“It’s your road and yours alone, others may walk it with you, but they cannot walk it for you” ~Anonymous As a first-generation Latina student, I was fortunate to[...]

You’ve earned it. You deserve it. It’s finally here. No, not a vacation. A promotion! Receiving acknowledgement for your skill, effort, and value to the college feels great. A prom[...]

It’s the time of year where prospective students from around the US and beyond are looking at the graduate schools where they can pursue a master’s degree in higher education or st[...]

My first job out of graduate school was as a Resident Director.  I served as a Resident Director at a couple of different schools for a few years before taking my current job.  In [...]

Recently, I attended the NAFSA Region IV regional conference and was fortunate enough to be paired with a senior administrator mentor. This allowed me to ask specific leadership qu[...]

Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the National Conference on Students in Transition in New Orleans, Louisiana. I consider myself to be a lifelong student so confe[...]

This quarter, I am participating in a weekly training where I facilitate discussions around social justice and activism with various student leaders and professionals on campus. Th[...]

One of the most hair-raising concepts for higher education personnel is the mid-year SA job hunt. As we near the middle of the year, some of you are likely graduating or simply sea[...]

A recurrent theme in student affairs professional development is the relationship between theory and practice. Reason and Kimball (2012) believe that professional practice should b[...]

If you’re reading this, I’m just arriving back in Pittsburgh from a week-long vacation in sunny Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. As I write this, however, I’m three days away from boarding[...]