Student Affairs NOW

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Student Affairs NOW is the premier podcast, weekly web show, and online learning community for thousands of us who work in, alongside, or adjacent to the field of higher education and student affairs.

Episode Date
Education Abroad in a Changing Higher Ed Landscape
May 27, 2026
Hacking College: Why the Major Doesn’t Really Matter – And What Really Does
May 20, 2026
Here’s the Story: “Finding Joy”
May 19, 2026
The Vital Role of Student Affairs in Community Colleges
May 13, 2026
Alliance for Higher Education: A Unified Voice to Protect Higher Ed’s Role in Democracy
May 06, 2026
Here’s the Story: “Policies have Purpose”
May 05, 2026
Student Development Theory in Action: Inside the SDTiA Model
Apr 29, 2026
Here’s the Story: “Faith is Resilience”
Apr 28, 2026
Student Development Theory in Action: Why this Book, Why Now?
Apr 22, 2026
Cultivating Resilient Teams (when resources are lean)
Apr 15, 2026
Podcasts & Pedagogy: Faculty Teaching with Student Affairs Now
Apr 08, 2026
Modern Scholarly Writing: Equity, Authorship & the Future of Publishing in Student Affairs
Apr 01, 2026
Here’s the Story: “Leading with Peace and Purpose in the Midst of Chaos and Uncertainty”
Apr 01, 2026
Current Campus Context: Who Defines Student Success? Power & Policy in Higher Ed
Mar 25, 2026
Here’s the Story: “Failing at the Finish Line”
Mar 24, 2026
The Interim Leader’s Playbook
Mar 18, 2026
Designing the Environment
Mar 11, 2026
Turning Assessment into Meaningful Change
Mar 04, 2026
Current Campus Context: Campus Voting Data, Federal Funding & Loan Caps
Feb 25, 2026
Here’s the Story: “Reflecting on the Pictures on the Wall”
Feb 24, 2026
Cultivating Equitable & Inclusive Conversations in Higher Education
Feb 18, 2026
Here’s the Story: “Belonging”
Feb 17, 2026
The Hottest Seat on Campus: A Roadmap for Mastering Leadership in College Admissions
Feb 11, 2026
Healing from the Wounds of Racism
Feb 04, 2026
Current Campus Context: One Year In—What Changed, What Didn’t
Jan 28, 2026
Radical Reimagining for Student Success in Higher Education
Jan 21, 2026
Rethinking Mentoring: From Personal Care to Collective Change
Jan 14, 2026
Transformative Coaching for Faculty and Staff in Higher Education
Jan 07, 2026
Here’s the Story: “Holding on to Possibility”
Jan 06, 2026
Students’ Perspectives on the Purpose of Higher Education
Dec 31, 2025
Hanging up the Cape (for now)
Dec 26, 2025
Your Kid Belongs Here: Navigating Neurodivergence for Parents, Faculty, and Staff
Dec 17, 2025
Here’s the Story: “Unraveling to Become”
Dec 16, 2025
Twenty Years of the MSL: Leadership, Learning, and the Future of Expanding Leadership & Opportunity
Dec 10, 2025
Current Campus Context: Chaos, Cuts & College Sports
Dec 03, 2025
Shaking the Table: Survival and Healing Amongst Identity Center Practitioners 
Nov 26, 2025
Here’s the Story: “Ship-Shape Shirley”
Nov 25, 2025
Strong Integration and Systemness: Practicing Interconnected and Relational Leadership in Higher Education
Nov 19, 2025
The Connected College: Leadership Strategies for Student Success
Nov 12, 2025
Here’s the Story: “Living without the ‘Should'”
Nov 11, 2025
Campus Racial Climate: Past, Present, & Future
Nov 05, 2025
Current Campus Context: Shutdowns and Showdowns in Higher Ed
Oct 29, 2025
Understanding the Cost of Caring: Vicarious Trauma in Student Affairs
Oct 22, 2025
Here’s the Story: “Navigating Work-Life with Long Covid”
Oct 15, 2025
Here’s the Story: “The Overflow”
Oct 15, 2025
Generous Thinking & Leading
Oct 08, 2025
Reflections and Forward Momentum: 25 Years of the ACPA Coalition for Disability & 35 Years of the ADA
