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Collett, Stacy – Community College Journal, 2014
A few years ago you could not attend a higher education conference without a session on green technology, and the sustainability movement. Emerging job training programs in wind and solar were equipping a new generation of energy workers with skills needed to secure high income jobs in clean energy markets. Campuses were doing their part to become…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Sustainable Development, Conservation (Environment), Program Effectiveness
Foley, Robert – Sustainable Endowments Institute (NJ1), 2011
The Green Loan Fund at Harvard University has been an active source of capital for energy efficiency and waste reduction projects for almost a decade. This case study examines the revolving fund's history from its inception as a pilot project in the 1990s to its regeneration in the early 2000s to its current operations today. The green revolving…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Program Effectiveness, Sanitation, Energy Conservation
Denhart, Matthew; Villwock, Robert; Vedder, Richard – Center for College Affordability and Productivity (NJ1), 2009
Since beginning in 1852, few issues in higher education have captivated Americans as much as intercollegiate athletics. Intercollegiate athletics is almost uniquely American. Each year, millions of fans attend games and matches between student athletes who provide fans with entertainment while helping bind together communities. Proponents of…
Descriptors: Athletes, Team Sports, Human Capital, College Athletics