As Publicity Over Climate Pact Fades, a College Considers Its Worth

As Publicity Over Climate Pact Fades, a College Considers Its Worth 1

Joey Pulone for The Chronicle

Theodore Long, president of Elizabethtown College, thinks the institution would be well served by joining the climate commitment. But he is retiring, and wants to make sure the rest of the college community agrees.

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Joey Pulone for The Chronicle

Theodore Long, president of Elizabethtown College, thinks the institution would be well served by joining the climate commitment. But he is retiring, and wants to make sure the rest of the college community agrees.

Richard J. Cook showed up early one morning at Elizabethtown College here to deliver a pitch to a roomful of administrators: Consider doing your part to tackle a major threat to the future of civilization—and maybe save some money, too—by signing the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment.

Mr. Cook, a former president of Allegheny College, now spends part of his time as an evangelist and educator for the climate commitment, and he has given this

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