Paul Eaton is a doctoral candidate in Educational Research and Leadership at Louisiana State university. What was your path to Student Affairs (feel free to include your plans as a[...]

Depending on where supervisors are working, their perceptions of the Resident Assistant (RA) role may differ from those of their colleagues. Some see the RA as a bastion of communi[...]

Anyone who has spent some time in Student Affairs has witnessed turnover.  When turnover happens at the top of the organization, it can put us at a standstill.  After a  new Vice P[...]

Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! This week’s episode is with the magnificent Marsha Herman-Betzen, Executive Director of ACUI (Ass[...]

I recently found myself thinking about the field of student affairs and had two recurring thoughts. (1) How in the world did I find and decide to pursue this field and (2) This is [...]

  “Balance gaining experience/capital b4 speaking up w/not using that as an opt out to give feedback when something hits your gut”   Several times throughout [...]

On Friday I’m having dinner with one of my closest group of friends. Nothing out of the ordinary, right? But in this case it will be the first time we’ve seen each other in quite s[...]

Higher Education/Student Affairs is a unique field, where changes in the US often impact the affairs within an institution. What I mean by this is that, while communities and towns[...]

College and university campuses and environments provide a setting of immense growth and innovation. They are a magical place of self-discovery, of passion, of talent, and of promi[...]

I have recently transitioned from working two years as a paraprofessional student staff to becoming a full-fledged professional staff member in residence life. Along with this tran[...]