OUR INFLUENCES
Organization
The Christensen Institute
One focus of this nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank is research on how students' networks of relationships are critical to academic and professional outcomes as well as overall wellbeing. It also identifies proven strategies to help schools and organizations create systems which help students build their social capital.
Organization
Social Capital Builders
Social Capital Builders is an anchor for the growing social capital literacy movement in the United States. This organization helps businesses, organizations and individuals improve economic opportunities and equity through the powers of social capital literacy, analysis and development.
Book
Connections Are Everything: A College Student's Guide to Relationship-Rich Education
A practical guide to building the connections students need to thrive in and after college from the authors of the best-selling Relationship-Rich Education.
Organization
Aspen Institute - College Excellence Programs
The Aspen Institute conducts research on high-performing colleges and offer multiple programs to help leaders and teams from community colleges and four-year institutions achieve higher and more equitable outcomes for their students, both during college and after.
Organization
Teagle Foundation
The Teagle Foundation works to support and strengthen liberal arts education, which they see as fundamental to meaningful work, effective citizenship, and a fulfilling life. Their aim is to serve as a catalyst for the improvement of teaching and learning in the arts and sciences while addressing issues of financial sustainability and accountability in higher education.