How Universities Are Standing Up To Trump

Find out how universities and colleges are following crisis management strategies that have been effective for business leaders in resisting government interference.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
Many universities are taking a new approach to standing up
to President Donald Trump by adopting crisis managed strategies that
have been effective for business leaders. Welcome back to another
Crisis Management Minute. I'm Edward Siegel, author of Crisis Ahead
and The Crisis Casebook. I'm also a Leadership Strategies senior

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contributor for Forbes dot Com. Hundreds of colleges and universities
are speaking up by signing a statement opposing Trump's policies
that threaten academic freedom, and other universities are considering banning
together to form a NATO like alliance that would help
protect themselves against the Trump administration. Protecting their best interest

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is nothing new in the private sector. Many companies have
learned over the years that joining trade associations can give
them a strategic advantage, a stronger voice, and an access
to important resources that they don't have or can't afford
on their own. That's it for this edition of the
Crisis Manage Minute. Be sure to come back next week

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for more advice on how to prepare for and manage
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if your organization will have a crisis, but when and
the sooner you're prepared for it better