March 2026 Virtual Coffee Chat with SDSN USA
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with fellow network members and partners!
We'll begin with an informal conversation with SDSN USA Network Co-Chairs – Amb. Sarah Mendelson, Gordon McCord, and Helen Bond – and other members and partners on the state of the SDGs in the US and how the higher education sector in the US is engaging with the 2030 Agenda.
Then we’ll hear progress updates on Code-Name Hope: A Voluntary Local Review of the Black Community in Cleveland, Ohio from Dr. Helen Bond, SDSN USA's Co-Chair and Professor at Howard University; Deepa Vedavyas, Director of Resiliency and Sustainability, NOPEC, and Co-Chair, SDSN USA Working Group on Diversity, Equity & Justice; and Justin Hansford, Howard University Law Professor and Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center, and Elected Member of the U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.
Suggested Readings and Resources:
American Leadership on the SDGs - UN Foundation
Why 2025 Must Be the Year of Leaving No One Behind - by Helen Bond, Deepa Vedavyas, and Justin Hansford - IISD SDG Knowledge Hub
USAfortheSDGs platform
Why universities are so important for hitting the SDGs by 2030 - World Economic Forum
U.S. Universities’ Investment in Sustainability Eclipsed by International Peers - Inside Higher Ed






















