Wow it has been almost a month since I have written a blog post with good reason; see #NODA9, #NASPA11, and well #SpringInStudentAffairs. During the first quarter of this year, I w[...]

Kate Feeney, a graduate student at Iowa State University, contacted me earlier this week. For a class project, she was soliciting answers to the following question: What does acces[...]

In Student Affairs, many would argue that having your Ph.D. can certainly open many doors for you in your career. I truly don’t believe that everyone needs a Ph.D. to have opportun[...]

Public employees in Wisconsin have been on edge ever since Governor Scott Walker presented his budget repair bill last week. The bill eliminates almost all collective bargaining ri[...]

I read Daniel Pink. I love the Pink Blog. I love Drive. I think his studies and TED talk on motivation are interesting, moving, and a hot plate for new research in higher education[...]

I am sure that we are all familiar with the movie, The Lion King, which came out in 1994. The movie is about the development of Simba, from a young cub to a strong young leader. Du[...]

It’s a tried and true exercise, the writing of expectations within an organization. Every semester my staff creates a list of their expectations of me and I reciprocate with mine o[...]

I write about Twitter perhaps more than I should. I could write about my 52 books in 52 weeks journey that many others are also doing. I could write some responses to some of the a[...]

Like many other student affairs functional areas, housing and residence life is in the midst of the search process for summer interns. Our office at Indiana University South Bend h[...]

About a month ago @KevinCleary, @JoeGinese, and I had a conversation about how Jesuit education and philosophies shaped each of us personally and professionally. In case you may no[...]