The higher education field is experiencing uncertainty. Many institutions have already implemented hiring freezes, furloughs, and professional development fund decreases. It is nor[...]
CALLING ALL WRITERS! The Student Affairs Collective is looking for excited, passionate people to join our writing team! Ever thought about writing about student affairs and higher [...]
Diversity work in higher education can be difficult and tricky to navigate. It can be exhausting, heavy, and triggering to work alongside students in situations that are embedded w[...]
Professional development is critical for continuous education and growth purposes. But, many offices aren’t able to send their staff to multi-day conferences or specialized t[...]
Student affairs professionals spend their work lives helping to educate and develop their students, but don’t necessarily have the time or resources to educate and develop themselv[...]
With everything already on our plates, adding yet-another-Thing(tm) can be overwhelming. When the Thing(tm) is tuning into public policy, suddenly that stubborn task at the bottom [...]
When it comes to career services, there is an alphabet soup of certifications that you can receive. So, how do you decide whether or not you need a certification, which one is righ[...]
We’ve all had transitions in our lives. Some are easier than others. Like many of you, I’ve had a few significant transitions, and at first I was hard pressed to select just one fo[...]
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 have been working with college students in a professional setting since 2011. I’ve had the opportunity to mentor many extremely bright students. Because of my mentorship, m[...]