I am writing to process this pandemic and share my story in an effort to contribute to the selfless community of student affairs practitioners. “What should I be doing?” “What can [...]

Bright minds come to the United States and are needed, but not wanted (long-term). American businesses are losing over $2 billion annually, because local employees have low cross-c[...]

Malia Obama’s recent announcement about taking a year off before college this fall made big waves in the gap year industry.  I happened to be at the American Gap Association’s annu[...]

I’ve never met the students I work with on a daily basis. I don’t know what they look like, where they live, or what they’re involved in outside the classroom. I try to picture the[...]

The decision was a delicate one.  But after the grueling process of comparing the cost of tuition, proximity to home, teacher-student ratios, and reading alumni success stories, we[...]

via GIPHY  You may have seen this patriotism video put out by actor and professional wrestler John Cena. While there’s a lot to note about the video, I really enjoyed the play[...]

Innovation and creativity are two very important aspects of a new program that is highly encouraged at my current institution. These two characteristics are what helped me develop [...]

Earlier this week I spent half an hour on the phone arguing with my student loan servicer about why my income-driven repayment application had yet to be processed. I had a payment [...]

Never did I expect my transition from a community college to a four year university to be so challenging. I thrived in community college because I was involved in student governmen[...]

In my work as an advisor with the Pathway to the Baccalaureate Program at Northern Virginia Community College, I provide academic advising and support to students who have historic[...]