Oct 01, 2025
Current Campus Context: Making Sense of the Signals Amid the Noise
Sep 24, 2025
Here’s the Story: “One or None: Difficult Decisions I Would Make Again”
Sep 17, 2025
Here’s the Story: “What Everyone Wants To Know: How I Got My Job”
Sep 17, 2025
DEIB: Holding Together at the Crossroads
Sep 10, 2025
The New Science of Learning
Sep 03, 2025
College Student Gambling
Aug 27, 2025
Current Campus Context: Reflections, Tensions, and Hopes for Higher Ed 
Aug 20, 2025
Here’s the Story: “Unstoppable Confidence”
Aug 13, 2025
Here’s the Story: “Roots and Returns”
Aug 13, 2025
Navigating the Changing Landscape of College Athletics
Aug 06, 2025
Student Affairs Legends Then & Now:  Harold Cheatham
Jul 30, 2025
The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance
Jul 23, 2025
Advancing Equity for First-Gen Students Through Data Transparency
Jul 16, 2025
Here’s the Story: “It Can’t Be About Me”
Jul 09, 2025
Here’s The Story: “Paid in Full”
Jul 09, 2025
Leading Toward Liberation: How to Build Cultures of Thriving in Higher Education
Jul 02, 2025
The Caring University: Reimagining the Workplace after the Great Resignation
Jun 25, 2025
Supervising with Strengths: Leading with Intention & Humanity
Jun 19, 2025
Here’s the Story: “Truthfully Honest”
Jun 11, 2025
Here’s the Story: “When the Tide Turns: Grief, Honor, and the Role of a University”
Jun 11, 2025
Reciprocity Required: Relationships Between Black and White Women in Higher Education
Jun 04, 2025
Contemplative Practices & Resistance in Higher Education
May 28, 2025
Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and Other Organizations for Human Flourishing
May 21, 2025
Here’s the Story: “Meeting Gloria, Finding Myself”
May 14, 2025
Here’s the Story: “Don’t Be a Burpee!”
May 14, 2025
Teaching Where You Are: Weaving Indigenous and Slow Principles and Pedagogies
May 07, 2025
100 Days In: Power, Policy, and Pushback in Higher Education
May 02, 2025
Assessment as a Leadership Process
Apr 30, 2025
NIH Ultimatum, Accreditation Power Grab, & Tax Threats
Apr 24, 2025
Student Success and Well-Being: Conversation with Dr. Paul Dosal
Apr 23, 2025
Who Defines Poverty? Harvard Rejects Demands, & the Promise of American Higher Ed
Apr 18, 2025
I work(ed) at the Department of Education.
Apr 16, 2025
Governance, Higher Ed Resistance, & Revoking Student Visas
Apr 11, 2025
Here’s the Story: “The Power of YOU” 
Apr 09, 2025
Here’s the Story: “Make Your Path by Walking”
Apr 09, 2025
Current Campus Context: Deportations, Faculty Voice, & Coalitions
Apr 04, 2025
From Student Affairs to Alumni Affairs
Apr 02, 2025
Current Campus Context: Federal Student Aid, Institutional Autonomy & Associations’ Push Back
Mar 27, 2025
Gentelligence: The Revolutionary Approach to Leading an Intergenerational Workforce
Mar 26, 2025
Current Campus Context: Exec. Order Dismantling the Dept. of Education, Weaponizing Federal Funding, International Students & Scholars
Mar 21, 2025
Here’s the Story: “When Feedback Feels Like Failure”
Mar 19, 2025
Here’s the Story: “Good Grief”
Mar 19, 2025
Current Campus Context: Education Cuts, Student Detainment, and the Politics of Funding
Mar 14, 2025
“What’s Important to Us?” – Reflections from listeners at ACPA 2025
Mar 12, 2025
Current Campus Context: Dear Colleague Letter FAQ, “Illegal” Protests, and more
Mar 07, 2025
Lori Patton Davis & Shaun Harper in Conversation
Mar 05, 2025
Coming Soon: Current Campus Context
Feb 28, 2025
Kitchen Conversation with the Asian Pacific American Network
Feb 26, 2025
Addressing Student Success at Small Colleges
Feb 19, 2025
Shared Equity Leadership
Feb 12, 2025
Here’s the Story: “The Hamster and the Hurricane.”
