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Indigenous Community Development and Governance
- University of Victoria (BC)
The diploma in Indigenous Community Development and Governance (ICDG) was founded on the vision of Indigenous leaders and administrators. The program's purpose is to train and strengthen the capacity ...
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Indigenous Governance (MAIG)
- University of Victoria (BC)
Students admitted into the Master of Art in Indigenous Governance (MAIG) program complete 10.5 units of coursework and 4.5 units for the community governance project. The program is ...
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Nationhood
- University of Victoria (BC)
The graduate certificate in Indigenous Nationhood brings together UVic faculty from Indigenous Governance, Political Science, and Law.
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Governance BA
- University of Guelph (ON)
Students in the environmental governance program will develop an understanding of the geographical, political and economic factors that shape environmental issues. Through creative partnerships between governments, communities and businesses, studies ...
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Indigenous and Tribal Nation-Building Graduate Certificate
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
This certificate program provides additional training for current students as well as professionals who desire training specifically in leadership, governance, administration and management within indigenous communities.
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Graduate Certificate in Environmental Governance
- Boise State University (ID)
Governance assists working professionals and students with additional training and coursework to further develop their expertise and skills within the context of the unique challenges that emerge for public, private ...
- Posted June 10, 2022
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BA Public and Social Policy
- National University of Ireland, Galway (Co. Galway)
The study of public policy is concerned with how the formal, stated decisions of government bodies are initiated, formulated and implemented, and how the policy process can be improved. Social ...
- Posted June 10, 2022
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How to Repurpose the University: A Resilience Lens on Sustainability Governance
- Blekinge Institute of Technology
- Keele University
Universities have an important role in moving society towards a more sustainable future. However, this will require us to repurpose universities, reorienting and refocusing the different university domains (education, research ...
- Posted May 20, 2022
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Rethinking of higher education institutions as complex adaptive systems for enabling sustainability governance
- Banaras Hindu University (Uttar Pradesh)
Education in particular Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are considered pivotal in promoting and implementing the targets of the United Nations-Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs). However, frameworks, curriculums, pedagogies and governance policies ...
- Posted May 20, 2022
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Towards sustainable development: a systematic review of the past decade’s literature on the social, environment and governance and universities in Latin America
- Universidade federal de Santa Maria
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse through a systematic literature review the evolution of the theme of environmental social and governance (ESG) in universities, correlating variables and ...
- Posted April 25, 2022
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Embedding Sustainability in University Governance
- McGill University (QC)
Campus sustainability movements often begin as student-led, grassroots efforts, which lead to impactful operational changes and commitments to sustainable practices. At McGill University, these efforts helped create an Office of ...
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Governing Change: Academic-Operational Cultures of Sustainability Governance at 10 Universities Around the World
- University of Toronto (ON)
In recent years, universities around the world have sought to integrate and embed sustainability into their four primary domains of activity: education, research, campus operations, and community engagement. This session ...
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Towards Sustainability Maturity: A Local-to-Global Approach at a Learning Community
- Bucknell University (PA)
An innovative simultaneous planning/implementation process for sustainability maturity/resiliency has been deployed. Sustainability is the ability of a community to endure and remain resilient socially, technologically and environmentally. At ...
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Interdependencies of Culture and Functions of Sustainability Governance at Higher Education Institutions
- University of Vechta
- Freie Universität Berlin
Sustainable development practices in higher education institutions are diverse, with regard not only to the types of challenges that have to be addressed, but also to the forms of sustainability ...
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Assessment of Sustainability Governance in Higher Education Institutions—A Systemic Tool Using a Governance Equalizer
- University of Vechta
- Freie Universität Berlin
The paper aims to add to the discussion on sustainability governance in higher education institutions by examining the role of sustainability assessment and introducing an assessment tool inspired by systemic ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Cultures of sustainability governance in higher education institutions: A multi‐case study of dimensions and implications
- University of Vechta
- Freie Universität Berlin
Organisational culture is frequently mentioned in the context of sustainability governance in higher education institutions, but its substance and role for organisational development remain largely unclear. This paper argues that ...
