More campuses are practicing than teaching green

Colleges find that changing a light bulb is easier than revamping curriculum

Source: Plenty Magazine
Author: Ted O´Callahan
Publication Date: September 08, 2008

Article Abstract:

Goucher College is implementing academic and systemic ways to introduce tenets of environmental sustainability to its students.

Lead:

As 18 million students return to more than 4,000 colleges and universities around the country this fall, whatever color the foliage may be, campuses are going green. A Princeton Review study reports that 63 percent of students want to know about a school’s commitment to the environment as part of their college decision.

Link to Article: http://www.plentymag.com/features/2008/09/greening_higher_education_curr.php
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