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March 2021

Addressing Potential Unionization by Student Faculty Assistants

In March 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) withdrew a proposed rule that would have prohibited treating student teaching and research assistants as "employees," so they can unionize and bargain collectively with their educational institutions. This piece helps administrators prepare for possible union organizing activity.
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• Faculty and Staff
• Students
• Academic Affairs
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March 2021

Identify Institutional Risks with Confidence

Begin Step 1 of the enterprise risk management (ERM) process at your K-12 school, college, or university by developing a risk register – a list of institutional risks. Your ERM committee can use this resource to correctly identify risks and complete the first step of the ERM process with confidence.
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• Higher Education
• Governance
• Liability Trends

March 2021

Assess and Select Which Risks You Will Tackle This Year

Once you’ve completed identifying institutional risks – Step 1 of the enterprise risk management (ERM) process – your ERM committee can move on to assess those risks. This second ERM process step includes assigning risk scores to all risks on your register and prioritizing risks for treatment.  At the end of this two-part process, your K-12 school, college, or university will have a manageable list of risks to tackle through the ERM process.
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• Higher Education
• Governance
• Liability Trends

March 2021

Strategies to Treat and Mitigate Risks Effectively

Once your institution has selected which institutional risks it will tackle this year in Step 2 of the enterprise risk management (ERM) process, manage them collaboratively in Step 3.
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• Higher Education
• Governance
• Liability Trends

March 2021

Report on Risks to Set Goals, Gain Buy-In, and Document Efforts

There are multiple uses for enterprise risk management (ERM) reporting, the fourth step of the ERM process. Throughout the year, the ERM committee Chairperson will track the progress and next steps shared by all risk owners in a single report. Then, at the end of the ERM process cycle, the Chairperson will summarize this year’s risk management efforts and identify next steps for next year’s ERM process in a risk summary report.
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• Higher Education
• Governance
• Liability Trends

March 2021

Monitor Risks and Repeat the Process by Starting the Next Round of ERM

Resilient enterprise risk management (ERM) programs monitor the risk landscape throughout the year to adapt to change. They learn from risk management efforts at the end of that year’s ERM cycle before beginning a new cycle the following year. Consider the following strategies to adapt throughout the year, as well as how to close the loop at the end of the year and begin the ERM cycle again the following year.
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• K 12
• Higher Education
• Governance
• Liability Trends

March 2021

Best Practices for Operating Campus Child Care Centers

Child care centers your K-12 school, college, or university operates for children of faculty, staff, or students may provide significant benefits. To minimize liability risks, centers must follow state licensure regulations and detailed guidelines experts in the field develop. These best practices will help you develop policies and actions to protect a vulnerable population.
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