Like many, I struggle with the imposter syndrome—both in my professional life and my personal life. Someone recently referred to me as a runner, and I quickly laughed and correcte[...]
“Being a foreigner, Ashima believes, is something that elicits the same curiosity of from strangers, the same combination of pity and respect.” ― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake [...]
Being a Desi Higher Education Administrator is only one intersection of my identity. It is a combination of my Desi Identity and my #SAPro Identity, that make me the administrator[...]
Now that we’re back into the #SAchat season and academic year, I’m particularly curious about who is engaging with the Student Affairs Collective. This community thrive[...]
I never knew how much my work tied to my identity, until the day my work no longer made sense. Like many of you, I too found this field by accident, through an impactful mentor who[...]
I believe all student affairs professionals are leadership educators. Higher education strives to produce socially responsible leaders, ready to participate in, adapt to, and shape[...]
Welcome to another great episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast! This episode is proudly brought to you by… This week’s episode features Tom and Dustin reun[...]
When we started working together–a Latina heteroflexible/queer woman (Luz) from low-socioeconomic status and a white lesbian upper middle class woman (Judy) of similar ages i[...]
I have worked in Jesuit higher education for the entirety of my career. When I did my job search out of grad school, I kept telling my friends and mentors that I wanted to be at “a[...]
Lately I’ve been struggling with giving oneself titles such as expert, leader, and change-agent. My perspective is that titles are not only earned but also given. Calling you[...]