A New Sense of Belonging - How a French university, inspired by its U.S. partner institution, is strengthening relationships with its graduates

Nathalie Sampieri-Teissier (1) , Gillles Bousquet (2) , José Sampol (3)

1 CRET-LOG - Centre de Recherche sur le Transport et la Logistique
2 University of Wisconsin-Madison
3 AMU - Aix Marseille Université

For a long time, French and U.S. universities were truly on two different continents when it came to alumni relations. Bousquet and his colleagues' work with AMU demonstrates that it is possible to adapt best practices of U.S. institutions to a large public French university to create an alumni relations—and fundraising—infrastructure. Such relations would be a game changer for French higher education more broadly, benefiting students and strengthening an overall sense of community at individual institutions.

Mots clés: "Alumni"

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Education

Nathalie Sampieri-Teissier, Gillles Bousquet, José Sampol. A New Sense of Belonging - How a French university, inspired by its U.S. partner institution, is strengthening relationships with its graduates. Case Currents, 2018. ⟨hal-02081500⟩