The day after the grand jury decision in the shooting death of Mike Brown I shed a tear on my way to work listening to Otis Redding “A Change Is Gonna Come” thinking about how I wa[...]

I am reminded of a lighthearted moment that I shared with my colleagues and though the context of the conversation escapes me, I remember boastfully beginning my statement with “WE[...]

Words can inspire us to think beyond our own scope.  They have an interesting ability to stir urgency in our imagination whether read or heard.  The intent behind words may result [...]

When I was considering my graduate assistantship, the most common questions I got were “Are you sure? Won’t that be difficult?” This wasn’t because my assistantship was in a subuni[...]

Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! In honor of our November series, we happily welcome Dr. Daniel Tillapaugh to the show this week. Dustin[...]

This image was created by Monica Duwel, http://monicaduwel.com/ When monumental situations arise, I turn to writing to help me process my thoughts. In today’s digital age, I witnes[...]

Two years ago I attended the #saTech Boston Conference with my then supervisor from Salem State University.  I remember the day vividly.  I was new to the job and was excited that [...]

This was originally posted on the ACPA Standing Committee on Men and Masculinities blog. Let me start by saying that I am proud of my fraternity affiliation. I initiated as a membe[...]

In this post, I would like to share thoughts that will make some nod their heads in agreement and others to stare at me in my white privilege. This invisible knapsack, supplied wit[...]

NOTE:  this post written in April 2013 as part of NASPA’s Women in Student Affairs blog series, “Feminist Fridays.”  To find out more about this group, click here. A few weeks ago,[...]