Professional students are a special population, in my opinion.  They are working on some kind of post-baccalaureate professional license or degree (e.g. psychology, law, nursing, v[...]

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[...]

The following article is part three of a three-part series focused on how to take advantage of different aspects of your graduate school experience. Upon graduation from The Univer[...]

The following article is part two of a three-part series focused on how to take advantage of different aspects of your graduate school experience. Upon graduation from The Universi[...]

I feel as if we are always taught to expand and push ourselves to grow as professionals in student affairs. There are so many different work styles, personalities, and strengths wi[...]

You Are Enough. Those three words frustrate me. I don’t always believe in them. For some of us, the goal of perfection has been a burden for quite some time. Some of us jokin[...]

So I am nearly finished with my first year of graduate school and aside from attending classes, going through practicum interviewing experiences, and working at my part time GA pos[...]

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, that means you realize that it is almost the end of 2014. Around this time, many of us find ourselves beginning to think about New Ye[...]

Image borrowed from Chaoscomedy.com Nobody likes failure. But in the world of student affairs, and in the “real” world in general, it’s a fact of life that we need to engage, appre[...]

A new academic year is dawning and for many of us, we're still riding with our "training wheels" on. In this post, Ed Cabellon shares a personal story as a metaphor to encourage y[...]