For the first time ever, CU 麻豆影院 faculty, staff and students will have full access to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education鈥檚 (AASHE鈥檚) . The conference is the largest stage to exchange effective models, policies, research, collaborations and transformative actions that advance sustainability in higher education and surrounding communities.听
CU 麻豆影院 attendees will be provided access free of charge. CU 麻豆影院 attendees must be current students, faculty or staff with a valid colorado.edu account.听This opportunity is made possible by the Vice Chancellor's Office for Infrastructure and Sustainability and the CUSG Environmental Center.听
Mobilizing for a Just Transition
With a theme of 鈥淢obilizing for a Just Transition,鈥� this year鈥檚 Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education will focus on centering justice within a shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy听and ensuring that it leaves no one behind.
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Participation is flexible
and schedules for the conference听are听available.听Participation is flexible, and attendees can choose individual sessions or full days of content depending on interest and availability. Live content is available Oct.听20鈥�22, and on-demand content is available through Nov.听22. The CU 麻豆影院 registration will be open until Nov.听20.听听
Keynote presentations
In addition to more than 50听educational sessions, this year鈥檚 Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education features 13 , including:
Live presentation: Tuesday, Oct.听20,听11:30 a.m.
, vice president of diversity, equity and student success at the Association of American Colleges and Universities;听, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies at Trinity College; and , PhD听student at the University of Minnesota听will discuss how, to effectively support a just transition, higher education will need to acknowledge and atone for the historical and ongoing ways in which it perpetuates racial injustice听on
Live presentation: Wednesday, Oct.听21, 11:30 a.m.
, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and author of , will provide听a new frame for understanding racism and give听guidance on how to be an antiracist.
Live presentation: Wednesday, Oct.听21, 5 p.m.听
, co-director of the Movement Generation Justice & Ecology Project, will听share Movement Generation鈥檚 pioneering work to develop and deepen the concept of a just transition.
听Live presentation: Thursday, Oct.听22, 7 a.m.听
, distinguished teaching professor at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and director for the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment, will offer reflections and an indigenous perspective on the meanings of a just transition.听
Live presentation: Thursday, Oct.听22, 2 p.m.听
, environmental justice advocate and rhodes scholar at the University of Oxford;听, youth organizer at the Labor Network for Sustainability; and , choreographer of collective change and director at CoFED, will听discuss the importance of racial justice, education and more during the keynote panel.