Feb 05, 2025
Here’s the Story: “Leaning on Collective Good.”
Feb 05, 2025
The Power of Story
Jan 29, 2025
Competencies for the College Presidency
Jan 22, 2025
Activism, Burnout, and Community in Higher Education: Narratives of College Student Activists
Jan 15, 2025
Dartmouth Dialogue Project
Jan 08, 2025
Trauma-Informed Practices Across Campus
Jan 01, 2025
Tipped and Tested (Part 2): A Sabbatical Spent Serving and Studying
Dec 25, 2024
Tipped and Tested (Part 1): A Sabbatical Spent Serving and Studying
Dec 18, 2024
Disruptive Transformation: Leading Creative and Innovative Teams in Higher Education
Dec 11, 2024
The Next Act: Realigning Your Mindset, Purpose, and Career
Dec 04, 2024
Lenses of Humanity: How reflection, connection, and empathy can heal our world
Nov 27, 2024
Thinking Like an Abolitionist to End Sexual Violence in Higher Education
Nov 20, 2024
The Futures of Student Affairs
Nov 13, 2024
Almost Doing Good: A Conversation with Jess Pettitt
Nov 06, 2024
Trans* on Campus: Lessons from Research & Recent Scholarship
Oct 30, 2024
ACPA’s Past, Present, and Future: Presidential Panel
Oct 23, 2024
Race and Indigeneity in Higher Education
Oct 16, 2024
Boldly Transforming Higher Education Through Political and Legislative Advocacy
Oct 09, 2024
The Future of Professional Staff Wellness in Residential Living
Oct 02, 2024
Understanding and Supporting Jewish College Students
Oct 02, 2024
Black Women Leading in Higher Education: Trouble the Water
Sep 25, 2024
Rocking the College Vote: Grassroots Initiatives and Partnerships
Sep 18, 2024
First Generation Graduate Students in Higher Education Preparation Programs
Sep 11, 2024
Student Affairs Legends Then & Now: Harry Le Grande
Sep 04, 2024
Serving Minoritized Students and the Staff Who Support Them
Aug 28, 2024
The Workplace Curiosity Manifesto
Aug 21, 2024
Supporting Mental Health During Education Abroad
Aug 14, 2024
Games, Play, and Learning
Aug 07, 2024
The Racial Healing Project
Jul 31, 2024
Student Activism for Reproductive & Sexual Health
Jul 24, 2024
Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs): A Conversation with Dr. Gina Garcia
Jul 17, 2024
The Academy Won’t Save Us: Black Women’s Health in Higher Education
Jul 10, 2024
Work Modalities in Student Affairs
Jul 03, 2024
The Humor Habit: Rewire Your Brain to Stress less, Laugh More, and Achieve More’er
Jun 26, 2024
Global Contexts for Leadership Scholarship, Education, and Practice
Jun 19, 2024
Exploring Staff Attrition and Retention in Student Affairs
Jun 12, 2024
Student Affairs Legends Then and Now: Kevin Kruger
Jun 06, 2024
Undocumented Students: Context, Equity, Humanity, & Joy
May 29, 2024
Living-Learning Communities in Practice
May 22, 2024
100 Years of ACPA History  
May 15, 2024
The College Student’s Guide to Mental Health
May 08, 2024
Asian American is Not a Color with OiYan Poon
May 01, 2024
Inside Student Affairs Now: Podcasting as Public Scholarship
Apr 24, 2024
Connections and Learning: Paths to and Benefits of Professional Engagement & Development
Apr 17, 2024
The Future of 2-Year Colleges: Exploring Trends, Needs, and Supports
Apr 10, 2024
Interfaith, Spiritual, Religious, and Secular (INSPIRES) Campus Climate Index
Apr 03, 2024
Exploring Chief of Staff Roles
Mar 27, 2024
Intergroup Dialogue in Higher Education: Navigating Campus Challenges through Intentional Conversation
Mar 20, 2024
ACPA’s Role in Queering Higher Education
Mar 13, 2024
Aspiring VPSAs: Lessons from the NASPA Institute
Mar 06, 2024
Bridging Divides between Jews and Muslims in the Wake of Rising Antisemitism and Islamophobia
Feb 28, 2024
