Mitchell Thomashow is a writer, educator, and former college executive who has devoted his career to implementing innovative environmental studies programs and curricula. From 2006 to 2011 he was President of Unity College, Maine, and from 1976 to 2006 he was Chair of the Environmental Studies Department at Antioch University New England. He is the author of Ecological Identity, Bringing the Biosphere Home, and The Nine Elements of a Sustainable Campus, all published by The MIT Press.