Every institution has stories to tell about its origin and its history—and some of those stories are painful, potentially shameful when viewed through a contemporary lens, or at least out of touch with the institution’s current reality. During the past few years, NetVUE Grants for Reframing the Institutional Saga have been employed by member institutions to rethink, reframe, and reckon with their past—often in partnership with communities that are struggling to rethink their stories, too. These are models of thoughtful, honest storytelling with lessons for other independent colleges and their communities.
Christon Arthur, Provost,Andrews University (MI)
Peter Gray, University Chaplain, Sewanee: University of the South (TN)
Brandi Simpson Miller, Assistant Director of the Lane Center for Social and Racial Equity, Wesleyan College (GA)
Dean A. Pribbenow, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Elmhurst University (IL)