Seeing as I leave tomorrow to go back to school forever and ever and ever, I figure it’s appropriate that I post to tell you that, at least in Southern California, colleges are shifting more emphasis towards environmental education.

The Los Angeles Daily News reports that green studies rank among the fastest growing degree programs, stating that,

Cal State Northridge plans to open a Sustainability Institute; UCLA is hiring a sustainability czar; and USC recently introduced a new graduate program in energy, technology and society.

Students are flocking not only to green studies, but also trying to incorporate green issues into other fields.

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The Sustainable Endowments Institute, a group based in Washington, D.C., has released the College Sustainability Report Card 2008. The report

is the only independent sustainability evaluation of campus operations and endowment investments. Published by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, it assesses the 200 public and private universities with the largest endowments, ranging from $230 million to nearly $35 billion.

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