This post is for the first-year graduate students who are new to their programs, their institutions, their states.  For the students who are first-generation, are underrepresented [...]

My decision to continue my education straight out of undergrad was not an easy one. With the ridiculous federal administration that was elected and appointed since the 2016 electio[...]

In the midst of dropping enrollment, budget cuts and policy changes, it can be hard to remember why you entered student affairs. And when all of these things happen in the same sem[...]

I recently opined an open letter to career services professionals. After shopping the piece to several national organizations I presumed would have a vested interest in professiona[...]

For the longest time I didn’t feel as if I belonged anywhere.  I was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and spent the first 18 years of my life in Kuwait.  I was raised Muslim, a Shia Isma[...]

When Juhi first brought up the idea for this #HigherEdDesi series, I almost fell off my seat at work. This was super exciting for 2016 Briana!!! If you asked Briana of 2009 that a [...]

I never intended to be a community college professional. Prior to my first day of work at a two-year institution, my only relationship to these schools came from a short-session ma[...]

It might seem a bit unconventional to read a post during Careers in Student Affairs Month written by a higher education administrator who left the profession to serve students as a[...]

When we moved to Southern Illinois, we had a plan to be there for 2-3 years. Our checklist included getting connected to the community through a church, having our first child (in [...]

As I walk into the residence hall where I’ll be living for the next year or so while working in my new role as a resident director, I spot a large green banner above the elevator t[...]