Urban University Blog

Institutional Resilience: Addressing Basic Needs

Leaders in student success know that the number of college students experiencing basic needs insecurity is much higher than the general...

I just Graduated; Are you hiring?

As many companies shut down and millions of employees are now without a job, recent graduates from the Class of 2020 fear for their...

Academic Advising, Career Services and Social Distancing in a Global Pandemic

Written By: Winston Savoy The global COVID-19 pandemic has shifted higher education through uncharted waters in 2020, and many colleges...

In the Time of the Pandemics: How did Universities Respond? A look back in history

Although one hundred years apart, COVID-19 and the Spanish influenza pandemic, also known as the Spanish flu, share similarities. Both...

Lessons from Hurricane Katrina for Navigating Covid 19: The Case of Tulane

In 2017, in the wake of Hurricanes Irma, Maria and Harvey, Scott Cowen, President Emeritus of Tulane University, spoke with USU leaders...

Check List 2: Campus-Community Relationships to Build Resiliency

At the USU summer meeting, we partnered with APLU’s Council on Engagement and Outreach, to dig deep into the topics of resiliency and...

Checklist: Key Components of A More Resilient University That Anchors the Community

At the USU summer meeting, we partnered with APLU’s Council on Engagement and Outreach, to dig deep into the topics of resiliency and...

Resilient Cities, Resilient Communities

Over the summer, USU, in partnership with the Council for Engagement and Outreach, held a facilitated convening to gain a deeper...

Survival, Recovery, Transformation: A Webinar with Scott Cowen, President Emeritus, Tulane Universit

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, a coalition of university, city, non-profit and business stakeholders banded together to survive,...