We talk a lot about finding your “fit” in student affairs.  Over the years, I’ve heard the term used in a variety of ways.  Usually, it’s phrased in a positive light, p[...]

As my alarm wakes me, I place my feet down and reach for the gas mask beside my pillow to protect my tongue from the institution’s toxic fumes.   The words I once used t[...]

We’ve covered a wide range of perspectives on  #SAcompetencies this month, but there’s one category left: Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (AER).  Today, I want to share with y[...]

In all my experiences in higher education and more specifically, Student Conduct, the prestigious quote “Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?” has contributed greatly to my ethical foun[...]

With decreasing state funding, several American colleges and universities have revised their internationalization strategies. They are drastically increasing enrollment of foreign [...]

We stand, As people surround the innocent and as a collective, use vernacular experience and veteran status to dull a shine that like Christmas lights, when one piece of the whole [...]

Student Affairs While Black, or SAWB, is the term I use to define my daily superhero adventures in the world of Higher Ed Student Affairs. Recently, social justice issues pertainin[...]

Student affairs as a profession prides itself on supporting students, as it should. Student affairs professionals across the globe are doing amazing work to help their students suc[...]

We wait patiently at the phone, expecting a call about the next step in the process. Resumé: check Cover Letter: eh, but it will do! Passion: overflowing But there is a constant si[...]

The angry or upset parent phone call:  it’s one of the hazards of life as a dean of students.  For years I was on the receiving end of calls from parents looking for an explanation[...]