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Student Activism Resource Center

June 22, 2017

EAB has assembled custom studies, expert insights, infographics, and other resources to help your institution navigate the new wave of student activism. Click on the sections below to start exploring the resources.

  • Learn

    Read up on activism trends and insights

     

    Explore

  • Plan

    Construct an agile activism response blueprint

     

    Explore

  • Engage

    Strengthen relationships with activists

     

    Explore

  • Respond

    Respond to a campus flashpoint effectively

     

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Learn: Read up on activism trends and insights

Infographic

Student Activism Across the Past 5 Years

Discover key trends in student activism, diving into data related to racial justice, politics, and COVID-19 response in…
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Research Report

Evolving Challenges in Student Activism

This briefing is designed to help inform institutional leadership about the evolving challenges in student activism and provide…
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Insight Paper

How COVID-19 is shaping digital student activism

2020 created a perfect storm to expedite the evolution of digital student activism. Students are innovating to find…
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How 50 student affairs leaders are feeling about student activism this fall

As the racial justice protests unfolded in spring 2020, many colleges and universities released statements of support and…
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Blog

3 ways that third-party actors influence campus activism

Use this quick guide with campus leaders and response teams to identify, discuss, and calibrate your institution’s response…
Blog

Race, education, and protest: How one president leads boldly

President Fayneese Miller of Hamline University discusses nurturing a campus that sees racial justice not as an overnight…
Blog

What has higher education promised on anti-racism in 2020 and is it enough?

EAB conducted an analysis of 130 statements on anti-racism issued by higher education institutions after George Floyd’s murder.…

Plan: Construct an agile activism response blueprint

Roadmap

Manage Campus Climate Flashpoints

Learn how to manage campus climate flashpoints that cause heightened levels of activism, media and public scrutiny, and…
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Insight Paper

Get Ahead of Climate Flashpoints with Proactive Risk Identification

Audit current assessments or create mechanisms for consistent risk elevation across campus.
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Free Speech on Campus: Policy Audit and Supplemental Resources

Use EAB's Free Speech on Campus: Policy Audit and Supplemental Resources toolkit to work with campus partners to…
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Free Speech Policy Compendium

Check out free speech policies and statement examples from a variety of institutions in the United States and…
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Research Report

Addressing Campus Climate Flashpoints Resource

Explore EAB's five recommendations to improve preparation and response for climate flashpoints.
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Navigating the New Wave of Student Activism Study

Student affairs administrators can facilitate dialogues on tough issues with the greater student body by rethinking current engagement…
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Controversial Events Template

Controversial speakers and events are common flashpoints on campus. Manage the institutional response to these events with this…
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Tabletop Discussion Exercise for Campus Activism

Discuss these prompts to assess your institution’s preparedness for a future outburst of activism on campus.
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Engage and support: Build trust and strengthen relationships with student activists

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Build and Maintain Trust with Student Activists

EAB identified three imperatives to help student affairs leaders build trust with student activists. This resource center will…
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How to harness the power of social media for effective climate crisis management

Use this toolkit to introduce enrollment managers, senior student affairs officers, and their teams to the concept of…
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Infographic

Engaging Today’s Student Activists

The four moments in this infographic highlight opportunities for institutions to provide targeted guidance and support to students.
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Blog

How Promoting Institutional Values Strengthens Campus Climate

Statements that isolate university free speech values may disharmonize students who question if the institution values diversity and…

Respond: Respond to a campus flashpoint effectively

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Campus Activism FAQ Builder

To help frontline staff answer difficult questions from external stakeholders, build a cheat sheet with key information and…
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A lesson from Starbucks: How to address campus flashpoints

Colleges and universities are not the only organizations that experience climate "flashpoints": Incidents around diversity and inclusion, sexual…
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What institutional leaders need to know about responding to campus flashpoints

To help you and you team respond to and prepare for campus flashpoints, we sat down with our…
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Campus Bias Response Briefing

Whether you are currently considering launching a team, or evaluating an existing team, uncover four key lessons learned…
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Responding to Bias-Related Incidents on Campus

This executive briefing is designed to help inform senior leaders across campus to consider Bias Response Teams (BRTs)…
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