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Campus Energy & Sustainability Podcast – Powering sustainability across California community colleges

April 8, 2025  |  Jillian Buckholz Dave Karlsgodt

EPISODE 46

Powering sustainability across California community colleges

In this episode, guest host Jillian Buckholz sits down with Carla Grandy, David Liebman, and Holly Bailey-Hofmann to explore the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Climate Fellows program. They dive into how this innovative program taps into internal talent to drive sustainability initiatives that go far beyond emissions reduction. Each fellow shares their unique roles and goals, spotlighting projects in curriculum development, community engagement, workforce initiatives, and campus facilities. Together, they emphasize the crucial role of leadership support and offer valuable tips for launching similar programs at other institutions. Don’t miss out on this insightful conversation about how the largest higher education system in the U.S. is paving the way for climate action!

Listen to the episode here.

"The leadership and information from B&D, and the clarity with which they provide it, brings added credibility to the process and ensures that a range of university stakeholders, including senior leadership and our board, are fully informed for – and confident in – their required decision making.”

B.J. Crain, Former Interim Vice President for Finance and Administration
Texas Woman’s University

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