One of the most humbling moments in the course of my career was the instant I realized a doctorate is not “the end” per se, but only the beginning. The days of completing the disse[...]

Way in advance of hashtags and likes, well before the onset of memes and Snapchat, and at least a few years before the creation of Facebook, my #SADoc story started as a college so[...]

I hear many times from other #SAPros that they have been stuck in a holding pattern after completing their Master’s degree and hesitant to make the leap into the quest for the Ph.D[...]

We are often bombarded with solicited and unsolicited advice from colleagues, peers and mentors as to whether a terminal degree should be part of our future plans. Unfortunately, a[...]

I had grandiose, almost artistic, ideas of life as a PhD student. I pictured myself with messy hair and my glasses sliding down my nose–holed up in coffee shops for hours at [...]

I have been on the staff of the Portland State University Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program since 2005, and my main role has been to prepare underrepresented students for doctoral [...]

The old squeaky wooden chair complains as I shift my weight to get closer to the computer screen. Heads turn and scathing glances are shot across the room from silent studiers. The[...]

After years of anticipation, hard work, insecurity, excitement, uncertainty, and hope, I am now not only on the brink of realizing a long-time dream, I have actually stepped over t[...]

As an essential component of the educational process of student learning and development, the contributions made by student affairs educators (#SAEds) are invaluable. Contrary to t[...]

This fall 2015, I started full-time as a PhD student in the Educational Leadership & Policy department at the University of Utah. I was lucky to receive a research assistantshi[...]