Has anyone ever asked you about your professional mission? Did you pause after you read that sentence to wonder if you have one? This year I took time to develop a professional mis[...]

When the lights shut off And it’s my turn to settle down My main concern Promise that you will sing about me Promise that you will sing about me Kendrick Lamar, “Sing A[...]

The  colleagues, mentors, educators,  advocates that I know personally have a way of encouraging each other in the context of social justice advocacy and education: “do the work!” [...]

With racial tensions boiling over in Ferguson, Missouri after the “No Indictment” decision of Darren Wilson, the officer who killed Michael Brown, and now in New York C[...]

I work at an institution where it can be easy to believe that we live in a post-racist society. I work at an institution where administrators truly work hard to build bridges acros[...]

I lived in Saint Louis for nearly 21 years before making my slow trek west for undergrad in Kansas City and now grad school in Kansas. I have walked, and experienced most of my lif[...]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on Continued reflection on #Ferguson. In this week’s chat 200 Student affairs professionals, graduate students and [...]

For the past week I have struggled with my Black identity and my role as an educator. With the decision in Ferguson, Missouri to not indict Officer Darren Wilson, I’ve been struggl[...]

Check out Lisa and Kristen’s #SAreads chat on Storify!   Driving the Line Almost every day, I drive down Troost Avenue in Kansas City – a street that has obviously[...]

Race is a constant factor weaving its way overtly and indirectly throughout my personal and professional life. A part of my own professional identity, I work every day to not be se[...]