I think many of us in Student Affairs, across this country, and across the world have all been collectively sighing at what 2016 has brought to us this year. We have seen terror ac[...]

When it comes to big lessons, 2016 has been a year of education. In terms of my life, this has been no exception. It has been the first year that I have begun working as a full-tim[...]

When I think about all the things that happened in 2016, both to and around me, there’s this weird mixture of emotions that happens all at once. Happiness and sadness. Excitement a[...]

The beginning of 2016 brought a time of transition for me and my family.  At the end of 2015, my husband and I sold our house. On a step of faith, after a very tumultuous fall seme[...]

2016 has been a year of change for me — I left the world of National Service after finishing my 2nd term as an AmeriCorps VISTA. I went from working on a mentoring program be[...]

There are a couple of questions my sister and I always get: 1. Are you twins? 2. Is Martine the older one? No and no. I am the “big” sister.  I may be 5’1″ [...]

When I look back on the past year and focus on my own life, rather than the bigger picture of what’s going on in the world, I am able to see all the good things that have happened.[...]

2016 was not my favorite year, but it won’t go down as one of the worst (I’m still pretty angry at 2006, and I’m a terrible grudge-holder). This year, my wife got pregnant—by desig[...]

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[...]

London’s mayor takes the best selfies. He’s also brilliant, down to earth, charismatic, witty, and a genuinely kind person who cares deeply about the future of the worl[...]