Cycle …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Teaching critical hope with creative pedagogies of possibilities
- University of Sussex
How can we teach critical hope, amidst contemporary challenges that seem intractable, within neoliberal educational institutions that work to foreclose transformative pedagogies and through academic critique that can result in …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Nature as Mentor: Catalyzing First-Year Liberal Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Transition Through a Biomimicry First-Year Seminar
- College of Charleston (SC)
- University of Minnesota System Office (MN)
University students crave immersive, collaborative, interdisciplinary, applied learning contextualized to real world sustainability challenges. Liberal arts and sciences institutions are particularly well positioned to respond. Here we report on our …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Which leadership processes encourage sustainable transitions within universities?
- Technische Universität Dresden
Purpose: The implementation of sustainability-related policies at universities has been marked by a greater sense of urgency in recent years. Despite this emerging trend, it is still unclear which leadership …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Generating students’ loyalty towards the sustainable university during the later COVID-19 pandemic
- Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought tremendous changes in society. Universities were among the few organisations with some previous knowledge of online education, being able to rapidly adapt by transferring …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Is the grass always greener? Access to campus green spaces can boost students’ sense of belonging
- University of Leeds
Purpose: An important facet of student’s sense of belonging is students’ relationships with, and time spent in, the university campus. The purpose of this paper is to explore the notion …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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The development of high leverage practices in environmental sustainability-focused service learning courses: applications for higher education
- University of Connecticut (CT)
- University of Maine (ME)
High Leverage Practices (HLPs), as a core set of teaching practices, represent important instructional priorities and provide instructional guidance for students’ engagement in practice-based instruction. The goals of this research …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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