Shattering the "Grass" Ceiling: Overcoming Barriers To Implementing Sustainability Programs on Campus

New Rochelle, NY, April 21, 2008 - A provocative Roundtable Discussion on overcoming barriers to sustainability programs in higher education has been published online ahead of print in the April 2008 issue of the new journal, Sustainability: The Journal of Record, in recognition of Earth Day 2008. Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. presents the premier issue and this Roundtable free online as well as the full table of contents for the second issue at www.liebertpub.com/sus

Participants in the Roundtable include moderator Matthew St. Clair, University of California, Oakland; Davis Bookhart, Johns Hopkins University; Aparna Dial, Ohio State University; Richard Johnson, Rice University; Julie Newman, Yale University; Noelle Studer, Portland State; and Shana Weber, Princeton.

Sustainability: The Journal of Record brings together educators, administrators, policy makers, economists, technologists, researchers, and executives at all levels of business that have a commitment to implementing sustainability programs and advancing the efforts toward the preservation and sustainability of global resources. No longer just the passion of environmentalists, there is real movement for sustainable accomplishment, real progress toward clean technology and preservation of the earth's precious resources.

Coverage includes sustainability in higher education; implementing corporate sustainability programs; integration of environmental, social, human, and economic goals; sustainable products, food, and agriculture; design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings; development of laws and policy; government and nonprofit initiatives; and new collaborations and opportunities. The Journal promises to be the central forum for academic institutions, the business community, foundations, government agencies, and leaders of green-collar endeavors to learn about one another's progress and programs and foster collaborations for attaining mutually supportive objectives.

May 2008 will launch another important new journal, Environmental Justice . This quarterly peer-reviewed journal will explore the adverse and disparate environmental burden impacting marginalized populations and communities all over the world.

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals in many promising areas of science, medicine, biomedical research, and law, including Environmental Justice, Industrial Biotechnology, and Environmental Engineering Science. Its biotechnology trade magazine, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), was the first in its field and is today the industry's most widely read publication worldwide. A complete list of the firm's 60 journals, books, and newsmagazines is available at www.liebertpub.com