Student Affairs NOW

The two editors and two of the contributing authors to the new book Critical Praxis in Student Affairs discuss ways to bring our commitments to social justice and the use of critical theory into our student affairs practice toward liberation. The authors don’t just argue for justice and liberation, they explore the reflexive, messy, courageous, personal, and beautiful ways they have worked at it.

This episode features an engaging in-class conversation about expectations and realities for the first student affairs job search. Facilitated by the course instructor and Student Affairs NOW host, Dr. Heather Shea, the panelists were directed questions crowd-sourced from students in the class. The six panelists, all alumni of the same program from the classes of 2019, 2020, and 2021, share their...

Dr. Keith Edwards explores design thinking as both a process and a mindset with two authors of the new book Design Thinking in Student Affairs and two students. The conversation explores wicked problems, learning from failure, empathy, assessment, equity, organizational change, and indigenous pedagogies.

Student transitions have often captured our attention as we consider the various interventions and opportunities for engagement with new students on campus. For many campuses, this year brought two groups of first-time-on-campus students. Dr. Heather Shea discusses with Dr. Jennifer Keup, Brian MacDonald, and Dr. Laura Randolph the unique needs of the two cohorts of college students arriving for t...

They were first generation students and then first generation higher education professionals. Dr. Glenn DeGuzman sits down with Dr. Juan Guardia, Dr. Ray Gasser, and Dr. Daisy Rodriguez and talk about how their experiences as first generation professionals and how their lived experiences have impacted their career journey and professional identity in higher education. These educators also share so...

First generation students are the first in their families to attend college. How has the needs of this student population evolved over the last decade? Listen in as Dr. Glenn DeGuzman sits down with Dr. Robert Longwell-Grice, Dr. Rashné Jehangir, and Dr. La’Tonya Rease Miles to discuss this topic, the latest research, and explore what campuses can do to support this vulnerable population.

Dr. Carlton Green talks with host Raechele Pope about how racism often manifests in a culture of nice in higher education where white individuals hesitate to discuss race and racism openly and directly thus reinforcing long standing harms and racial trauma for people of color. Fear of being called racist often becomes more important than the fear of actually acting in racist ways. They also discus...

The rise in the number of young people who identify as biracial or multiracial presents college campuses with an opportunity to expand their racial understanding to better serve this growing population and become more inclusive in the process. Improving the college experience for multiracial students will require modifying existing student data-collection methods and providing better resources and...

On today's special Indigenous Peoples' Day bonus episode, we are re-sharing one of our favorite and most popular episodes, Moving Beyond Land Acknowledgements. The panelists discuss how colleges and universities can move beyond land acknowledgments. They provide questions for student affairs leaders to consider as more higher education institutions adopt land acknowledgments as a common practice.

In celebration of our one year anniversary as a podcast, this episode features the voices and perspectives from across the field of student affairs. Joining Dr. Heather Shea are four incredible student affairs educators participating from coast-to-coast discussing all of the ways in which their lives and work coalesce in higher education in service of students. The post Celebrating Our Listeners a...

Production Assistant Nat Ambrosey sits down with the hosts of Student Affairs NOW to take you behind the scenes. They discuss how the podcast started, episodes to listen to and more, all for the 1 year anniversary of the podcast.

To discuss how student affairs and higher education can better serve incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students, Dr. Keith Edwards is joined by three formerly incarcerated individuals and two scholars who are researching and actively and directly serving incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students. They discuss foundational knowledge, myths, strengths and contributions, and how student af...

Dr. Raechele Pope is joined by Drs. Inge Hansen and Drea Letamendi to discuss addressing the mental health and well-being of the most marginalized. They discuss strategies deliberately designed for the most marginalized, collaboration across the campus community, expanding self-care to community-care and systems, and recognizing and addressing the toll on the mental health of professionals.

Dr. Keith Edwards hosts our first podcast jamboree. In this fast-paced and high-energy episode, you can learn about 12 awesome student affairs-related podcasts. Hosts share about their podcasts as well as their favorite podcasts, dream guests, tips, and what they are pondering now.

Dr. Susana Muñoz talks with authors of Identity-Conscious Supervision; Robert Brown, Dr. Craig Elliott, and Dr. Shruti Desai. Guests explore topics around power, identity, and courageous leadership.

Dr. Keith Edwards discusses the complexity of working with Boards and legislatures to advance student affairs priorities and institutional missions to foster equity, learning, and student success. Dr. Felecia Commodore shares her scholarly perspective and insights from her research and writing on Boards and governance. Former college president, Dr. Joe Sertich shares his experiences and suggestion...

Dr. Glenn DeGuzman sits down with Dr. Stacy Pearson-Wharton, Amber Ulmer, Dr. Kim Monteaux De Freitas to share their insights and strategies they are taking to support students this fall and address the Covid-19 and Delta Variant pandemic.

Many of the United State’s oldest institutions of higher education have their origins in Christianity. Today, even at public institutions, some campus systems (specifically university holidays and the academic calendar) are still very Christian-centric. And yet, with the influx of international students and faculty from more diverse religious backgrounds as well as an influx of secular identities,...

The relationship between Higher Education and the U.S. Military has been both long and complex. The opportunity for student veterans to be afforded the opportunity for an education introduced rewards but new challenges in student services best effort to best support this population of students. Dr. Glenn DeGuzman sits down with Dr. Phillip Morris, Dr. Dani Molina, and Dr. Bruce Kelley to explore a...

Student affairs workplace norms and practices have long needed updating and rethinking. Now is the time to address these long-overdue needs and innovate to meet this current moment for our profession and ultimately for students. Dr. Keith Edwards discusses challenges, opportunities, and innovative practices to transform the student affairs workplace for us all with Drs. Chris Conzen, Margaret Sall...

Dra. Susana Muñoz facilitates a critical conversation about the vital role that community colleges play with three scholars/community college leaders.  The post Critical Conversations on Community Colleges appeared first on Student Affairs NOW .

College students with experiences in the foster care system are often not central to institutionalized support within student affairs and higher education. Dra. Susana Muñoz meets with Angela Hoffman Copper, Dr. Royel Johnson, and Kenyon Lee Whitman about ways higher education and student affairs can better support college students with foster care experiences. The post College Students with Foste...

Many student affairs professionals engage in additional projects or offer their services outside their primary role within the University, often to pursue passion projects and/or to earn additional income. These sidehustles continue to be a part of the lives of even more professionals in higher education due to various reasons such as financial need and passion areas. Dr. Glenn DeGuzman meets with...

In this episode, we discuss a variety of career transitions including seeking a terminal degree, mid to senior-level, practitioner to faculty, student affairs adjacent roles, retirement, and more. Dr. Keith Edwards discusses the role of identity, imperfect institutions, purpose, and transformation with an editor and contributing author to the book Managing Career Transitions Across the Lifespan fo...

In this episode, we discuss early to mid-career transitions for student affairs professionals including challenges around identity, institutional structure, power, community, purpose, role, and more. Dr. Keith Edwards discusses early to mid-career transitions with two editors and a contributing author to the book Managing Career Transitions Across the Lifespan for Student Affairs Practitioners.