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Sustainability, Higher Education, Climate Change

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Transitional Curricula In Leading Research And Land Grant Universities, James T. Crowley May 2011

Transitional Curricula In Leading Research And Land Grant Universities, James T. Crowley

Senior Honors Projects

In the years to come changes in the earth’s climate, human demographics and resource availability will necessitate revolutions in what we eat, where we live, how we travel, and how we produce the energy needed to power our society. While these transitions may be inevitable, we have some measure of control over when and how we adapt. Such efforts will require long-term thinking of a type seldom provided by those focused on the next election or quarterly report. Much of the responsibility to inform and promote action on these issues will fall on academia.

The main objective of this project …