Cultivating Brave Spaces
Feb 21, 2024
ACPA’s Roots in the Counseling Profession
Feb 14, 2024
NIL, Transfer Portal, Equity & Student Success in Athletics
Feb 07, 2024
Appreciative Frameworks in Student Affairs
Jan 31, 2024
Democracy Re/Designed: Advancing Democratic Engagement in Higher Education
Jan 24, 2024
Towards Professionalization of Student Affairs Across the Globe
Jan 17, 2024
ACPA’s Contributions to Research & Scholarship
Jan 10, 2024
Sex Work on Campus
Jan 03, 2024
Voices of Campus Sexual Violence Activists
Dec 27, 2023
Integrating Mindfulness into Anti-Oppression Pedagogy
Dec 20, 2023
COVID-19, Racial Inequity, and Basic Needs Insecurity
Dec 13, 2023
Dual Enrollment: Growth, Challenges, and Opportunities
Dec 06, 2023
ChatGPT Unlocked: Exploring AI Technology in Student Affairs
Nov 29, 2023
“Whatever it is, I’m against it.” Resistance to Change in Higher Education
Nov 22, 2023
A Sabbatical Transformation: A Conversation with Susana Muñoz
Nov 15, 2023
Restorative Resistance in Higher Education with Richard Reddick
Nov 08, 2023
Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs
Nov 01, 2023
“WE are Student Affairs”: Current Graduate Students Share Their Stories
Oct 25, 2023
Applying Restorative Justice to Campus Sexual Misconduct: A Guide to Emerging Practices
Oct 18, 2023
SJTI at 25: A Conversation with the Faculty at the Social Justice Training Institute
Oct 11, 2023
Part 2: “Where and How do I Apply for Grad School in Student Affairs?
Oct 04, 2023
Part 1: “Is a Student Affairs Graduate Program Right for Me?”
Sep 27, 2023
Applying Targeted Universalism to Student Success
Sep 20, 2023
3×3 Possibilities Model for Racial Justice and Decolonization
Sep 13, 2023
“How to Not”: A Counter-Strategy for Racial Equity
Sep 06, 2023
Discussing the Complexities of Barbie
Aug 30, 2023
Strategies for Developing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Competencies with Faculty
Aug 23, 2023
Geeking Out in Higher Education II: Student Affairs NOW goes to ComicCon
Aug 16, 2023
Muslim Student Experience
Aug 09, 2023
Faculty Roles in Advancing Racial Justice and Decolonization
Aug 02, 2023
Using Our Time Strategically
Jul 26, 2023
Trauma Stewardship: Re-Post
Jul 19, 2023
Critical Whiteness Praxis
Jul 12, 2023
Administratively Adrift: Overcoming Institutional Barriers for Student Success
Jul 05, 2023
Rethinking the RA Role: Innovating Student Staff and Resident Assistant Positions
Jun 28, 2023
Fostering Critical Hope: Heather Shea’s ACPA Presidential Address
Jun 21, 2023
Cultivating Moral Imagination: A Conversation with President Mary Dana Hinton
Jun 14, 2023
Reimagining Performance Reviews: Better Practices for Staff Evaluation and Development
Jun 07, 2023
From Labor Acknowledgements to Labor Commitments
May 31, 2023
Small and Mighty: Student Affairs at Small Colleges
May 24, 2023
Unmasking
May 17, 2023
From Student Affairs to the Presidency
May 10, 2023
Critical Hope for Educators: Equity Analysis, Possibility, and Responsibility
May 03, 2023
Student Affairs Legends Then & Now Featuring: Susan R. Jones
Apr 26, 2023
Connecting with the Campus Ombuds Office: Neutral & Impartial Conflict Resolution
Apr 19, 2023
Leadership Experiences of Student Body Presidents
Apr 12, 2023
SA Pros Parenting College Students
Apr 05, 2023
Commuter Students: Who they are and what they need to succeed
Mar 29, 2023
Student Affairs Legends Then & Now Featuring: Mike Segawa
Mar 22, 2023
100 Years of Hillel International: Supporting Jewish Identity & Community on Campus
Mar 15, 2023
Student Affairs Legends Then and Now: Paul Shang
Mar 08, 2023
