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In this week's snippet, Dr. Angel Perez discusses the substantial shifts from working in admissions to leading admissions, and from operational leadership to strategic and visionary leadership.
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The Hottest Seat on Campus: A Roadmap for Mastering Leadership in College Admissions
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February 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
In this week's snippet, Dr. Angel Perez discusses the substantial shifts from working in admissions to leading admissions, and from operational leadership to strategic and visionary leadership.
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Dr. Angel Pérez’s The Hottest Seat on Campus is a leadership manual & call to action for higher education pros navigating the volatile worlds of admissions & enrollment. He focuses on leadership capacities in politics, crisis, storytelling, and self-management.
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The Hottest Seat on Campus: A Roadmap for Mastering Leadership in College Admissions
Dr. Angel Pérez’s The Hottest Seat on Campus is both a leadership manual and a call to action for higher education professionals navigating the volatile worlds of admissions and enrollment. In this co...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Dr. Angel Pérez’s The Hottest Seat on Campus is a leadership manual & call to action for higher education pros navigating the volatile worlds of admissions & enrollment. He focuses on leadership capacities in politics, crisis, storytelling, and self-management.
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In this week's snippet, Dr. Stacey Pearson-Wharton talks about the impact of experiencing racism in the short-term and long-term.
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Healing from the Wounds of Racism
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February 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
In this week's snippet, Dr. Stacey Pearson-Wharton talks about the impact of experiencing racism in the short-term and long-term.
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Dr. Stacey Pearson-Wharton discusses the harms of racism and healing from the interpersonal, org, and systemic experiences. Dr. Stacey offers suggestions for finding stability & safety, soothing, mourning the loss, counternarratives, & toward thriving.
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Healing from the Wounds of Racism
Dr. Stacey Pearson-Wharton discusses not only the harms of racism but also the ways those who experience racism can heal from the interpersonal, organizational, and systemic experiences. Dr. Stacey of...
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February 4, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Dr. Stacey Pearson-Wharton discusses the harms of racism and healing from the interpersonal, org, and systemic experiences. Dr. Stacey offers suggestions for finding stability & safety, soothing, mourning the loss, counternarratives, & toward thriving.
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What has actually changed and what has quietly reshaped campus life beneath the headlines. Explore federal power and institutional response, heightened ICE presence and campus climate, and how bluster, austerity, and silence are redefining institutional priorities.
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Current Campus Context: One Year In—What Changed, What Didn’t
One year into a new federal administration, the January 2026 installment of Current Campus Context examines what has actually changed for colleges and universities—and what has quietly reshaped campus...
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January 28, 2026 at 2:10 PM
What has actually changed and what has quietly reshaped campus life beneath the headlines. Explore federal power and institutional response, heightened ICE presence and campus climate, and how bluster, austerity, and silence are redefining institutional priorities.
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The time for incremental reform in higher education has passed, and colleges must transform their cultures, structures, and leadership models to truly center student success. “What would our institution look like if students really mattered?”
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Radical Reimagining for Student Success in Higher Education
Radical Reimagining for Student Success in Higher Education argues that the time for incremental reform in higher education has passed and that colleges must transform their cultures, structures, and ...
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January 21, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The time for incremental reform in higher education has passed, and colleges must transform their cultures, structures, and leadership models to truly center student success. “What would our institution look like if students really mattered?”
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Mentoring isn’t just 1:1 support. It can be an act of care, collective strategy, & lever for change. This conversation explores identity, culturally responsive mentoring, & how care, justice, & joy can make mentoring transformative for people and programs.
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Rethinking Mentoring: From Personal Care to Collective Change
In this episode of Student Affairs NOW, host Heather Shea is joined by a powerful group of scholar-practitioners to explore mentoring and community-driven solutions in higher education. Recorded as an...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Mentoring isn’t just 1:1 support. It can be an act of care, collective strategy, & lever for change. This conversation explores identity, culturally responsive mentoring, & how care, justice, & joy can make mentoring transformative for people and programs.
