Lisa German, dean of libraries at the University of Minnesota, knows more than a little about working with her staff through a crisis. Here, she shares advice on internal communications, leadership, and building community.

Discover five effective strategies to ramp up your diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts, fostering inclusivity and driving systemic change in your organization.

Those of us in alumni relations believe.

We believe in the power of what we do, that our work helps create a community with a strong values system. We believe in lifelong education, in making the world a better place, in bringing people together. We believe in strengthening ties, creating connections, and opening doors of possibility.

Just as you're about to stand up and shake his hand, he walks right past you. He looks around the room for a few moments, then awkwardly asks your name.

The CASE Library has compiled a variety of resources intended to help fundraisers build relationships with female supporters and understand how gender influences philanthropic efforts. This collection includes recommendations for practice as well as research and data on giving trends and motivations.   

Since the late 2000s, many Canadian institutions have worked on reconciliation with Indigenous communities: resetting and reimagining relationships after many years of systemic inequities. Here's how the University of Calgary developed and implemented its Indigenous strategy—a complex, interconnected, and collaborative journey.

CASE Stellar Speakers are faculty members who earn average combined scores of 4.5 and above (on a 5-point scale) on their evaluations for a session at the conference listed. 

Dan Stypa, associate director of alumni programs at Rice University, discusses how Rice celebrated diversity during its 50th Anniversary celebration.

Women HBCU Presidents, Volunteer leadership structure, CASE Spotlight, U.S. Federal News

Here's a scenario familiar to many higher education communicators: You're at a conference listening to a panel of reporters from major media outlets bemoan how flaks like us shouldn't bother them with pitches. Any email you send will be too long, and don't even think about calling. They don't have time.