Universities and Gambling Partnerships
Mar 01, 2023
Learning in the Aftermath of Tragedy: Lessons from Michigan State University
Feb 21, 2023
Introduction to CAS in Anticipation of the 11th Version
Feb 15, 2023
Student Affairs Legends Then and Now: Denny Roberts
Feb 08, 2023
Social Justice Education at UMass Amherst Celebrates 30 Years
Feb 01, 2023
Pat Hayashi: Reflections on Circumstance, Courage & Healing
Jan 25, 2023
College Esports: The Complexities & Impacts for Student Success
Jan 18, 2023
Native Presence and Sovereignty on Campus
Jan 11, 2023
The Social Change Ecosystem Framework: A Conversation with Deepa Iyer
Jan 04, 2023
Reimagining Social Justice
Dec 28, 2022
Reimagining Crisis Response and On-Call
Dec 21, 2022
New Host… Mamta Accapadi
Dec 14, 2022
Owning the “Enoughness of Being”: Desi Queens
Dec 14, 2022
Reimagining Residence Life
Dec 07, 2022
Employment in Higher Education: Workplace Challenges, Supremacist Cultures, and Antidotes for Action
Nov 30, 2022
The Theory of Being: Practices for Transforming Self and Communities Across Difference
Nov 23, 2022
Parents as Partners (Not Problems)
Nov 16, 2022
Black Feminist Epistemology
Nov 09, 2022
From Board Overreach to Engagement, Ethics, and Effectiveness
Nov 02, 2022
Autistic & Neurodivergent College Students
Oct 26, 2022
Square Pegs and Round Holes: Alternative Approaches to Diverse College Student Development Theory
Oct 19, 2022
Multiple Perspectives on College Students: Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities
Oct 12, 2022
Identity Interconnections: Pursuing Poststructural Possibility in Student Affairs Praxis
Oct 05, 2022
Becoming a Diversity Leader
Sep 28, 2022
The Impact of a Sense of Belonging in College: Implications for Student Persistence, Retention, and Success
Sep 21, 2022
Restorative Justice in Higher Education
Sep 14, 2022
Identity-Based Student Activism
Sep 07, 2022
New Hiring Practices for Student Affairs
Aug 31, 2022
Voting & Democratic Engagement on Campus
Aug 24, 2022
Lessons Learned from Leaving Student Affairs
Aug 17, 2022
Exploring Hybrid Work Arrangements in Student Affairs
Aug 10, 2022
Rethinking the Residence Director Role: Part II – The Live In Perspective
Aug 03, 2022
Lessons Learned for Being a Great New Professional
Jul 27, 2022
The Future of Undergraduate Career Education
Jul 20, 2022
Reigniting Relationships to Spark Successful Careers
Jul 20, 2022
Reproductive Health on Campus Post-Roe
Jul 13, 2022
Apologies: From the Individual to the Collective Levels
Jul 06, 2022
Reframing Assessment to Center Equity: Why, What, & How
Jun 29, 2022
Leading from the Middle: Leading Up, Down, and All-Around
Jun 22, 2022
Student Affairs Dads: Parenting Perspectives & Dad Jokes
Jun 15, 2022
Community Board Involvement: Benefits, Challenges, and Considerations for Leaders
Jun 08, 2022
SA NOW Social Hour: 100th Episode
Jun 01, 2022
The Pacific Islander Student Experience
May 25, 2022
Graduate Student Well-Being: Mental Health, Well-Being, and Support
May 18, 2022
Trauma-Informed Student Affairs Practice
May 11, 2022
Student Affairs MomS
May 04, 2022
Trends in Collegiate Recreation
Apr 27, 2022
Student Success: Perspectives, Approaches, and Strategies
Apr 20, 2022
Larry Ebbers
Apr 13, 2022
Trauma Stewardship: Navigating trauma and overwhelm as individuals, communities, and organizations
Apr 06, 2022
Anti-Racism for White People
Mar 30, 2022
Being Data Driven: Insights for SA Professionals
Mar 23, 2022
Disability: Beyond the Basics
Mar 16, 2022
Legal Issues: From Foundations to Emerging Issues
Mar 09, 2022
It’s My First Conference…Now What?
