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Sustainable Development Among Four–Year Higher Education Institutions in the United States: A Geographic and Anthropological Perspective
Topics: Higher Education
, Sustainability Science
, Applied Geography
Keywords: sustainability, higher education, education for sustainable development Session Type: Virtual Paper Abstract Day: Saturday Session Start / End Time: 2/26/2022 08:00 AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) - 2/26/2022 09:20 AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) Room: Virtual 50
Authors:
Kori Nadine Armstrong, The University of Southern Mississippi
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Abstract
This research investigates the factors that contribute to the cultural characteristics of sustainability among higher education institutions (HEIs) in the United States to shed light on how they represent themselves as sustainable. It documents four-year HEIs in the United States that self-identify as sustainable; evaluates how these institutions portray themselves to society as sustainable; and documents who is leading sustainability on U.S. college campuses. The goal of this research is to understand sustainability in higher education more broadly through a systematic study of all four-year HEIs in the United States. By doing so, college and university administrators can better understand how to integrate sustainability on their campuses and communicate these efforts on their websites. It also provides insight into some of the benefits of HEIs implementing sustainability and the growing importance of sustainability leaders in college and university communities.
Sustainable Development Among Four–Year Higher Education Institutions in the United States: A Geographic and Anthropological Perspective