September 12, 2008

Colleges of Art and Design Think Green

To the Editor:

The results of a recent study by the National Wildlife Federation reported by Scott Carlson ("Colleges Get Greener in Operations, but Teaching Sustainability Declines," The Chronicle, September 5) underscore the pressing need to integrate sustainability into all areas of our academic institutions.

Colleges of art and design across the country provide successful, transferable models to integrate sustainability into the curriculum. For decades these institutions