{"id":14936,"date":"2012-09-27T06:53:38","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T12:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=14936"},"modified":"2012-09-27T06:53:38","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T12:53:38","slug":"sustainability-education-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/sustainability-education-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Top US Schools for Sustainability Education"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Solar panels on display at Arizona State University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For universities such as Arizona State and Duke University, every day is Earth Day<\/a>. ASU and Duke, among other top green schools, inspire students to participate in advanced sustainability coursework and sophisticated green practices. These two schools are just the top tier of a broader growth in sustainability studies offered at colleges and universities.<\/p>\n

Arizona State University,\u00a0 Middlebury College<\/a>, Cornell University, Duke University and Montana State University are widely recognized for offering a variety of environmental specializations. Areas such as sustainable urban dynamics, conservation biology, applied ecology, earth and ocean sciences and sustainable crop production are among the various types of green-disciplined college majors<\/a>\u00a0that students can study.<\/p>\n

Arizona State University<\/h3>\n

The Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University<\/a> “advances research, education, and business practices for an urbanized world.” The Institute’s School of Sustainability focuses on training through coursework, research and outreach. Students studying the transdisciplinary degree programs in the School of Sustainability will study the global effects of environmental, economic and social issues.<\/p>\n

Sustainability strategies are driven by the four cornerstones and broad-based themes of:<\/p>\n