“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or … More With climate change, what happens on campus doesn’t stay on campus
On Friday, Penn State and Lightsource BP broke ground on the Commonwealth’s largest solar purchase. “The 70-megawatt project further supports Penn State’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35% by 2020 and to diversify the University’s energy portfolio through the incorporation of solar power, aligning with the Penn State Strategic Plan, which cites stewardship … More Penn State set a climate goal they are reaching
I’m thinking about my son Sacha’s schooling, Prometheus & Pandora this morning. Pardon my stream of consciousness. Sacha is taking a class called Science World. It’s really cool. What’s in the news at school’s start? Four hurricanes, two of them breaking records for rainfall & wind speed. Wildfires across the western US & fires in … More Prometheus & Pandora meet Irma & Harvey. Been thinking about 5th grade science class.
“But there is a part of me–call it naive, if you like–that can’t help but believe that somewhere out there in America, all but drowned out by the din, is a native strain of reason that could be cultivated, a peculiarly American kind of common sense and courage that would give us the strength to … More American common sense and courage in the face of climate change
Dear Senators, I implore you to vote “NO” on Betsy DeVos’s appointment to head the Department of Education. You and I are both committed to ensuring that all children of our nation being granted an excellent and affordable education. Ms. DeVos has shown that she isn’t interested in either. Her record in Michigan proves that … More Dear Senators, you need to reject #BetsyDeVos
Last month, university presidents and chancellors were offered the chance to urge President-elect Trump to take climate change seriously. It was released today. The letter, hosted by Second Nature begins, We, the undersigned leaders of higher education institutions throughout the United States, recognize our academic and ethical responsibilities to current and future generations to take aggressive climate … More University presidents call on the Trump administration to take climate change seriously
Tomorrow, my friend, colleague, and Bernie Sanders supporter Sophia McClennen and I will be on FREQ’s The Morning Mixtape hosted by Jason Crane to talk about the Professor Watchlist. Here are my thoughts (with reference to McClennen’s) on the matter. In the last few weeks, the Professor Watchlist and its founding group, Turning Point USA have surfaced to set … More When freedom of thought, inquiry, and speech thrive at universities so does American democracy.
In my Foundations of Leadership in Sustainability class, students write their final papers in the form of letters to their great-grandchilden. They also reflect on their family histories back to their own great-grandparents. They are ruminations on family, on purpose, on our place in society and the web of life. Some of these letters are … More Seventh Generation Letters
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