Institutional and Community Resilience among Institutions of Higher Education in Metropolitan New Orleans. The New Orleans Index at Twenty
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| Title: | Institutional and Community Resilience among Institutions of Higher Education in Metropolitan New Orleans. The New Orleans Index at Twenty |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Nancy Mock, Thomas A. LaVeist, Scott S. Cowen, Robert Collins, Josh Lewis, Erin Franklin, Brookings Institution |
| Source: | Brookings Institution. 2025. |
| Availability: | Brookings Institution. 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-797-6000; Fax: 202-797-6004; e-mail: webmaster@brookings.edu; Web site: http://www.brookings.edu |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Weather, Natural Disasters, Higher Education, Resilience (Psychology), School Community Relationship, College Role, Municipalities, Minority Serving Institutions, Enrollment Rate, State Aid, Colleges, Universities, College Enrollment |
| Geographic Terms: | Louisiana (New Orleans) |
| Abstract: | Hurricane Katrina and the failure of the federal levee system exposed profound vulnerabilities across the Greater New Orleans area, including among higher education institutions. Over the past two decades, however, universities, community colleges, and specialized research centers alike have all evolved, improving their internal resilience and contributing significantly to the resilience of surrounding communities. This report first describes the impacts of Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures on the higher education institutions themselves, then details the roles those institutions played in building recovery and resilience in communities across the New Orleans metropolitan area. The authors examine the challenges they faced and the strategic opportunities they discovered that were associated with improving community resilience. The report closes with recommendations for future efforts toward greater institutional and community resilience among these universities and colleges across the metropolitan area. [This report was created with The Data Center.] |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Access URL: | https://www.brookings.edu/articles/institutional-and-community-resilience-among-institutions-of-higher-education-in-metropolitan-new-orleans/ |
| Accession Number: | ED678524 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Hurricane Katrina and the failure of the federal levee system exposed profound vulnerabilities across the Greater New Orleans area, including among higher education institutions. Over the past two decades, however, universities, community colleges, and specialized research centers alike have all evolved, improving their internal resilience and contributing significantly to the resilience of surrounding communities. This report first describes the impacts of Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures on the higher education institutions themselves, then details the roles those institutions played in building recovery and resilience in communities across the New Orleans metropolitan area. The authors examine the challenges they faced and the strategic opportunities they discovered that were associated with improving community resilience. The report closes with recommendations for future efforts toward greater institutional and community resilience among these universities and colleges across the metropolitan area. [This report was created with The Data Center.] |
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