In case you haven’t noticed, October is a month where we in the field of student affairs like to celebrate and promote our careers – as well we should. There are many reasons[...]

A few nights ago, I had an extremely vivid dream – as people with depression are wont to do. In the dream, I was dying – I had been given a few days by a doctor and was[...]

We hope you’ll check into Higher Ed Live tomorrow as the co-founders of the Committed e-series here on the Student Affairs Collaborative, Sue Caulfield and Kristen Abell, tal[...]

Dear Aedan, It’s been just over a year since your father and I tried to explain my depression to you. I still remember you stepping tentatively into our bedroom after Daddy talked [...]

Welcome to the 2015 Committed series! Committed is an e-series started by Sue Caulfield and Kristen Abell in 2014 to highlight mental illness in student affairs. We know that a num[...]

  I dipped into Engaging Students through Social Media: Evidence-Based Practices for Use in Student Affairs by Rey Junco with great expectations, and it did not disappoint. Mi[...]

In November of last year, I wrote a blog post for Student Affairs Women Talk Tech that described my career path in my 15+ years in student affairs. It twisted, it folded back on it[...]

Are you a newbie on Twitter? Or maybe you’re old hat and want to find different ways to engage? If you’re either of those or anywhere in between, this Twitter challenge is for you![...]

Check out Lisa and Kristen’s #SAreads chat on Storify!   Driving the Line Almost every day, I drive down Troost Avenue in Kansas City – a street that has obviously[...]

  Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell is a fairly accurate description of what it’s like to be a young white woman attending college in the midwest. Cather and Wren, twins from Omaha, N[...]