Who knew how important having biological brothers could be to my career and life’s work? I always wanted to be in education, and as many of us in the field do, I stumbled upon stud[...]

We knew the parental tide was coming. And now it’s here. My career in higher education began in 1999 when I took my first job as a residence life coordinator (RLC) at a small, priv[...]

I was remembering the simple pleasures of this job, how I ended up here out of law school, the way a stadium sounds when one of my players performs well on the field… And sud[...]

“We don’t hire Queen Bees, we hire Worker Bees,” she told me. I was 26, an entry-level hall director, and I was being scolded by a senior-level administrator because my list of goa[...]

I do not believe that my path to student affairs is as non-traditional as I feel at times. I have been working in student affairs in one way or another since I was 18 years old. I [...]

Lady Luck has been smiling at me since I was a young girl. My earliest memories include getting a bat, ball, and glove when I was about five years of age. Not only did I get to pla[...]

You’re imperfect, and you’re wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging. -Brene Brown As I walk on campus every day, I often think about how far Latin[...]

Recently, a friend told me a story from his childhood. He and his father were about to jump into a stream on a hot summer day. His father warned him, “Now son, remember that [...]