Daniel Sherman, a Professor of Environmental Policy & Decision Making at the University of Puget Sound, has an important article in the current issue of Sustainability: the Journal of Record.  Here’s the abstract:
The concept of sustainability is gaining mainstream currency in U.S. higher education. Currently the term is primarily associated with prescribed practices for individuals […]

AASHE needs your help! We are compiling a list of completed or in-progress theses and dissertations related to sustainability and higher education that we hope will serve as a helpful resource for those looking for academic research in this field.
If you know of dissertations or theses that we do not already have and might fit […]

I recently read a thought provoking article in the European Molecular Biology Organization Journal (EMBO), “How Sustainable are We?: Facing the Environmental Impact of Modern Society?” by Donald Bruce. (Note: This article was one of several on the special topic of sustainability in the journal called, EMBO reports. Access is limited to subscriptions; however, most […]

Last week, I got to participate in AASHE’s Sustainability Across the Curriculum Leadership Workshop held at San Diego State University. AASHE hosts this energizing two-day workshop for faculty and staff in higher ed. twice a year with the help and talents of Peggy Barlett from Emory University and Geoff Chase from San Diego State University. […]

We know that students are producing amazing research on campus sustainability on a regular basis. Too often however, use of this research is limited to the institution where the author is based and the rest of the campus sustainability community doesn’t benefit. In the rare occasion when this research is shared with us, […]

Bonny Bentzin and Arianne Peterson, Manager and Project Coordinator respectively of University Sustainable Business Projects at Arizona State University, presented on their Campus Living Laboratory Network (CLLN, pronounced “clean”) model - which is a way to break down on-campus barriers and allow students, faculty, and staff to implement their sustainability ideas. It allows students, […]

Last Monday, NBC Nightly News included a segment on sustainability academic programs. The segment highlights Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability and SUNY Stony Brook Southampton College’s environmental studies major.

Want to learn and share ideas about running dorm vs dorm sustainability competitions on college campuses? There is now a website and instructional video project dedicated to that purpose!
At long last, a video project that was initiated by students in Duke’s Environmental Alliance has arrived online in the form of a best practices sharing […]

In one week there will be a Webcast focusing on strategies to achieve climate neutrality in the context of the ACUPCC. More details below:
ACUPCC WebcastFebruary 27, 2008 1:30pm EST
Commit to Change: Leading Your Campus Towards Climate NeutralityThe National Association of College and University Business Officers will host an informational webcast on what various institutions are […]

We are busy working on the AASHE Resource Center with many new resources and different types in the works for 2008 (including podcasts, an interview series,  and many others).
I wanted to let the community know about a few new academic resources that have been going up recently. Our “Academic Programs in Sustainability” page is […]