Tag: campus life

I've Seen the Future of Higher Ed...And It's Shareable U

By Sonia Marcus

05.20.13, 8:42am Comments (3)

Built right into a university’s DNA is the key to its evolution and its survival: the sharing of knowledge, the sharing of resources, and the sharing of power. Read more »

Shareable Seeks Students to Organize New Economy

By Mira Luna

01.21.13, 8:36am Comments (0)

Shareable is launching a campus organizing program. If you're a college student in Detroit, Ann Arbor or Chicago, you're eligible to apply for an organizing internship. Read more »

What Makes a College Bike Friendly?

By Cat Johnson

01.16.13, 8:41am Comments (0)

The Bicycle Friendly University program rates schools for bicycle friendliness. Here's a list of top bike-friendly schools and what sets them apart. Read more »

Five Ways to Save the Commons on Your Campus

By Jay Walljasper

11.20.12, 9:56am Comments (0)

The commons means more than just a conceptual theory or sense of togetherness; the commons provides us with tools for solving problems and invigorating public life. Read more »

A Drop in the Bucket Has a Ripple Effect: Lessons Learned Founding Stanford's Free Store

By Nicole Gaetjens

09.20.12, 8:23am Comments (6)

With a class assignment for a social enterprise business plan, we had the idea of a campus thrift store. And if we were going to plan it, we might as well do it. Read more »

Top 10 Tips for Starting a Campus Food Co-op

By Neal Gorenflo

03.20.11, 6:31pm Comments (0)

Our friends at CoFed just launched a campaign to create ethically-sourced, cooperatively-run sustainable food storefronts and cafés on college campuses nationwide. Read more »

Free the Economy. Live Shareably.

By Milicent Johnson

02.17.11, 3:47pm Comments (0)

The new sharing economy recognizes that we each have a pivotal role to play in creating a world that encourages creativity, innovation, and a more free, open, and participatory culture. Read more »

Jonathan Zittrain to Keynote Free Culture X

By Neal Gorenflo

02.06.10, 11:16am Comments (0)

Jonathan Zittrain, co-founder of Harvard's Berkman Center, will be delivering one of the keynote addresses of Free Culture X, a conference of Students for Free Culture to be held February 13/14th at the George Washington University in Washington, D. Read more »