Other works you can learn about in the latest issue of “CATALYST” magazine include an examination of parliamentary democracy and cartoons that guide readers through the 12-step recovery process.
‘The Resilient University’
Peter H. Henderson, PhD, MPP, senior policy advisor to the president, University of Maryland, Baltimore, with authors Freeman A. Hrabowski III, PhD, MA, retired president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMBC); Lynne C. Schaefer, MBA, retired UMBC vice president for administration and finance; and Philip J. Rous, PhD, retired UMBC provost. “The Resilient University: How Purpose and Inclusion Drive Student Success (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024).
University leaders’ empowering approach to resiliency was tested by the dual crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and racial unrest. In 2020, some higher education leaders successfully navigated the unprecedented challenges the year presented and emerged as resilient agents of change in their academic communities. Freeman A. Hrabowski III was one of many leaders who followed the science during the pandemic and followed his heart in the fight for racial justice, even though the science was often playing catch-up with the virus, and colleges were playing catch-up on the history of race in our country. This precarious position often left higher education leaders in the disquieting position of making decisions with only partial or changing information. Drawing from lessons learned in real scenarios, the authors provide practical recommendations for empowering colleagues, cultivating resilience and courage, and sustaining purpose and inclusion within institutions. Building on Hrabowski’s previous book “The Empowered University,” “The Resilient University” offers university leaders invaluable insight into how the qualities of openness, resilience, courage, passion, and hope can be harnessed in times of crisis to guide their institutions to thrive.
Read about other books in the Book Roundup in the latest issue of "CATALYST" magazine.
You can read the Spring 2024 issue of CATALYST magazine, which highlights UMB's new “Climate Change, Health, and Society” elective; innovations such as the School of Dentistry's Division of Artificial Intelligence Research; Carin Cardella, public information officer for UMB Police and Public Safety who has answered the call during state emergencies; the Francis King Carey School of Law celebrating 200 years; new Health Sciences and Human Services Library Dean Emily Hurst and Chief Philanthropy Officer Greg Bowden; Fahren Nipple, autopsy assistant for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and assistant program director for the Master of Science in Forensic Medicine at the Graduate School; and much, much more!