EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ADDRESSING SUSTAINABILITY

 

Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO)

http://www.edrev.org

Includes Education for Sustainability. Publishes Aero-Gramme; alternative education around the world. Almanac of Education Choices: directory of 6000 alternative education programs.

 

American Institute of Urban and Regional Affairs

http://www.aiura.org/

Graduate Degrees in Sustainable Development. Distance learning. Doctorate, Masters and Fellow Degrees.

 

American University

http://www.american.edu

It is the first graduate degree program in which students can learn about environmental and development policies from the perspectives of both the South and North.

 

Aspen Institute

http://aspeninstitute.org/isib/

An institution that is concerned with the education of current and future business leaders. They invest in educators to develop a more effective response to issues at the intersection of business needs and wider societal concerns - social impact management - through classroom discussion and research.

 

Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program

http://cnr.berkeley.edu/BeahrsELP/

Offers an exceptional learning opportunity for mid-career professionals and policymakers to gain expertise, enhance their skills, and broaden their perspectives on sustainable environmental management. The core component of the Beahrs ELP is an international summer certificate course in Sustainable Environmental Management.

 

Beyond Grey Pinstripes

http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org

Database of MBA programs that incorporate sustainability.

 

Boston Architectural Center

http://www.the-bac.edu/

Offers a Certificate in Sustainable Design, which may be earned at either the undergraduate or graduate level. Students seeking a graduate certificate must have a prior bachelor's degree and take a minimum of five of the six required courses at the graduate level.

 

Boulder Institute of Sustainability

http://www.boulder-bios.org

Sustainability classes to help people be in a sustainable relationship with our Earth's complex living systems.

 

Business-Environment Learning and Leadership Program (BELL)

http://www.boulder-bios.org

Greening of Management Education. BELL Activities: Curriculum Development; Technical Assistance; University-BELL works closely with researchers and educators at leading business schools to provide them the tools they need to effectively educate and train the next generation of leaders in sustainable enterprise.

 

Center for Ecoliteracy

http://www.ecoliteracy.org

Education for sustainable living.

 

Center for Environmental Education

http://www.SchoolsGoGreen.org

Customized reference support to educators, students, administrators and parents across the U.S. School cases and "Schools Go Green Grant Program."

 

Center for Sustainable Enterprise

http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/

CSE offers degree programs and courses related to sustainability. For example, a new Sustainable Enterprise Concentration Area has been created within the MBA program, and PhD seminars on sustainable enterprise also are offered.

 

Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education

http://www.sustainabilityed.org/

Educational materials and professional development focused on sustainability.

 

Columbia University

http://www.columbia.edu

The PhD in Sustainable Development is offered by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and housed in the School of International and Public Affairs.

 

EE Link

http://eelink.net

Comprehensive source for environmental education links.

 

Ecosa Institute

http://www.ecosainstitute.org/

Educational programs in sustainable, ecological and regenerative design.

 

Portland State University

http://www.pdx.edu/sustainability/

The University's sustainability offerings include a new Certificate of Professional Development in "Implementing Sustainability," as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees in Urban Studies and Planning, Environmental Studies, and Education with a Leadership in Ecology specialization.

 

SIT Graduate and Professional Programs

http://www.sit.edu/graduate/

A graduate school program offering Master's degrees in TESOL, sustainable development, and multicultural education for teachers.

 

Schumacher College

http://schumachercollege.gn.apc.org/

Scholarships available to U.S. citizens to attend courses 1-5 weeks in length in England. Email schumcoll@gn.apc.org.

 

University of Wisconsin-Madison

http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/

UW-Madison offers a unique interdisciplinary curriculum which combines studies of the nature and value of biological diversity with studies of the economic and social dimensions of development.

 


January 7th, 2009