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Beyond Green Jobs: Applying Sustainability and Climate Justice Issues to Career Development Practice
Episode 17
Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
Dr. Mike Stebleton hosts, Nicole “Nicki” May, and Dr. Candy Ho in this episode about integrating sustainability and climate justice into career development. Stebleton cites 2023 data that 81% of U.S. college students worry about climate change, framing eco-anxiety as a career issue. The conversation includes a definition of sustainability as meeting present needs without harming future generations (including seven-generation thinking) and climate justice as addressing unequal climate impacts. Michael J. Stebleton, PhD, is a Professor of Higher Education at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. He teaches both undergraduates and graduate students in the Department of Organizational, Leadership, Policy, and Development. Nicole L. May is a PhD candidate, instructional designer, and adjunct instructor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her research centers around higher education’s responses to the climate crisis and sustainability leadership. Dr. Candy Ho is an internationally recognized career development scholar, keynote speaker, and author. She is the author of Discovering Careers and is currently writing two books on green workforce transformation and higher education leadership. As Chancellor’s Chair at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, she works with K-12 educators to integrate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into meaningful learning experiences.ResourcesJob Function Action Guides from Project DrawdownActions and hopes of the sustainability-focused student. Inside Higher EdClimate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: A global survey. The Lancet Planetary Health Enhancing a career development curriculum by embedding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and CounsellingBeyond green jobs: Students navigate the reality of the climate crisis. Career ConvergenceGlobal ambitions, local support: Understanding faculty influence on international students' career development. Canadian Journal of Career Development, 24(1), 33-49. Applying a critical climate education lens to generative AI. Journal of College and Character, Odyssey BlogAditi Garg from U of Saskatchewan’s published guide on embedding the SDGs in teaching and learningClimate Literacy in Every Classroom, University of MinnesotaUnited Nations Sustainable Development GoalsHope-Action TheoryCareer Week North America - 2024CDBees Padlet