- Posted March 4, 2020
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Environmental Policy and Decision Making major, BS in Environment and Natural Resources
- The Ohio State University (OH)
Environmental policy and decision making explores the protection of long-term natural resource use and environmental quality through changes in human behavior and policy. Students study the economic and social forces ...
- Posted Feb. 3, 2020
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Global Environment Specialization, Global Governance (PhD)
- Wilfrid Laurier University (ON)
- University of Waterloo (ON)
This field is concerned with the global governance of environmental issues. Courses in this stream examine contemporary dilemmas relating to the ways in which environmental challenges are being addressed and ...
- Posted Dec. 23, 2019
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Developing Effective Collaboration Among Students, Staff and Faculty to Advance Sustainability
- Connecticut College (CT)
For sustainability efforts to truly make lasting change on our campuses, we need support from students, faculty and staff. Each of these groups holds different power and influence on the ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Sustainability Governance at Universities: Using a Governance Equalizer as a Research Heuristic
- University of Vechta
- Freie Universität Berlin
Universities play a crucial role in promoting sustainable development. Accordingly, the project “Sustainability at Higher Education Institutions: develop — network — report (HOCHN)” (2016–2018) aims to facilitate sustainable development at universities ...
- Posted April 29, 2019
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STARS Data Quality Boot Camp Webinar Series: Planning & Administration
- AASHE (PA)
Expanded from last year, the STARS Data Quality Boot Camp Series will help you gain the insights you need to submit a high-quality STARS report in time for the 2019 ...
- Posted Feb. 6, 2019
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The Role of Universities in Private Environmental Governance Experimentalism
- University of Pennsylvania (PA)
In our federal, constitutional system of government, the states are often lauded as “laboratories of experimentation” for public policy, including for public environmental law. Yet private actors are playing an ...
- Posted Dec. 11, 2018
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Creating a Sustainability Director Position for the Student Body Government (presentation)
- University of Minnesota, Duluth (MN)
In the spring of 2017, University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) student Dave Herrera proposed to UMD Student Association (UMDSA) to create a Student Director Of Sustainability. After much discussion and ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Creating Sustainability Director Position for Student Body Government (poster)
- University of Minnesota, Duluth (MN)
In the spring of 2017, University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) student Dave Herrera proposed to UMD Student Association (UMDSA) to create a Student Director Of Sustainability. After much discussion and ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Educating for Sustainability Webinar Series - Strategies for Institutionalizing Sustainability in the Curriculum
- Dickinson College (PA)
- University of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College (HI)
- AASHE (PA)
This webinar provides a broad and diverse perspective on the topic from a panel which includes: Krista Hiser & Bob Franco - Kapiolani Community College and Lindsey Lyons - Dickinson College. They ...
- Posted March 20, 2018
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From Divestment to Reinvestment?
- Warren Wilson College (NC)
At Warren-Wilson College, a three year student-led campaign to divest the endowment from the Carbon Underground 200 was successful. An environmental-social-governance investment policy and guiding committee, at the Trustee level ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Sustainability in Governance at McGill University - 2017 Sustainable Campus Index
- McGill University (QC)
In November 2015, the template used at McGill University for Board and Senate memorandum was expanded to include a question on sustainability issues that are to be considered for motions ...
- Posted Oct. 14, 2017
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Sustainability in the Higher Education System: An Opportunity to Improve Quality and Image
In view of the increasing importance attributed to social responsibility and stakeholder relationship management, more universities have expanded their research topics and their educational programs through the years. High attention ...
- Posted Sept. 11, 2017
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Perspectives on the University as a Business: the Corporate Management Structure, Neoliberalism and Higher Education
- Rider University (NJ)
In the past three decades, the administration of many institutions of higher education have progressed towards a corporate style management structure. What has been a collegial, collaborative approach to managing ...
