About Michael Haggans

 

Michael studies changes in the planning and design of college campuses.  His most recent work discusses the confluence of the first 21st century pandemic, the digital transformation of higher education and climate change.  He has been a Visiting Scholar in the schools of architecture at the University of Minnesota, North Carolina State University and the University of Kansas, as well as the Center for 21st Century Universities at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

A licensed architect and emeritus member of the Association of University Architects, Michael has a Master of Architecture from the University of Buffalo following undergraduate work at the University of Kansas.  He has led campus planning and architectural practices serving campuses throughout the US and Canada, and was University Architect for the University of Missouri System and University of Arizona.  After retiring from professional practice he developed and taught Planning and Design of the University at the University of Kansas, North Carolina State University, University of Minnesota and Georgia Tech.

Michael began the campusmatters.net blog in 2012 and can be reached at jmhaggans@gmail.com.

Recent Posts

Campus – Climate Action and Inaction – Part 2

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Climate action on campuses is far too slow to help avoid the worst consequences of climate change.

Only 35% of college and university campuses are taking the necessary steps to be carbon neutral by 2050.  Another 30% will lag by 15 to 25 years.  All the rest are hardly moving.  Worst of all 35% of all undergrad and grad students attend institutions that have no climate action plans.  When will these campuses be carbon neutral?  Nearly never.

Here’s the snapshot.

Half of all US undergrad and graduate students attend institutions that will not achieve carbon neutrality until 2065 or later.  Almost all institutions tout sustainability as a core value, but for most this is a concept without a plan or measurable goals.  Much of US higher education has talked the talk but is failing to walk the walk.  Criteria and Methodology can be found here.

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