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Willamette U Professor Becomes Senior Advisor to EPA

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Rice U Announces 2030 Carbon Neutrality Plans

The university's recently announced plans for carbon neutrality by 2030 include sustainability goals related to the institution's endowment, campus operations and curriculum, research, and student leadership.

Royal Roads U Releases Climate Action Plan

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U Rochester Earns STARS Silver

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U Monterrey Achieves STARS Silver

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Carnegie Mellon U Earns STARS Gold

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Concordia U Earns STARS Gold

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Meredith College Announces First DEI Coordinator

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Posted Jan 25, 2022
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Oregon State U Achieves STARS Gold

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California State U Northridge Earns STARS Gold

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Yale U Divinity School Acknowledges Historical Racial Injustice & Announces Action Plan

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Posted Jan 18, 2022
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Western U Earns STARS Gold

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D’Youville College Adopts Shorter Workweek

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Gustavus Adolphus College Achieves STARS Silver

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Cascadia College Earns STARS Silver

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Montclair State U Sustainability Institute Receives Environmental Excellence Award

U Leeds Plans to Invest £174 Million in Climate Action Over Next Decade

U Indonesia Publishes GreenMetric World University Rankings

Universitas Indonesia has published the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2021, which are based on 6 dimensions of sustainability: setting and infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste, water, transportation and education. Wageningen University & Research was ranked first among the 956 universities from 80 countries that submitted data.

Skidmore College Achieves STARS Gold

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MIT Earns STARS Gold

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National Tsing Hua U Earns STARS Gold

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Eastern Connecticut State U Achieves STARS Silver

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U Southern California Sets 2025 Carbon Neutral Date

The university is now aiming for a carbon neutral date of 2025 through efforts such as building upgrades, reducing energy waste and switching to electric vehicles.

U Maryland System to Implement $15 Minimum Wage

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U British Columbia Commits to Net Zero Emissions

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North Seattle College Earns STARS Silver

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Princeton U Achieves STARS Gold

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King's U Earns STARS Bronze

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AASHE Announces 2021 Sustainability Award Winners

AASHE recently celebrated 12 winners selected from over 360 applications submitted into the 2021 Sustainability Awards program. Catawba College won the inaugural Racial Equity and Sustainability Collaborations Award. David Shi was selected as the fourth Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Other categories of awards were Campus Sustainability Achievement (three winners), Student Sustainability Leadership (one winner), and Campus Sustainability Research (six winners). There were 50 finalists across all categories.

U Colorado Boulder Earns STARS Gold

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Boston U Achieves STARS Silver

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Georgia Tech Hires Inaugural VP for Infrastructure & Sustainability

The university recently announced Maria Cimilluca as the inaugural vice president for Infrastructure and Sustainability (I&S). Under Cimilluca’s leadership, the newly created unit will continue to evolve and improve Georgia Tech’s physical environment, which spans more than 400 acres in midtown Atlanta. This role is responsible for leading the institute’s campus sustainability plans as well as the design, planning and operations of the campus infrastructure.

Virginia Commonwealth U Earns STARS Gold

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U Sydney Achieves STARS Silver

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ACTS Announces 2021 Green Gown Award Winners

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Vanderbilt U Joins Race to Zero - Universities and Colleges

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William & Mary Unveils Climate Action Roadmap

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Villanova U Earns STARS Silver

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U Waterloo Achieves STARS Silver

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U California Hastings College of the Law to Change Name

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Yale U Announces Plans to Address Ties to Slavery

The university outlined initial actions it will take in response to what it has learned about its entanglements with slavery and its responsibilities in the present. These will include the creation of permanent memorialization of the enslaved and indigenous people who played vital roles in the community; a meaningful increase in the university’s direct financial support for its home city of New Haven; and collaborations with the Historically Black and Tribal Colleges and Universities.

AASHE Announces Top Performers in 2021 SCI

The 2021 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI) recognizes top-performing colleges and universities in 17 sustainability impact areas and overall by institution type as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). The report also includes innovative and high-impact institutional highlights. Top performers overall by institution type are Dawson College (Associate), Colby College (Baccalaureate), Thompson Rivers University (Master’s), and Colorado State University (Doctoral/research). Details about the 25 top-performing institutions can be found within the report.

U7+ Alliance University Presidents Sign Statement on Climate Change Ahead of COP26

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Western U Joins Climate Leadership Network

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Emory U Joins the Climate Leadership Network

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Metropolitan CC Achieves STARS Bronze

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U Illinois Chicago Attains STARS Silver

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Ohio U Earns STARS Silver

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U Pennsylvania Achieves STARS Gold

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National U Ireland Galway Achieves STARS Gold

(Ireland) The National University of Ireland, Galway is the second institution from Ireland to earn a STARS rating. Points of distinction in the university's sustainability journey include a green labs initiative, which seeks to certify all labs on campus by 2025; networking and collaborating with other sectors on energy efficiency and savings; and an award-winning environmental education program.

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