For those who have been following the Higher Education Sustainability Act (HESA), I’m thrilled to report that today Congress overwhelmingly passed all HESA provisions as part of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HR 4137). The Act should be signed into law very soon by the President.
The terrific support for HESA by the campus sustainability community […]

In the third installment of the AASHE Interview Series we get the chance to hear from Lowell Rasmussen, the Vice Chancellor of Finance and Facilities at the University of Minnesota Morris. UM Morris is a signatory to the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment and has set an aggressive goal of being carbon neutral […]

Our friend Jim Elder, Director of the Campaign for Environmental Literacy, has started a new blog on legislation relevant to environmental education.  His first post includes some valuable updates on legislation relevant to campus sustainability. Here are a few excerpts:
Hill Update for Environmental Education - July 24, 2008
Congress has paid unprecedented attention to […]

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 […]

In this second installment of the AASHE Interview Series we have the opportunity to hear from Jesse Pyles, the Service-Learning & Sustainability Coordinator at Green Mountain College. Green Mountain College has a strong environmental mission reflected in the 37-credit Environmental Liberal Arts General Education Program that all students complete. Experiential education and service learning are […]

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 […]

Nestled in the north woods of Wisconsin a few hundred meters to Lake Superior and the town of Ashland, lies Northland College. I took a tour a few weeks ago with Clare Hintz, coordinator of campus sustainability for Northland College and its Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. The college aims “by academic excellence and sustainable practice, […]

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. […]

Today and tomorrow is the 2008 Virtual Energy Forum.
This free, online-only event features:

Live streaming video presentations from energy thought leaders, including Leith Sharp, Director of the Harvard Green Campus Initiative, and Mary Jensen, Keene State’s Sustainability Coordinator.
A virtual exhibit floor with booths from leading energy efficiency and renewable energy businesses as well as related nonprofits […]