The Contemporary Higher Education Scenarios (CHESs ) initiative has generated a live, evolving, and shared document that lists oft-en- countered scenarios and possible actions that could be helpful for staff and faculty. While the general Pratt Guidelines, Community Standards etc. are all useful and crucial, challenging issues and scenarios always arise, and it’s difficult to know how to react or act in the best interest of all at particular junctures and moments. The “scenarios” approach is useful because over time, a finite number of scenarios are encountered in our university interactions and teaching practice—or rather, the same scenarios constitute a high percentage of challenging situations. As well, scenarios coming up in other environments and spaces can inform how we can anticipate and deal with our own—while our formulations can also be useful for stakeholders across the board.
The CHESs document has headings with questions regarding commonly/frequently encountered situations in the classroom, studio, shared spaces, and even online. Faculty and staff contribute to the document, charting possible responses and describing their strategies.