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Higher ed’s building a workforce with the savvy and skills to confront climate change

The alarm bells are ringing on climate change—and higher education is responding.

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Tuskegee University’s agricultural past is fertile ground for a greener future

Zipporah Sowell was preparing for her last year at Central Cabarrus High School near Charlotte, North Carolina, when she realized she was one credit short of meeting her graduation requirements. Her guidance counselor advised her to choose any course that piqued her interest.

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Century College solar energy program brightens students’ career prospects

In describing his path to a career in solar energy, Ted Kermes said much of his 20s was spent “meandering around, trying to figure everything out.”

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University of Washington students are honing the tools of transformation

SEATTLE — By the time she reached high school, Aisha Rashid was already anxious about climate change. As a child growing up in the environmentally conscious San Francisco Bay area, she was intimately familiar with warnings about unprecedented weather events—in her back yard and globally. “I was learning about global tragedies, the Syria crisis, and […]

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

This year has been marked by wildfire smoke on the East Coast, flash floods in the Northeast and California, a heat dome over the Southwest, and untold disruptions to American work and life. The scariest thing, though, is that this may look like a cakewalk compared to what we will see in just a few […]

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Tuskegee University’s agricultural past is fertile ground for a greener future

Zipporah Sowell inspects cabbage, strawberry, and other test plants in a greenhouse at Tuskegee University. Sowell, who recently earned her bachelor’s degree in plant and soil science, cites Tuskegee icon George Washington Carver as an inspiration. Read more: Growing a new crop of environmental scientists to meet a global challenge

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At Lake Area Tech, instructors do more than teach.

Troy Breitag, supervisor of the Med/Fire Rescue program at Lake Area Tech, runs his students through accident scenarios. Having served 24 years as a firefighter and paramedic for Watertown Fire Rescue, Breitag is well positioned to offer practical career advice. Read more: At this South Dakota college, advising and teaching go hand in hand.

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CareAcademy produces online instruction for home caregivers

Helen Adeosun, a 34-year-old daughter of Nigerian immigrants, founded the business in 2013, drawing on her own eclectic life experiences. Read more: A Drive for Success, a Compulsion for Caring

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College of Menominee Nation: An environmental warrior finds her training ground

Menominee Nation student Lorenzo Warrington stops to single out a prized morel mushroom, one of the countless examples of edible plants that thrive in the forest. “Because of our biodiversity, we have so much here that’s edible that was cultivated by our ancestors,” Jasmine Neosh points out. “We’re creating a database to get people to start thinking about foraging and shaded agriculture as a food source.”

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