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What would a sustainable Third Level Campus look like?

29 Mar 201629 Mar 2016
Another rehearsal video - this time for a short job talk on ways to address sustainability and sustainable development in third level (a.k.a. post-secondary, higher or further) education. I advocate…
Culture Change…

Sustainable Living, NTU Style

12 Dec 2014
So, I'm finally moving into my first green building!  We've moved into one of the apartments at the top of Crescent Hall.  Erik has posted some pictures at colorjedi.tumblr.com, such as:…
Culture Change…

More Quantification: Religion, History, Education, Literacy

6 Jun 20146 Jun 2014
Venturing into even more contentious territory than last week, I've compiled some more statistics for my study area. Asia Religion, History, Higher Education, and Literacy Some interesting findings in the religious diversity…
Culture Change…

Education for Sustainability: What Every College Student Should Know

21 Apr 2014
If you happen to be in Singapore and you can make it by on the 30th... The Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster of HSS cordially invite you to a seminar…
Culture Change…

Indigenous Energy Idle No More

7 Apr 201316 Jul 2013
Indigenous voices are being raised.  The amazing story of Idle No More, and their resistance to the exploitation of the Alberta Tar Sands and the Keystone XL Pipeline, is a…
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Cabrillo College: Phil Kaplan’s “Making a Difference”

17 Aug 201217 Aug 2012
A great new addition to the Great Ape Conservation info - right in my backyard, so to speak. Cabrillo College: Phil Kaplan's "Making a Difference": http://www.cabrillo.edu/~pkaplan/making_a_difference.html "We are accepting (working or…
Culture Change…

Promoting Sustainable Choices at College Events

27 Apr 2012
To put it as diplomatically as possible, we experienced some challenges in attempts to make a recent event more sustainable, especially in regards to the free food that was offered…
disasters…

Learning through Celebration: Earth Week 2012

13 Apr 201214 Apr 2012
Learning through celebration is the goal, anyway, and that's a big part of what I've been doing instead of blogging.  Well... planning to do.  We now have the schedule for…
disasters…

California’s Higher-Education Disaster – The Chronicle of Higher Education

15 Jan 201227 May 2016
...budget cuts caused enrollment in California community colleges to decline by over 400,000 students. That’s more than the total number of undergraduates enrolled in the entire California State University system.…
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The Attacks on Climate Science Education Are Picking Up Steam | Chris Mooney

16 Aug 201120 Aug 2011
The Attacks on Climate Science Education Are Picking Up Steam And I thought teaching about human evolution was fraught with peril.  Now this... What’s currently seeping into classrooms across the…

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