ERIC Number: EJ1330622
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Publication Date: 2022-Mar
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Presidential Influence: How a University President Handles Crisis and Cultivates Campus Culture for an Online Learning Community
Griggs, Meghan; Thouin, Caroline
Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, v25 n1 p96-108 Mar 2022
The President of Southern Plains University is dealing with coronavirus disease 2019 on-campus that has forced the university to move most of its courses online. Alongside this issue, the country is in a state of social unrest as multiple unarmed African American citizens were killed by local police and White citizens. During these divisive times, university constituents have expressed that the virtual learning environment has failed to provide an adequately safe online learning community for the diverse student population. In response to racially insensitive comments that were made in online courses, a frustrated faculty, and ongoing challenges due to the pandemic and the fight for racial justice, this university president looks to reassure constituents by cultivating an online culture that values diversity and inclusion.
Descriptors: College Presidents, Leadership, Crisis Management, School Culture, Electronic Learning, COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Student Behavior
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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