I was quite surprised. On March 15th, I came across a post on the Facebook from one of the Assistant Vice Chancellors of Student Affairs at my university, UC Santa Barbara. Her pos[...]
The higher education field is experiencing uncertainty. Many institutions have already implemented hiring freezes, furloughs, and professional development fund decreases. It is nor[...]
Student Activities Without the Students: One Practitioner’s Account of Higher Education in the Time of COVID-19 For several weeks, there was persistent chatter. Rumblings, guesses[...]
Note: I’d like to start by saying, first, we are all trying our best to make sense of this while trying to stay sane, support our families, and do the best we can for our stu[...]
I am writing to process this pandemic and share my story in an effort to contribute to the selfless community of student affairs practitioners. “What should I be doing?” “What can [...]
I come from a family of educators and always appreciate the glimpses into the world of elementary-school teaching that I get from following my nieces on Facebook. One of the[...]
“I’m writing my story so that others might see fragments of themselves.” – Lena Waithe One of the most powerful lifelines in a community is storytelling. We are excited to br[...]
This post is part three in our three part series on the #SAGrad search for #CSAM18. Check out our previous installments here. I am a second year graduate student in the Higher Educ[...]
If you’re reading this, you are imaginably in the same boat as me: currently working on a master’s degree in some aspect of higher education, expecting to finish soon but have no i[...]
If you’re looking for a classic student affairs story, keep looking. Highly involved undergrad with lots of school spirit and more extracurriculars than classes? For sure! But the [...]