U College Cork Achieves STARS V3 Platinum
The first university in Ireland to earn a STARS version 3 Platinum rating, the university's points of distinction include integration of education for sustainable development across the whole of the university and leadership in a collaborative network across Ireland seeking to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs.
UC3 Releases 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
The University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) is a Second Nature initiative that connects 26 research universities committed to accelerating climate action on campus, in communities, and at a global scale. This plan represents an updated vision and trajectory for meeting the member needs and influencing cross-sector change using the unique role of research universities.
Whitman College Caps Tuition at 10% of Family Income
The college's new initiative guarantees students will not pay more than 10 percent of their family’s income for tuition. The Whitman 10% Promise is based solely on a family’s adjusted gross income. The evaluation process applies to students of every economic background and has no income limits or tiers of tuition ranges.
U Michigan Connects Two Solar Arrays Totaling 730 KW
The university's North Campus now includes both rooftop photovoltaic panels and solar carports with a combined generating capacity of approximately 730 kilowatts. These sites raise the combined solar electric generation on-campus to 2.5 megawatts out of the university's goal of developing 25 megawatts of solar generation across university properties.
U North Carolina Greensboro Links Community-Engaged Research to SDGs
Over the last year, the university aligned all of its community engaged research with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals using Collaboratory. Collaboratory began at the university’s Institute for Community and Economic Engagement as a solution for organizing and reporting campus-wide community engagement activity.
U Minnesota Moves Forward to Return Land to Indigenous Community
The university recently supported the transfer of 3,400 acres of the Cloquet Forestry Center land, the primary research and education forest for the university, to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. This action fulfills recommendations for the return of Indigenous lands from the TRUTH Project: Towards Recognition and University-Tribal Healing. Moving forward, the university will partner with the Fond du Lac Band to finalize agreements that create new opportunities to strengthen forestry and natural resources education, research and stewardship.
