Student Affairs NOW

Latest Episodes
The Caring University: Reimagining the Workplace after the Great Resignation
In his book The Caring University, Dr. Kevin McClure shares a transformative approach to higher education workplace culture. He argues that institutions must prioritize the well-being of faculty and s
Supervising with Strengths: Leading with Intention & Humanity
Anne Brackett and Alicia Wojciuch, two dynamic leaders whove helped hundreds of student affairs professionals, join Heather Shea to explore how strengths-based approaches can transform the way we sup
Here’s the Story: “Truthfully Honest”
In these times, being honestly truthful reinforces listening, hearing and holding students. Dr. Palmer shares the necessary value of understanding the difference between honesty and truth.
Here’s the Story: “When the Tide Turns: Grief, Honor, and the Role of a University”
Tragedy and loss are inevitable in the career of any Student Affairs professional. In this powerful episode, Dr. R. Bowin Loftin recalls the day he had to deliver heartbreaking news after a sailing tr
Reciprocity Required: Relationships Between Black and White Women in Higher Education
Authentic relationships between Black and white women in higher education are often difficult to cultivatemade more so by the persistent realities of misogynoir and the role white women can play in p
Contemplative Practices & Resistance in Higher Education
The editors of this book join to discuss contemplative practices for transformation. The volume shares stories that offer life experience, powerful examples, and concrete practices to help bring being
Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and Other Organizations for Human Flourishing
Dr. Jessica Riddell discusses mindsets and 10 tools to rethink, reimagine, and rebuild institutions of higher education from her research and book Hope Circuits. She offers a critique of the status qu
Here’s the Story: “Meeting Gloria, Finding Myself”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUicR1InL2s Episode Description Heather Shea shares how working in a women's center and bringing feminist icon Gloria Steinem to campus shaped her personal, polit
Here’s the Story: “Don’t Be a Burpee!”
Dr. Carter-Atkins shares a powerful message of self-care and leadership through the magic of burpees!
Teaching Where You Are: Weaving Indigenous and Slow Principles and Pedagogies
Drs. Shannon Leddy and Lorrie Miller, co-authors of Teaching Where You Are: Weaving Indigenous and Slow Principles and Pedagogies, discuss indigenous approaches to teaching and learning. They integrat