Princeton Review publishes green college guide

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:13:15 +0000

Got a student at home trying to make the big choice of a college to attend? Are schools' commitments to sustainability a part of his/her criteria for choosing one? If so, your budding collegian isn't alone: according to the Princeton Review's 2009 College Hopes & Worries Survey (which solicited information from college applicants and their parents), "66 percent of respondents said they would value having information about a college's commitment to the environment. Moreover, of that cohort, 24 percent said such information would 'very much' impact their decision to apply to or attend the school." But where do you find this information?

The coolest colleges are going green

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:27:45 +0000

Think this whole "green" thing is just a fad? Maybe some elements of it, but if trends in higher education are any indicator of larger patterns, sustainability will continue to play a role in how we live, work, and play. In late June, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) released its annual Digest, a collection and analysis of stories from the previous year's weekly newsletter. Just the size of the publication should give us hope: according to Acting Executive Director Judy Walton's "Introduction," the 2008 Digest is 50% larger than the previous edition.

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Princeton Review publishes green college guide

The coolest colleges are going green