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Clift named Associate Director of Outreach

The Masters in Sustainability program is pleased to welcome Jon Clift as the new Associate Director of Outreach. Jon graduated from Duke University with a Masters of Environmental Management from the Nicholas School of the Environment and has a background in design, marketing, and […]


The Sustainable Corporation

Is the modern corporation sustainable? WFU Law professor and CEES advisory board member, Alan Palmiter, investigates such questions in a course he has taught for the past two years in Bergamo, Italy. The course grew out of a symposium sponsored by CEES and the […]


Hope for Coral Reefs

Our tropical coastlines and coral reefs are up against extreme challenges. Land conversion, oil and gas exploration, housing, overfishing, even tourist accommodation, are presenting dramatic change for the South Pacific and Caribbean Sea. Fortunately for corals, sponges, fish, and even humans, Dr. Les Kaufman […]


Sharing perspectives across disciplines

Eleven faculty members from across the disciplinary spectrum came together on May 13-14, 2014 for the 3rd annual Magnolias Curriculum Project. This year’s workshop was co-facilitated by communications professor Ron Von Burg, an alumnus of last year’s cohort, and Dedee DeLongpré Johnston, the university’s […]


Collective action can solve wicked problems

By Stewart Rickert, class of 2016 Stan Meiburg, Deputy Regional Administrator of EPA Region 4 for 18 years and prominent Wake Forest alumnus, recently announced his retirement, marking the end of a 37-year career with the EPA. He worked on a host of issues […]


The medieval world and climate change

by Monique O’Connell, Associate Professor of History This past semester I had the chance to put the lessons I learned about sustainability in the curriculum from the Magnolias Project workshop into practice. I revised my HST 106, “Medieval World History c. 600-1600” course by […]


Fogel Named Director of Graduate Program in Sustainability

Provost Rogan Kersh and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dean Bradley Jones have appointed Dan Fogel as the new Graduate Program Director for Sustainability and Graduate Research Professor in Sustainability. Fogel, whose experiences span the globe, has served as the Dean of the […]


Practicing the art of being green

In an effort to train the environmental leaders of tomorrow, one innovative course at WFU focuses on how sustainability is woven into ongoing projects.  Students enrolled in the course, “Green Technologies: Science and Entrepreneurship” collaborate with businesses and organizations to promote sustainable practices.  During […]


An interview with Richard Schneider

Richard Schneider, Associate Dean for International Affairs and Professor of Law will be leading the Environmental Law and Policy class in the new Masters in Sustainability this fall.  Schneider serves as the Legal Chair for the North Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club and […]


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