Ask any Student Affairs Professional who is of color and working at a PWI, and you’ll undoubtedly hear about how they are the go-to resource for an overwhelming number of stu[...]

Family orientations are on the rise but few schools are doing them, or doing them well. In a wide-ranging conversation with Sylvester Gaskin of Towson University, Tom digs into the[...]

It’s no surprise that colleges service people from all types of backgrounds. One population that is often overlooked, but increasing in demand, is students who were formerly [...]

Balancing work and life is difficult when both you and your partner are career orientated, especially when a child comes into the picture. Megan Dailey chatted with Tom about the v[...]

A popular phrase in Student Affairs is, “Data doesn’t drive.” Another way to think about this is that if we aren’t good at converting our data into great st[...]

Games are engaging and sometimes addicting. Many classrooms have successfully integrated the most engaging elements of games into student learning. Derrick Picard is interested in [...]

It’s no secret that Student Affairs Professionals work hard. Long nights. Early mornings. Weekends. And sometimes, even holidays. In between all the work, some SA Pros are fi[...]

With almost 1 million international students attending US colleges and universities, when’s the last time you sat down with one and heard their perspective on student life an[...]

Imagine sitting down and having an interview with 50 senior student affairs professionals. What lessons would you learn? Alan Mueller undertook this project and in his interview wi[...]

Some students go above and beyond the normal role of car-to-class by getting involved on campus. Some students even go beyond that by getting involved on a national level. Whatever[...]