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Famous Footprints: 50 years ago, 3.6 million years ago (give or take)

20 Jul 201922 Jul 2019
... then, just ~3.6 million years later... Three and a half million years separate the individual who left these footprints in the sands of Africa from the one who left…
Culture Change…

Gals and the Global Goals

6 Mar 201914 Mar 2019
As part the United Nations Association of Santa Cruz event celebrating International Women's Day 2019, I facilitated a "Gals and the Global Goals" workshop on Saturday, March 9th.  My workshop considered the…
education…

Connecting Sustainability Competences and Pedagogies FOR THE WIN!

19 Sep 201819 Sep 2018
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) just announced that our paper 'Connecting Competences and Pedagogical Approaches for Sustainable Development in Higher Education' is a winner…
education…

“Connecting Competences” paper in finals for AASHE recognition

29 Aug 2018
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) announced our paper 'Connecting Competences and Pedagogical Approaches for Sustainable Development in Higher Education' as a finalist for the…
education…

Famous Footprints: 49 years ago today, 3.6 million years ago (give or take)

20 Jul 2018
... then, just ~3.6 million years later... Three and a half million years separate the individual who left these footprints in the sands of Africa from the one who left…
climate…

Drawdown tips for Earth Day

20 Apr 2018
Here are some ready-made info sheets for reducing greenhouse emissions, based on Drawdown. The climate solutions team of Santa Cruz Indivisible decided we should post a display with easy steps individuals…
education…

Adventures at AASHE

19 Oct 20173 Nov 2017
Thanks to support from many friends and relatives (and a scholarship from some conference sponsors that covered my registration) I just got back from the American Association for Sustainability in Higher…
education…

Career Panarchy

18 Sep 201721 Sep 2017
Life often reflects some of the key concepts we systems thinkers discuss around change in complex adaptive systems. Nonetheless, it can sometimes be surprising when you notice them clearly reflected…
disasters…

Crowdfunding Career and Caring

5 Sep 20173 Nov 2017
Dear readers - can you Help Me Get to Texas for Sustainability Education Conference and Hurricane Relief Volunteering https://youtu.be/eUE3A9wZ7dw Please help me go to Texas to give a talk at…
education…

The EfS Asia Book is published!

21 Aug 20173 Nov 2017
Education and Sustainability: Paradigms, Policies and Practices in Asia, the first book completed as a collaborative project within our community of practice, is now available. It was officially published on 15…

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