Breathe a sigh of relief.

Hi colleagues,

As a fellow higher education administrator, I understand how much energy, time, and care you invest in cultivating community—it is the offer of our colleges to welcome students onto our campuses and into the network of complex, multi-faceted, multi-passionate individuals that make up the places for which we so dearly labor. Vibrancy is inherent to diversity! So too, however, is tension.

So we know it is both heart-wrenching and profoundly nightmarish when conflict engulfs a campus. How do we honor all identities, needs, voices while also inviting everyone to invest back in the campus collective? It is a central tension of our administrative positions, of our shared missions of higher education, and of our era.

And there are growing pains—for all of us. I’ve been studying intercultural group conflict, formally and informally, for more than 10 years. And I am supported by a team of some of the smartest, most loving, most temperate, and bravest professionals I can imagine. Together, we support you, your colleagues, and your students through the challenges of roiling campus conflict—not around it, not away from it, but through it—nourishingly, humbly, and with growth for all.

We begin on common ground: the human body. We translate contemporary neuroscience into relatable, applicable skills for your and your students. And when things get heated, when everyone is holding their breath, averting their eyes, or backing away, Marsh & Partners will engage your colleagues and your students in stepping forward into that heat—into hearing one another—and therefore, into healing.

How can we help? Whether it is training your student leaders and staff with skills necessary to navigate inevitable conflicts with depth and care, consulting privately about progressing issues, or facilitating campus discussions during critical incidents, I’m ready to assemble a team appropriate to the needs of your campus.

Conflict is opportunity; we do our work so you can do yours.

Sincerely,

Dr. Megan Marsh

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