For many colleges and universities, the commitment to carbon-neutrality was initially a pledge based upon a leap of faith that was judged too important to delay until a clear path was understood. Now we have more than a decade of effort behind us, which includes some pleasant surprises and some...
Sustainability studies educators in colleges and universities must identify and teach the knowledge, skills, and abilities their graduates will most need to advance sustainability while confronting perhaps the most serious, sweeping, and integrated set of challenges humanity has ever known....
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education (ED), has awarded a $650,000 cooperative agreement to the civics education group iCivics to lead a coalition of experts in assessing the state of, and best practices in, the teaching of American...
The Center for Diversity & the Environment is honored and pleased to announce that through generous funding from Metro Nature and Neighborhood and The Collins Foundation we are offering another Environment 2042 Leadership Program for Emerging Leaders cohort in 2020. Our E42 Emerging Leaders...
Held every October, Campus Sustainability Month is an international celebration of sustainability in higher education. Throughout the month, colleges and universities organize events on campus and elsewhere to engage and inspire incoming students and other campus stakeholders to become...
Hosted in Atlanta, Georgia, February 23-25, 2020. This Request for Proposals closes on Monday, September 30, 2019. The 2020 Summit is the premier gathering of higher education leaders committed to driving our nation’s climate action. Second Nature and the Intentional Endowments...
The COPERNICUS Alliance Online Conference 2019, entitled “Reaching out for the Stars: Consolidating the HESD Constellation”, will take place from 9-11 September 2019. This innovative online conference is free of charge and travel carbon! It seeks to unite people and institutions committed to...
WOHESC is now accepting speaker, session and workshop proposals for 2020! Submit your cutting-edge work related to higher education, sustainability, social justice and more. Join us in supporting the future of climate justice through education and community action. Submit your proposal by Friday,...
Join us for the 2019 SPARC Faculty Development Workshop which focuses on the critical global and local efforts to support incorporating sustainability into any and all curriculum in the next 10 years. UNESCO has a new 10-year plan with practical steps – “Education for Sustainable...
You are invited to the upcoming AASHE webinar Internal Carbon Pricing in Higher Education Toolkit. This webinar will review key elements of the Internal Carbon Pricing in Higher Education Toolkit, which provides recommendations, examples, and tools to guide schools through the process of...
Participate in a tailor-made SDG Kickstarter Program, where you will receive assistance to align your values to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. At the forefront of the Revolution! Through research and technical expertise universities and colleges are already at the forefront of developing...
Happy New Year! Our Gift to You: Register by January 31 and Save up to $50! As we begin another year, we are gearing up to deliver our best event yet—AASHE 2019 in Spokane, Washington! Expected to draw approximately 2,000 participants, our annual conference is the largest stage in North America...