U Minnesota Twin Cities Releases Climate Resilience Plan
In its newly released addendum to the 2023 Climate Action Plan, the university identified three programmatic areas of work with associated focus areas, objectives and strategies to foster climate resilience amidst climate change. They are the campus community, infrastructure/energy, and environment.
GSA Awards Dave Newport With Environmental Legacy Award
The Green Sports Alliance (GSA) recently recognized Dave Newport, Environmental Center director at the University of Colorado-Boulder and long-time higher education sustainability leader, with its Environmental Legacy Award. This award honors individuals who have, over the course of their career, mentored, guided and directly impacted professionals throughout the sector.
AASHE Releases STARS 3.0
AASHE released the latest version of the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS), a transparent, self-reporting framework that enables colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. STARS version 3.0 features more robust indicators of racial equity and social justice, streamlined, performance-based credits, and increased global accessibility. Two related webinars are happening in July; see Events section below.
THE Releases 2024 Impact Rankings
Times Higher Education's recently released Impact Rankings aim to recognize Sustainable Development Goal progress within the higher education sector. The 2024 findings include evaluations from 2,152 universities spanning 125 countries/regions.
U Pennsylvania Announces Climate Science, Policy & Action VP Role
The inaugural vice provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action will advance scholarship and training for future leaders, and will work with academic centers and programs to accelerate implementation of the campus-wide Climate and Sustainability Action Plan.
