AUNE's Sustainability & Social Justice Initiatives

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Recent ES grad Meg Fairchild is article author

Antioch University New England has built itself on sustainability and social justice. AUNE's statement of purpose reaffirms decades of social commitment:

Antioch University New England provides transformative education through scholarship, innovation, and community action for a just and sustainable society.

So many people here engage in work that has aspects of social justice and/or sustainability, a list of them all would start to look like a site map for the AUNE website.

Here are some of the notable examples:

Departments/Programs

In one way or another, sustainability and social justice are significant elements of many academic programs across the academic departments. Below are the ones where these play a defining role.

Outreach

When a critical level of interest and expertise comes together regarding a particular topic or cluster of topics, centers are founded and relationships with outside groups are formed, symposia are offered, journals are published. These groups and relationships change the world.

Affiliations/Memberships

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment
— AUNE President, David Caruso, Signatory
Clean Air-Cool Planet
Energy Star Partner
Net Impact
Focus the Nation