AASHE Bulletin

Posted May 15, 2026
Energy News
AASHE Energy Resources

California Polytechnic State U Launches Clothing Thrift Store

U College Cork Chemistry School Receives Athena SWAN Silver Award

Posted May 15, 2026
Diversity & Affordability News
AASHE Diversity & Affordability Resources

U New Mexico Expands Food Recovery Efforts

Six HEIs Receive Climate Action Consulting Support

Western U Approves Responsible Investing Policy

Carleton College Receives Grant to Improve Compost Operations

Posted May 13, 2026
Waste News
AASHE Waste Resources

McGill U Publishes Sustainable Greenspace Plan

Hope College Achieves Level II ArbNet Accreditation

Colorado State U Building Obtains LEED Platinum

Davenport U Receives $32K Hunger-Free Campus Grant

U Louisville Breaks Ground on Ground Source Heating & Cooling Project

Hope College Begins Reusable To-Go Container Program

U California Santa Barbara Students Begin Bike Tire Recycling System

U Notre Dame Building Achieves LEED Platinum

McGill U Begins Air Travel Certified Offsets Program

At the beginning of May, the university implemented a mandatory fee on university-funded air travel that will be used to purchase carbon credits. The fee is estimated to be approximately two percent of spend on flights.

Madison Area Technical College Completes 180 KW Solar + Storage Project

Posted May 13, 2026
Energy News
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U Buffalo Achieves Emissions Neutrality of Scopes 1 & 2

U Minnesota Building Earns LEED O+M Gold Certification

U Québec à Montréal Earns STARS V2.2 Silver

Cornell U Obtains STARS V2.2 Platinum

U Hawaiʻi Mānoa Achieves STARS V3 Silver

Georgia Southern U Obtains STARS V3 Silver

College Wooster Earns STARS V3 Silver

U Northern British Columbia Receives STARS V3 Gold

U Nebraska - Lincoln Achieves STARS V3 Gold

U Louisville Earns STARS V3 Gold

California State Polytechnic U Humboldt Earns STARS V3 Gold

U Michigan Launches Climate Action Fellowship

Nine Canadian HEIs Named as Canada's Greenest Employers

Binghamton U Obtains STARS V3 Gold

U Albany Announces $30M Decarbonization Project

U Arkansas System to Complete 77 MW Photovoltaic Agreement

The university system is currently implementing a 25-year fixed-rate energy agreement spanning more than 20 photovoltaic power plants totalling 77 megawatts. The solar systems will all be online in 2026. Photo credit: ©2026 University of Arkansas, UREL

16 Tec Monterrey Universities Publish STARS Reports

The Tecnológico de Monterrey system in México recently published 16 STARS reports covering its entire system, all earning ratings of Gold or Silver under STARS version 3.