Mar 02, 2022
Proud & Thriving in College: Supporting the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Students
Feb 23, 2022
Rethinking the Residence Director Role
Feb 16, 2022
Academic Advising: From Foundations to Emerging Issues
Feb 09, 2022
Fraternity & Sorority Life: From Foundations to Emerging Issues
Feb 02, 2022
Experiences in Virtual Study Abroad
Jan 26, 2022
Culturally Relevant Leadership
Jan 19, 2022
Lessons from Research on a Curricular Approach
Jan 12, 2022
Finance in Higher Education
Jan 05, 2022
Student Affairs Career Transitions
Dec 29, 2021
Combating Trauma, Burnout & Compassion Fatigue
Dec 22, 2021
Broke: The Racial Consequences of Underfunding Public Universities
Dec 15, 2021
Proud & Thriving in College: Supporting the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Students
Dec 15, 2021
Queer + Rural College Students
Dec 08, 2021
Pronouns: Beyond the Basics
Dec 01, 2021
Critical Praxis in Student Affairs
Nov 24, 2021
The First Job Search
Nov 17, 2021
Design Thinking in Student Affairs
Nov 10, 2021
The “Froshmore” Experience
Nov 03, 2021
Being First (Part 1): First-Generation Students’ Experiences
Oct 27, 2021
Being First (Part 2): First-Generation Professionals’ Experiences
Oct 27, 2021
Canceling the Culture of Nice in Higher Education
Oct 20, 2021
Understanding the Lived Experiences of Multiracial People in Higher Education
Oct 13, 2021
Moving Beyond Land Acknowledgements
Oct 11, 2021
Celebrating Our Listeners
Oct 06, 2021
Behind the Scenes at Student Affairs NOW
Oct 06, 2021
Better Serving Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Students
Sep 29, 2021
Minoritized Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being
Sep 22, 2021
Student Affairs Podcast Jamboree – Part I
Sep 22, 2021
Identity-Conscious Supervision
Sep 15, 2021
Working with Boards and Legislatures
Sep 08, 2021
COVID-19 Recovery Efforts
Sep 01, 2021
Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Identities on Campus
Aug 25, 2021
Veterans and Military-Connected Students
Aug 18, 2021
Workplace Culture, Humanity, and Innovation
Aug 11, 2021
Critical Conversations on Community Colleges
Aug 04, 2021
College Students with Foster Care Experiences
Jul 28, 2021
The Sidehustle Phenomenon
Jul 21, 2021
Student Affairs Career Transitions Part 1: Early to Mid-Career
Jul 14, 2021
Student Affairs Career Transitions Part II: Additional Transitions
Jul 14, 2021
Mental Health & College Students
Jul 07, 2021
Using Case Studies for Professional Preparation
Jun 30, 2021
Conversation with ACPA & NASPA Leaders
Jun 23, 2021
Campus Policing & Student Activism for Black Lives
Jun 16, 2021
Supporting College Students in Recovery
Jun 09, 2021
Inside Town-Gown Relationships
Jun 02, 2021