Education for Sustainability

For America to become a sustainable society, it is critical for its citizens to develop a clear understanding and appreciation of sustainability as it relates to their personal security and quality of life, as well as the future of the nation and humanity. Over the years, any CitNet members have joined with others to help build this understanding and to bring the insights and principles of sustainable development into the education system.

Education for Sustainability News

Remembering Thomas Berry

Thomas Berry
Date: 
June 3, 2009

To our great sorrow we note the passing of one of sustainability's major visionaries and leaders, Thomas Berry. At 94 Thomas leaves us with his legacy revealing the essential ties between spirituality and sustainability.

Over 80 campuses participate in 2009 "Earth Hour"

Date: 
March 29, 2009

Source: Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

Sustainability among Top Ten State Policy Issues in Higher Education

Date: 
January 8, 2009

Source: American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)
and National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
(NASFAA).

For 2009, "sustainability" is identified among the top ten policy issues viewed as having the greatest impact on public higher education institutions across the 50 states, according to the state policy analysis and research staff of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

Priming the Economic Pump in 2009: A Users Manual

Date: 
December 26, 2008

Article/opinion piece in the New York Observer by Steve Cohen, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

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