The Declaration, Volume 3, Number 2 : September 1999 [Spotlight] By Walter Leal Filho The International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (IJSHE) is a fully-refereed academic journal. The journal aims at addressing environmental management systems (EMS), sustainable development and Agenda 21 issues at higher education institutions worldwide. It intends to act as an outlet…… Continue Reading
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The University’s Place in the Universe
The Declaration, Volume 7, Number 1: Summer 2004 [Feature] By Paul A. Morgan This paper appeared in the Greening of the Campus V conference proceedings, Ball State University, September 18 – 20, 2003. Introduction Few people have written more directly about campus greening than Thomas Berry. His 1988 book, The Dream of the Earth, includes…… Continue Reading
Building a Sustainable Learning Community at the University of New Hampshire
The Declaration, Volume 6, Number 2: November 2003 [Feature] By Tom Kelly The University of New Hampshire Office of Sustainability Programs (OSP) was established in 1997 with a multi-million dollar endowment from an alumnus to develop a university-wide education program linking sustainability to community life. OSP’s initiatives work to integrate the principles and practices of…… Continue Reading
The World Summit on Sustainable Development and Higher Education for Sustainable Development
The Declaration, Volume 6, Number 1: December 2002 [Feature] by Richard M. Clugston and Wynn Calder On September 4, 2002, after a protracted and difficult drafting process, the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) released its Political Declaration and Plan of Implementation. Many delegates to the WSSD regarded these outcomes as weak, last-minute compromises that…… Continue Reading
Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the Environmental Challenge
The Declaration, Volume 5, Number 2: May 2002 [Feature] This article is excerpted from a keynote paper presented at “Teaching for the Environment in Higher Education: The Promise of the Earth Charter,” an academic symposium sponsored by The Chewonki Foundation with support from the Center for Respect of Life and Environment. The symposium was held…… Continue Reading
The Events of 9-11: A View from the Margin
The Declaration, Volume 5, Number 1: December 2001 [Feature] By David W. Orr In the immediate aftermath of the devastating terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, over ninety percent of the U. S. public favored some kind of military action against the alleged perpetrators. The President calls the events “an act of war.” Some…… Continue Reading
Implementing the Talloires Declaration at Ball State University
The Declaration, Volume 4, Number 2 : May 2001 [Feature] By James Eflin If colleges and universities are leaders in the quest for knowledge, why can’t they be leaders on the path to a sustainable future? That isn’t just a Quixotean puzzle, but a question confronting over 4,000 higher education institutions in the United States…… Continue Reading
Higher Education and the Earth Charter Initiative
The Declaration, Volume 4, Number 1 : October 2000 [Feature] The year 2002 marks the ten-year anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit. Little progress has been made towards the realization of the program for sustainable development that was committed to by so many governments at that historic meeting. While most environmental trends have grown worse,…… Continue Reading
Advancing the Movement: The Higher Education Network for Sustainability and the Environment (HENSE)
The Declaration, Volume 3, Number 3 : February 2000 [Feature] A new vision for higher education is required to address the profound challenges that face our society in responding to the unsustainable and environmentally destructive practices of our time. The past two years has seen the evolution of a new network of individuals and organizations,…… Continue Reading
Sustainability Assessment at Institutions of Higher Education
The Declaration, Volume 3, Number 2 : September 1999 [Feature] By Wynn Calder, Richard Clugston and Thomas Rogers With support from the V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation, ULSF has developed the Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ), a survey instrument designed to assist students, faculty members, staff and administrators in determining the extent to which their college or…… Continue Reading