As a Canadian and past President of AASHE, I’ve always believed in the power of community—especially when it comes to sustainability in higher education. This year, I have heard from […]
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Building Resilience Together — What AASHE and the Community Are Doing Now
In response to shifting political landscapes and growing institutional challenges, AASHE hosted a Community Discussion Series in March and launched an accompanying Impact Survey. With over 300 registrants participating in […]
March Discussion Series Recap
In March AASHE held a weekly discussion series aimed at providing our community with a space to gather, share questions, concerns, and ideas related to the changes with the new […]
QS Sustainability Rankings: Guidance for STARS Participants
QS is currently collecting sustainability data from higher education institutions for the QS Sustainability Rankings. As the AASHE community has previously expressed interest in the potential for AASHE and QS […]
Are You Using STARS in the Curriculum?
I had the pleasure of facilitating a session at the AASHE conference in 2024 entitled “STARS and Student Engagement for Sustainable Colleges and Universities”. The session featured three different examples […]
What we know about the proposed Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability
We are starting to receive questions from the AASHE community about a new Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability currently under development by the American Council on Education (ACE) in partnership […]
Harnessing Sustainability in U.S. Higher Ed
Compared with European universities, U.S. schools have greater opportunities to reduce their environmental impact, but they might need to focus on the economic case to gain support for sustainability initiatives. […]
Attend a Sustainability Focus Group with Lyon Software
Lyon Software is hosting a focus group on January 26th. We would like to talk with you and learn from your experience. Are you involved with sustainability or STARS reporting […]
Case Study Review: Sustainable Cleaning in Education
With goals to increase sustainability, safety and cost-savings on campus, Middle Tennessee State University, the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin-Madison innovated their cleaning programs by replacing their […]
Why Your College Hasn’t Achieved Carbon Neutrality (Yet)
This blog post is a snippet of Nelnet’s new white paper with the same title. Climate change: It’s real, and it’s happening. Between 1880 and 2022, the global temperature rose […]