Well, the grades are in, and Penn gets a … drum roll please … B!

Yes the College Sustainability Report Card grades universities across the country on issues such as Green Building, Endowment Transparency, or Food and Recycling, and this year Penn got, well, the same grade as last year.

The report did give a shout out to Penn as an “Administration Leader” — Gutmann signed the American College and University Climate Commitment. And the report sends major props to Penn Dining for the farmers’ market and the Earth Tub … whoa.

But Penn’s not off the hook.

Endowment transparency (always an issue here, isn’t it?) was no exception this year. But misery loves company: 58% of schools surveyed got an F.

Also, I don’t think the report was nearly harsh enough on Penn’s uncoordinated recycling and building plans. Recycling rates at Penn are really, really low. And the Housing Office (or the Administration for that matter) has yet to appoint a sustainability coordinator, already a common feature at plenty of schools.

We didn’t top the list of most environmentally friendly schools, but we can’t all be like granola-crunching Dartmouth.

Tags: Dartmouth, Sustainability

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