As I approach graduation, I’m looking forward to new opportunities and challenges while also reflecting back on the experiences I’ve had during the past two years. Transitions are [...]

Students are always asking me, “How did you get this job?” and “How can I do what you do?” I’ve been reflecting on the path that led me to my current role, and a common theme emerg[...]

Being in my last semester of graduate school, coupled with my assistantship as a hall director and my practicum at a school an hour away, I have struggled to find time to exercise [...]

“So what’s your major?” “Are you involved in any clubs on campus?” “What res hall do you live in?” If you’re a young student affairs[...]

We get intellectual nourishment in many spaces, but in the group we get personal and intellectual nourishment. Which is a very, very rare combination. – Sharon Harley, Associate Pr[...]

Where I’m from, the idea of being Dr. typically is a mythological term reserved for those with only the brightest imaginations. The constant remembrance of that notion is a subtle,[...]

As a child, one of my favorite shows was Ghostwriter. This incredible, educational (read: nerd’s paradise), tells a tale of a fictional ghost who helps kids solve cases (by way of [...]

My name is Shekeitha L. Jeffries, I am a first-generation African American student, born in Paterson, New Jersey and I am the oldest of five children. I attended Fairleigh Dickinso[...]

As I wrap up the first year in my doctoral program, I reflect on how much I have learned about myself so far. I’ve learned that this doctoral journey is taking me to a different le[...]

I have birthed two babies while in my doctoral program. This wasn’t planned. But this is my life. For the last five years there has been a reoccurring theme…perseveranc[...]