Clark U Launches Climate, Environment & Society School
Scheduled to open in fall 2025, the new School of Climate, Environment, and Society aims to advance systems thinking that integrates learning from across traditional disciplines like economics, political and social sciences, natural sciences, data sciences, the humanities, and business to pursue innovative and human-focused approaches to global problems on a local, regional and planetary scale. The new school will be led by Lou Leonard, who came to Clark from Chatham University, where he served as dean of the Falk School of Sustainability and Environment.
HSUS Releases Plant-Based Dining Scorecard
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has released a new scorecard assessing how some higher education institutions are advancing sustainability by adding more plant-based meals to their menus and reducing their reliance on animal products.
Northeastern U Launches Climate Justice Action Plan
The newly published Climate Justice Action Plan is organized around four intersectional themes –campus operations, economic impact, relationships with neighbors, and research and academics–and includes specific goals, associated strategies and actions.
