Colleges and Universities Under Threat: How Crisis is Changing Higher Ed

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As colleges and universities today face some of the most severe challenges and security threats in their history, higher education administrations and boards must radically upgrade their strategies around risk, reputation, and crisis, says Davia Temin, CEO of Temin and Company.

Speaking today at the conference "Rethinking Risk Management for Universities and Their Boards," sponsored by RANE, Temin will discuss her new white paper Crisis Watch, on 12 hot-button issues facing colleges and universities – including cybersecurity; Title IX and sexual assault; student activism around divestment; accessibility and cost; and physical security. 

"Ivy-covered walls are no protection against crisis, as we know. Yet the predominance of college and university leaders and boards are ill-prepared to respond to – or prevent – the broad array of crises that can devastate them today," says Temin.

"For example, sexual assault has probably always existed on campuses, but today, both because of the changing expectations and activism of students, and their ability to band together over social media, they are finally calling the question at a national level: they are forcing attention to be paid and changes to be made. The power and immediacy with which information – and misinformation – catch fire during a crisis are unprecedented, and they change everything."

An adviser and leadership coach to college presidents and boards on crisis and reputation management, she will also address the following topics at the conference:

• Strategies institutions should adopt before, during, and after a crisis
• Managing social media around crisis
• How Title IX is changing the game around campus violence against women
• How highly effective college presidents and boards prepare for crises before they arise

To speak with Davia Temin about "Crisis Watch: The Top 12 Most Volatile Issues Facing Colleges and Universities Today," or on any topic regarding college or university crisis, please contact Trang Mar or Lily Rossow-Greenberg of Temin and Company at 212-588-8788 or [email protected].

About Davia Temin
Davia Temin is the founder and CEO of Temin and Company. She writes a column for Forbes.com entitled "Reputation Matters" covering social media, branding strategy, crisis management, women's leadership, resilience, and corporate governance in the "25/8" age of digital communication. In addition, she tweets (@DaviaTemin) regularly on these issues, and has published articles in The Huffington Post and American Banker.

Temin also serves as an executive leadership and communications coach to global CEOs, university and non-profit presidents, diplomats, and scientists. She is a frequent public speaker to organizations on subjects ranging from rebuilding trust, crisis and reputation management, and resilience, to building brands over social media, executive presence, and presentation training.

In addition to her work as a reputation and crisis strategist, she has served as the First Vice Chair of the Board of Girl Scouts of the USA, and is currently Chair of the Board of India-based investigative media non-profit Video Volunteers, and a member of the Board of Managers of Swarthmore College. She is also on the board or advisory board of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship at Columbia Journalism School, WomenCorporateDirectors, ProPublica, and Harvard Kennedy School's Women's Leadership Board. 

About Temin and Company
Temin and Company Incorporated (www.teminandcompany.com) creates, enhances, and saves reputations. Temin also markets by leveraging the expertise, ideas, and insight of its clients to produce differentiated intellectual capital and content.

The firm helps corporations, professional services firms, and other institutions define and strengthen their public image – and their bottom line – through strategic marketing; branding; media relations; thought leadership; social media; speaker, media, and leadership coaching; financial communications; and crisis and reputation management.

SOURCE Temin and Company, Inc.

Related Links

http://www.teminandcompany.com