I never intended to be a community college professional. Prior to my first day of work at a two-year institution, my only relationship to these schools came from a short-session ma[...]

Student Affairs professionals are drawn to work in community colleges because we care – deeply – about our students. I’ve learned that the simplest of human kindnesses can go a lon[...]

Academic performance of college athletes has always been a concern of higher education leaders. Administrators and advisors have spent countless hours and resources trying to find [...]

At South Plains College, a rural community college of 10,000 in West Texas, where I am an academic advisor,[i] I have some big goals for my students. But not just because I think i[...]

You’re in a dark auditorium surrounded by people you don’t know. A bright light shines on the stage in front of you and you hear a voice. “College is a lot different than high scho[...]

We want YOU to be a part of campus life, YOU belong here, there is something here for YOU! When students at the community college where I work go to use the restroom they are greet[...]

At institutions across the country, the division between the “two sides of the house” can be an insurmountable barrier to student learning and overall institutional effectiveness. [...]

Having not heard from J, I call her, asking her if she still wants to come in to register for next semester and figure out what to do about her Bursar Hold.  I walk T, in fear of f[...]

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”  ~ Frederick Douglass These words deeply resonate with me, and actually helped me realize that I wanted to change[...]

It seems that ever since Neil Howe and William Strauss coined the term “Millennials” to describe those born between 1981 and 2000, we’ve been coming up with ways to stereotype this[...]