“You know what? Go for it. You can. I won’t.” You’ve no doubt have been in your office with your club/class/organization officers sitting with unbridled excitement about this FUN a[...]

I blame Thomas Edison for the perplexing issue of discussing failure within professional circles. It was Edison who while describing the trials and tribulations of inventing the li[...]

“Wow, great job finishing the race! How are your legs?”   “Hey, you look tired. You feeling okay?” “How are you today?” Raise your hand if you have ever had someone ask you on[...]

Right off the bat I’ll admit I’ve been scheming, starting, planning, and drafting this post for well over a year now. The original was focusing on the “fishbowl” that student leade[...]

“So why is Twitter so great and what is this #SAchat thing that you were talking about?” After a week of conferencing that included trips to the Region 1 NASPA Conferen[...]

That line is something that every syllabus should include in its first few lines. Not in the context of, “This is too hard.” or “This is too much work.” but rather in the context o[...]

I ran a half-marathon recently and (as most things in my life) I found a way to relate it to my higher education career. Alison Black, Assistant Dean of Student Life at Olin Colleg[...]

“The Board is coming to campus, make sure your area is tidy in case they stop by.” “Please be sure that any event that takes place the night before the Board is due to arrive is cl[...]

Living in the backchannel has led us down a path of what it is like to connect with people before you leave for a conference, how the knowledge sharing in the backchannel could bec[...]

In case you missed part one of this short series, you can check it out here: Living in the Backchannel: Pre-conference and Day 1. Day 1: 152 total #LEI10 tweets. Day 2: 422 total #[...]