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Building a Sustainable Future: The Role of Community Colleges in Preparing Students for the Green Economy

August 1, 2024

CCRC Webinar

What is the role of the nation’s community and technical colleges in responding to the pressures of climate change? Attendees who joined this Community College Research Center (CCRC) webinar heard about the central role community colleges should play in preparing the workforce for the dramatic economic changes needed to fight and mitigate climate change. Climate and justice author and activist Bill McKibben, California Community Colleges Chancellor Sonya Christian, and other college leaders spoke about how community colleges can join the fight against climate change while helping their local communities by training workers for green jobs and climate mitigation.

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Community Colleges and the Emerging Green Economy: A Call to Action

Participants

Maggie P. Fay
Senior Research Associate
Community College Research Center
Sonya Christian
President
Bakersfield College
Pascale Mevs
Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow
Community College Research Center
Bill McKibben
Environmentalist, Author, Journalist, Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College, Leader
Climate Campaign Group 350
Chris McNally
Professor and Department Chair of Applied Technologies
Hudson Valley Community College
Kris Westover
President
Mountain Empire Community College
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