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[...]

During my junior year of university, I took an incredible class called the New Humanitarian. In it, we had a number of people Skyped in (and also in-person) to discuss a variety of[...]

More than a decade ago, I moved to Canada from Bangladesh as an international student. Now, I am a student affairs professional supporting international students’ personal and prof[...]

Welcome to this episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast       We’re stoked to welcome Mandi Stewart to the podcast and welcome back Kevin O’Co[...]

My name is Patrick “PJ” Proctor and I am not the fastest person alive.  That man would be Usain Bolt.  But I feel like I have been running like the Flash this past month – fr[...]

“Be humble,” “don’t show off”, “know your place”.  These were the ideologies espoused to me by my parents during my formative years. Knowing what you do and achieve is its own rewa[...]

Week one of my first professional staff training is complete and week two starts soon! It has been such an exciting time for me to finally transition from a paraprofessional to a n[...]

If someone had told me at my undergraduate graduation that in two years, I would be moving to Ohio, I’m sure my reaction would have been laughter. As a proud Californian, tak[...]

Welcome to this episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast   We’re psyched to welcome the one and only Craig Bidiman back to the show this week. He chats with Dustin [...]

Last month, student affairs professionals from across the globe gathered in Indianapolis for the 2016 Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) Conference. As one of m[...]