Join the virtual Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education Oct. 20–22
For the first time ever, 鶹ѰBoulder faculty, staff and students will have full access to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) . 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.
鶹ѰBoulder attendees will be provided access free of charge. 鶹ѰBoulder attendees must be current students, faculty or staff with a valid colorado.edu account.This opportunity is made possible by the Vice Chancellor's Office for Infrastructure and Sustainability and the CUSG Environmental Center.
Mobilizing for a Just Transition
With a theme of “Mobilizing for a Just Transition,” this year’s Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education will focus on centering justice within a shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economyand ensuring that it leaves no one behind.
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Participation is flexible
and schedules for the conferenceareavailable.Participation is flexible, and attendees can choose individual sessions or full days of content depending on interest and availability. Live content is available Oct.20–22, and on-demand content is available through Nov.22. The 鶹ѰBoulder registration will be open until Nov.20.
Keynote presentations
In addition to more than 50educational sessions, this year’s Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education features 13 , including:
Live presentation: Tuesday, Oct.20,11:30 a.m.
, vice president of diversity, equity and student success at the Association of American Colleges and Universities;, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies at Trinity College; and , PhDstudent at the University of Minnesotawill 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 injusticeon
Live presentation: Wednesday, Oct.21, 11:30 a.m.
, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and author of , will providea new frame for understanding racism and giveguidance on how to be an antiracist.
Live presentation: Wednesday, Oct.21, 5 p.m.
, co-director of the Movement Generation Justice & Ecology Project, willshare Movement Generation’s pioneering work to develop and deepen the concept of a just transition.
Live presentation: Thursday, Oct.22, 7 a.m.
, 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.
Live presentation: Thursday, Oct.22, 2 p.m.
, environmental justice advocate and rhodes scholar at the University of Oxford;, youth organizer at the Labor Network for Sustainability; and , choreographer of collective change and director at CoFED, willdiscuss the importance of racial justice, education and more during the keynote panel.