October 27, 2020

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News of the Week

Princeton Review Releases 2021 Guide to Green Colleges
The Princeton Review “Guide to Green Colleges, 2021 Edition” profiles 416 colleges with a commitment to sustainability. Of the 416 institutions, 393 are in the U.S., 22 are in Canada, and one is in Greece. The 416 schools are listed alphabetically in the guide and not ranked. However, institutions that earned a score of 99 are recognized in The Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll.
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Academics
Frostburg State U Launches Life Cycle Facilities Management Major

Engagement
Eight Institutions Form ‘Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery’

Operations
MIT Building Earns LEED Platinum
New York U Commits to Reduce Food-Related GHGs
Syracuse U Installs Solar-Electric on Student Center

Planning & Administration
Haverford College Dedicates Funding to Address Racial Justice & Inclusion
U Virginia Publishes Sustainability Plan
NCAA Hosts Diversity & Inclusion Social Media Campaign

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Opportunities

Campus Recycling & Waste COVID Impact Survey
The College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC) invites respondents to complete this survey that aims to assess longer term impacts (lasting beyond the current fall term) to campus recycling and waste programs in the face of the COVID pandemic.

Call for Input: Sustainability Indicators With Times Higher Education & QS
Two events with Times Higher Education and QS will invite feedback on the topic of sustainability metrics in academic league tables. In order to accommodate as many time zones as possible, each event will include two sessions. An event on Oct. 29 will feature Duncan Ross with Times Higher Education (THE) on the future developments of THE Impact ranking. A session on Nov. 4 will feature Daniel Kahn, Leigh Kamolins, Andrew MacFarlane with QS on the intention of including sustainability in the QS World University Rankings.

New Resources

Active Ownership in the Endowment: Warren Wilson College Case Study
The Intentional Endowment Network’s case study, “Warren Wilson College: Active Ownership in the Endowment”, describes a path endowments can follow using ownership stake to ensure that companies are adequately addressing environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities.

Events

AASHE Webinar: HEIs: Partners in Social & Economic Community Resilience
Oct. 28, 2020 (3:00 p.m. Eastern) – Online

Sustainability Summit
Nov. 6, 2020 – Online

AASHE Webinar: Strategies for Tackling Food Waste
Nov. 11, 2020 (3:00 p.m. Eastern) – Online

Virtual Global Climate Conference 2020
Nov. 16, 2020 – Nov. 20, 2020 – Online

Assoc. for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference
Nov. 18, 2020 – Nov. 21, 2020 – Online

Urban Sustainability Symposium 2020
Nov. 19, 2020 (Noon Eastern) – Online

Midwest Climate Summit: Session 5
Nov. 20, 2020 (10:00 a.m. Central) – Online

Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference
Dec. 7, 2020 – Dec. 10, 2020 – Online

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Jobs & Internships

Center for Environmental Studies Coordinator
Austin College

Assistant Professor of Land Stewardship
University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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