Peter Felten and Leo Lambert talk about their new book Relationship-Rich Education on episode 331 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

We don’t use relational language to talk about how to go to college. And we need to do that.

-Leo Lambert

Relationships are high stakes for students both in college and after college.

-Leo Lambert

Of all the places on college campuses where relationships take hold, the classroom is still the most important place.

-Leo Lambert

They’re not asking us to solve all their problems, they just want to be seen as humans.

-Peter Felten

Resources Mentioned

Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College, by Peter Felten and Leo M. Lambert

The Undergraduate Experience: Focusing Institutions on What Matters Most, by Peter Felten and Leo M. Lambert

Elon 101: The First-Year Advising Seminar

What’s in a Name? The Importance of Students Perceiving That an Instructor Knows Their Names in a High-Enrollment Biology Classroom, by Katelyn M. Cooper, Brian Haney, Anna Krieg, and Sara E. Brownell

Caution, Student Experience May Vary: Social Identities Impact a Student’s Experience in Peer Discussions, by Sarah L. Eddy, Sara E. Brownell, Phonraphee Thummaphan, Ming-Chih Lan, and Mary Pat Wenderoth

Faculty Leadership and Student Persistence–A Story From Oakton Community College, by Elisabeth Barnett

Whose culture has capital? A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth, by Tara Yosso doi:10.1080/1361332052000341006