 September 15, 2021 News | Opportunities | Resources | Events | Jobs |
| We are delighted to announce that Heather McGhee will be joining us at the AASHE Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education (GCSHE) for a keynote conversation about her new book, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. Tune in on Thursday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. ET to learn how racism hurts higher education and limits the prospects for climate action. We are also pleased to share that Dina Gilio-Whitaker, author of As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock, will be keynoting GCSHE on Oct. 12 at 4 a.m. ET. She will draw from her forthcoming book to argue that a sustainable future must simultaneously incorporate Indigenous knowledge and a decolonial ethic of political accountability to Indigenous nations for its ongoing genocidal settler structure. The conference is less than one month away! Register today to hear inspiring ideas and thoughts to support you and your community to do the urgent work of building a future that is sustainable, equitable and resilient. |
| News of the Week Princeton Review Releases 2022 Green Honor Roll The recently released the 2022 Green Honor Roll by The Princeton Review ranks 27 colleges and universities that received the highest possible Green Rating score (99), out of the 835 higher education institutions evaluated. The ranking takes into account metrics related to student campus quality of life, career preparation for employment in the clean energy economy, citizenship in a world defined by environmental concerns and opportunities, and the degree to which the institution’s policies are environmentally responsible. More Coordination & Planning News Sierra Magazine Announces 2021 Cool Schools Sierra’s 15th annual Cool Schools ranking highlights 328 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada, and classifies the top 20 as the Coolest Schools. To assess colleges’ environmental practices, the annual ranking uses data from AASHE STARS and an additional questionnaire about fossil fuel divestment. More Coordination & Planning News Academics Ohio U Initiates Environmental Science & Sustainability BS Degree Program Newcastle U Launches Renewable Energy, Enterprise & Mgmt Masters Program Adams State U Offers Water Studies Minor U Hawaiʻi Mānoa Launches Certificate in Sustainability Engagement Loyola U Maryland Receives $25K Grant for Addressing Inequality, Injustice & Racial Inequity Operations Brandeis U joins Cool Food Pledge McHenry County College Adds Solar to Power High Tunnel Colorado State U Opens New Bike Trail Planning & Administration Harvard U to Divest from Fossil Fuels Macalester College Divests from Fossil Fuel Assets & Adopts Investment Policy Davidson College Unveils Updated Climate Action Plan WV Higher Education Policy Commission Awards $60K for Student Mental Health U New Mexico Releases Redesigned Sustainability Website U of California, Santa Cruz receives new grants to support faculty diversity and retention Furman U Receives STARS Gold |
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| AASHE Member Discount: Discount on Climate Change & Health Certificate Students, staff and faculty at AASHE member institutions are eligible for a 10 percent discount off an 18-week online certificate through Yale University’s School of Public Health that teaches about tools to address the health impacts of climate change. Higher Education Delegation to COP26 Second Nature is leading a small higher education delegation to COP26 in November. It is inviting higher education leaders who are planning to attend COP26 in-person to complete a quick form to help Second Nature plan events, receptions, and sessions. |
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| Anti-racist interventions to transform ecology, evolution and conservation biology A group of faculty, staff, and students in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) at UC Santa Cruz has compiled a set of recommendations for departments of ecology, evolution and conservation biology to address shortcomings in equity and inclusion. The recommendations are based on a review of the literature in an effort to identify evidence-based interventions for fostering anti-racism in the classroom, within research labs, and department-wide. |
| Events AASHE Webinar: Leveraging Social Media for Sustainability Campus Engagement During & Beyond COVID-19 Sept. 15, 2021 (3 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern) – Online AASHE Webinar: Academics, Equity & Resilience: Building Pitt’s First Climate Action Plan Sept. 29, 2021 (3 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern) – Online AASHE Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education Oct. 12, 2021 – Oct. 14, 2021 – Online |
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| Jobs & Internships Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability Georgia Institute of Technology Environmental Studies Assistant Professor Ursinus College Coordinator, Recycling and Solid Waste Management The University of Rhode Island Marketing Associate, Sustainability University of Illinois at Chicago |