September 26, 2008

Humanities Professors Match 'Green' Efforts of Colleges in Class

By ALLIE GRASGREEN

Some worry that interdisciplinary courses in English and environmentalism will cut budgets; others say learning is critical to the planet

In response to the threat of global climate change, more than 550 campus leaders have signed the Presidents Climate Commitment, pledging their colleges to become carbon-neutral.

But some educators worry that colleges are fulfilling only half of their environmental duties. The other half, of course, should take place in the classroom, where