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Latest Episodes

Students’ Perspectives on the Purpose of Higher Education
December 31, 2025

In this episode, we explore students perspectives on the purpose of higher education at a moment shaped by rising costs, political tension, debates about belonging and DEI, and growing mental health concerns. Rather than talking about students, we center

Hanging up the Cape (for now)
December 26, 2025

Late nights, second phones, and responding to crisis after crisis can add up over time, even for the greatest heroes. Much like Captain America and Rupert Giles, higher education professionals are rethinking their career paths, roles on campus, and pivoti

Your Kid Belongs Here: Navigating Neurodivergence for Parents, Faculty, and Staff
December 17, 2025

Katie Rose Guest Pryals bookYour Kid Belongs Here pushes back on ableist systems affecting neurodivergent (ND) children, college students, and the rest of us. Drawing on personal stories as a parent and expertise as a scholar, Pryal shows how exclusion i

Here’s the Story: “Unraveling to Become”
December 16, 2025

In this episode of Heres the Story, Unraveling to Become, Neil E. Golemo and JT Snipes sit down with Frank Shushok Jr.mentor, professor, and living example of whats possible in student affairs. Frank shares how mentors, dyslexia, and one bold convers

Twenty Years of the MSL: Leadership, Learning, and the Future of Expanding Leadership & Opportunity
December 10, 2025

This episode of Student Affairs Now celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership (MSL), one of the most influential research projects in student affairs and leadership education. Host Heather Shea talks with longtime

Current Campus Context: Chaos, Cuts & College Sports
December 03, 2025

In the latest podcast episode of Current Campus Context, Heather Shea discusses four critical issues affecting higher education: declining international student enrollment due to immigration policies, redefinition of professional degrees impacting student

Shaking the Table: Survival and Healing Amongst Identity Center Practitioners 
November 26, 2025

In this episode of Student Affairs NOW, host Heather Shea talks with Dr. Jonathan A. McElderry and Dra. Stephanie Hernandez Rivera about their forthcoming book Shaking the Table: Survival and Healing Amongst Identity Center Practitioners. They discuss wha

Here’s the Story: “Ship-Shape Shirley”
November 25, 2025

When a residence hall went off the rails during the pandemic, Craig Allen didnt send emails or wag his fingerhe showed up with pizza, t-shirts, and presence. Hear how those small acts sparked a culture shift and reminded his team of the real power of co

Strong Integration and Systemness: Practicing Interconnected and Relational Leadership in Higher Education
November 19, 2025

Given the challenges higher education is facing right now, we need models of leadership that are mission-driven, student-centered, and nimble and adaptable. Dr. Brian Bruess, is the first president of both the College of St Benedict and St. Johns Univers

The Connected College: Leadership Strategies for Student Success
November 12, 2025

In The Connected College, Elliot Felix talks about breaking down silos through a more connected structure and strategy for student success. He is joined by Dr. Daniel Maxwell, who has decades of stude