I recently reread a short essay by Maureen Watson (2015) titled: Treasures in Darkness: Loving the Questions.  In the essay, Watson speaks about what it feels like to live in the d[...]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on  Having the tough conversations; talking about acts of violence with students. In this week’s chat 88 Student af[...]

It’s hard not to have headlines in the front of your mind all day as you try to accomplish your daily tasks. Refugees, Terrorism, Racism, etc etc. And surely, our students ar[...]

James Baldwin wrote: “We are capable of bearing a great burden, once we discover that the burden is reality and arrive where reality is.” His words are indicative and reinfor[...]

I’ll admit, I was overly excited for the recent #sachat about how to discuss current events in higher education environments. I have a tendency to be a bit of a news junkie. I love[...]

As student affairs professionals, it is our job, and likely our passion, to help students transform themselves from adolescents into motivated, free thinking young adults. It is ou[...]

Recently I attended the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisor’s (AFA) Annual Meeting in Nashville. This was my second time attending the conference and it was great to l[...]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on Talking to students about current events. In this week’s chat 138 Student affairs professionals, graduate studen[...]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on  The impact of current events on college campuses . In this week’s chat 188 Student affairs professionals, gradu[...]

In my first year as a graduate student, I quickly became used to not always having the answers, particularly the first few months that I worked with my students. It usually felt as[...]