If we told you that there are plenty of reasons to feel quite positively about higher education strategic planning, you might not believe us. And, yet, it’s the truth. Maybe it wouldn’t even cross your mind to wonder if it could be a positive experience beyond something to grit your way through every time there’s a…Read more
Author: Aimee Hosemann
Virtual Research, Real-Life Meaning
As part of our continued research and discovery efforts, we’ve been holding virtual Circles of Influence for clients, via Zoom. Circles is a proprietary research method that is a variation on the idea of a focus group in which a pivotal student tells the story of their journey at a college or university through their…Read more
Why an Anthropologist Chose RHB
Why is there a linguistic anthropologist at RHB? Now that I have just about reached my one-year workaversary at RHB, I guess I have enough perspective on why I am here to answer that question from my position as said anthropologist. I have pursued a variety of professions that allowed me to learn about others’…Read more
What Does “Diversity” Mean?
This is a rough time to be in higher education or working alongside it, which means it is also the right time to keep doing the work. I am going to reflect on “diversity,” a word that covers a potentially massively large territory. All of that space may not be under your purview depending on…Read more
What COVID-19 Can Do for Us
We collected snippets of our own perspectives, rather than write from a single point of view. Our collective ability to see from multiple vantage points is one of our strengths. We hope you will be inspired to look deeper to see which ideas, opportunities or new considerations you can unearth and employ at your own campus.
Commencement in the Time of Pandemic
There’s been a lot of discussion about postponing commencements ceremonies or moving them online during the current pandemic. The need for rites of passage is a real one, one all humans have. And, really, our campuses need them, too. The need for communal activities marking important moments doesn’t stop even when we have to remain separated. We might even need them more than ever.
Thinking Anthropologically About Faculty, Brand and Marketing
Anthropologists can drive people crazy (I’ll be telling you more about why an anthropologist is working at RHB soon!). People will ask us a question they imagine has a straightforward answer, and then we respond, “Well, it depends…” We respond that way because it’s true. It does depend. For my first Insight, I’m tackling something…Read more