While getting ready to graduate with my master’s in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri at Columbia, I stopped to reflect on my learning jour[...]

A few days ago, I presented my student leadership project titled Powering Your Passions. This presentation highlighted motivational leadership, team building, and leadership develo[...]

I’m sure many student affairs professionals will agree when I say possessing a repertoire of engaging team building games is an incredibly invaluable skill. There are many oc[...]

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[...]

When I first heard “turnover” when I was younger, I thought my dad was talking about an apple turnover (which, BTW, is delicious). However, after going through undergra[...]

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[...]

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[...]

When I was seriously considering pursuing a doctoral degree, I looked for valid reasons not to pursue it. I told myself “I am not good enough”, “I am not smart enough”. The mentors[...]