- Posted May 4, 2017
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Resources for hope: Ideas for alternatives from heterodox higher education institutions
- Berea College (KY)
- Deep Springs College (CA)
This report describes my field visits to Berea and Deep Springs Colleges in the U.S.A. and explores their forms of ownership/control, governance, financing and organisational structure. Berea ...
- Posted May 4, 2017
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Universities run for, by, and with the faculty, students and staff: Alternatives to the neoliberal destruction of higher education
After analysing the organisational pathologies and societal ills created by the neoliberalisation of universities, the article engages in an organisational critique of the pseudo-business model currently in use. It poses ...
- Posted April 26, 2017
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The Revolution May Be Composted: The UA Compost Cats as a Model for Transformational Pedagogy and Student Empowerment
- University of Arizona (AZ)
The Compost Cats program provides a model for how institutions of higher education can equip student environmental leaders for the great social and environmental challenges we face, engage deeply with ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Effective change management, governance and policy for sustainability transformation in higher education
- Western Sydney University (NSW)
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Purpose
Numerous policy announcements and articles have been produced over the past 20 years calling for higher education institutions to give greater focus to social, cultural, economic and environmental sustainability ...
- Posted Nov. 14, 2016
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The INDICARE-model – measuring and caring about participation in higher education's sustainability assessment
The implementation of sustainability in higher education has been advanced over at least the last two decades and brought sustainability assessment on the research agenda of Education for Sustainable Development ...
- Posted Nov. 14, 2016
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Campus Diversity and Inclusion resources website
- American Council on Education (DC)
The Campus Diversity and Inclusion resources website from the American Council on Education (ACE) showcases regularly updated featured content on the following campus diversity and inclusion topics:
- Racial/ethnic minority ...
- Posted July 29, 2016
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Sustainable Development Primer for Higher Education Presidents, Chancellors, Trustees and Senior Leaders
- Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC) (PA)
This primer describes the sustainability related, crucial roles and tasks for presidents, trustees and senior leadership and explains how sustainability is a robust national trend in higher education. The primer ...
- Posted March 30, 2016
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Restructuring Sustainability: Implementing Economicology through a Governance Redesign
- Aquinas College (MI)
Are your sustainability committees simply not meeting your expectations any longer? After an 8 year stretch with the same committee format, Aquinas College decided to redesign its internal sustainability structure ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Importance of Cohesion between Administration and Governance Entities to Promote Sustainable Initiatives at a Community College.
- College of Lake County (IL)
When students and faculty embark on a journey to achieve sustainable excellence on their campuses. Their journey tends to be comprised of hurdles and challenges that require them to push ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Egos, Money And Power: How Higher Education's Leadership and Governance Paradigm Limits Sustainability-And How To Transform That Culture
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
Higher education faces critical and unprecedented technological, demographic, academic, ethical, environmental, and financial challenges that threaten its core business model. But academe's intransigent, centuries old governance system - with its ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Embedding Sustainability into Institutional Governance
- University of Calgary (AB)
In four short years the University of Calgary has evolved from implementing ad-hoc green initiatives to embedding sustainability into institutional governance and emerging as one of Canada's leaders in ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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MS in Environmental Politics & Governance
- Clarkson University (NY)
A new graduate degree offered through the Institute for a Sustainable Environment prepares the next generation of environmental and energy policy analysts and experts who understand the complex socioeconomic and ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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The Sustainable University: Green Goals and New Challenges for Higher Education Leaders
While almost seven hundred chief executive officers have signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, several thousand have yet to do so. This book identifies four of the ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Campus Climate Action and Multilevel Environmental Governance
The growing recognition that the future of the climate regime may also lie in strong local and regional initiatives (Dimitrov, et al., 2004) stems from the belief that our familiar ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Embedding Sustainability into Institutional Governance and Planning
- University of Calgary (AB)
This brief describes a process for embedding sustainability as a core value and accountability within institutional governance and planning. The context is the University of Calgary, a research intensive institution ...
- Posted June 17, 2011
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