I’d like to put my position up front: there is NO schism between liberal arts education and jobs. None. So, when you hear the President of the United States, many governors, [...]

In a meeting last week someone referred to our students as “customers,” but then, realizing what had been done, quickly walked the statement back by saying something like, “not tha[...]

In my last post I focused on different types of innovators.  In this post I want to share some thoughts on different types of innovation.  But, I’d like to start with a quick[...]

There has been conversation here on the SA Collaborative Blog and in other places about “radical practitioners” and innovation in the student affairs space.  The dialog[...]

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sources of inspiration for student affairs services and programs and in surveying the field think we would benefit from more lateral thinking.[...]

Pinterest has shown tremendous growth over the past six months, and is one of the few newer (non-google) social media sites to gain traction. But, is it a fad that will show waning[...]

It happens to me every spring. I’m bundled up in a winter stupor, then slowly the temperature starts to rise. Spring break comes and goes. Yellow pine pollen appears on every[...]

My colleague Laura Lane and I gave a presentation at the North Carolina Counseling Association 2010 conference last week, and I wanted to share with you some of the details of our [...]

Although I am not a new professional, I am the newest member of the staff of my current office (about 14 months on the job). I blurted out a statement in a meeting the other day th[...]

This is a test post of the new portal from my blog over to the SA Bloggers site. Hi Tom – did it work? [...]