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In this week's snippet, Dr. Charles Fink talks about the exceptional fit of coaching to help leaders navigate the incredible complexity and swift pace of today's higher education in general and student affairs work especially.
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Transformative Coaching for Faculty and Staff in Higher Education
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January 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
In this week's snippet, Dr. Charles Fink talks about the exceptional fit of coaching to help leaders navigate the incredible complexity and swift pace of today's higher education in general and student affairs work especially.
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We see the public journey of leaders. We don’t often talk about the journey beneath the surface: the real life, internal dialogue, & quiet battles no one applauds. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re the only one holding it together, this episode is for you.
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Here's the Story: "Holding on to Possibility"
From Monday through Friday, 9–5, we see the forward-facing journey of leaders—the wins, the awards, the praise. What we don’t often talk about is the journey beneath the surface: the real life, the da...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
We see the public journey of leaders. We don’t often talk about the journey beneath the surface: the real life, internal dialogue, & quiet battles no one applauds. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re the only one holding it together, this episode is for you.
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"Transformative Coaching" argues that a coaching approach can be a deeply human, ethical, & relational. We discuss what coaching is & isn’t, what this approach can look like across higher ed, and especially within student affairs work in these times.
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Transformative Coaching for Faculty and Staff in Higher Education
Transformative Coaching for Faculty and Staff in Higher Education argues that a coaching approach can be a deeply human, ethical, and relational practice that can re-energize the people who make highe...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:56 PM
"Transformative Coaching" argues that a coaching approach can be a deeply human, ethical, & relational. We discuss what coaching is & isn’t, what this approach can look like across higher ed, and especially within student affairs work in these times.
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We explore students’ perspectives on the purpose of higher ed at a moment shaped by rising costs, political tension, debates about belonging and DEI, and growing mental health concerns, unpacking what college is supposed to do and who it is meant to serve.
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Students’ Perspectives on the Purpose of Higher Education
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 ...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We explore students’ perspectives on the purpose of higher ed at a moment shaped by rising costs, political tension, debates about belonging and DEI, and growing mental health concerns, unpacking what college is supposed to do and who it is meant to serve.
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Late nights, 2nd phones, & responding to crisis can add up over time, even for the greatest heroes. Much like Captain America & Rupert Giles, higher ed pros are rethinking their career paths, roles, and pivoting to focus on self-care & ways to impact students.
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Hanging up the Cape (for now)
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 ret...
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December 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Late nights, 2nd phones, & responding to crisis can add up over time, even for the greatest heroes. Much like Captain America & Rupert Giles, higher ed pros are rethinking their career paths, roles, and pivoting to focus on self-care & ways to impact students.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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In this week's snippet, @katiepryal.bsky.social talks about the origins of her new book, personal stories, and institutional issues.
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Your Kid Belongs Here: Navigating Neurodivergence for Parents, Faculty, and Staff
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December 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In this week's snippet, @katiepryal.bsky.social talks about the origins of her new book, personal stories, and institutional issues.
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In,"Your Kid Belongs Here" @katiepryal.bsky.social pushes back on ableist systems. The book argues for a cultural shift: from viewing neurodivergence as a deficit to embracing it as a difference that enriches learning communities.
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Your Kid Belongs Here: Navigating Neurodivergence for Parents, Faculty, and Staff
Katie Rose Guest Pryal’s book Your 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...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In,"Your Kid Belongs Here" @katiepryal.bsky.social pushes back on ableist systems. The book argues for a cultural shift: from viewing neurodivergence as a deficit to embracing it as a difference that enriches learning communities.
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Frank Shushok Jr. shares how mentors, dyslexia, and one bold conversation with a Baylor Regent helped him reimagine his future, ultimately leading him from nearly not graduating high school to the presidency of Roanoke College.
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Here's the Story: "Unraveling to Become"
In this episode of Here’s the Story, “Unraveling to Become,” Neil E. Golemo and JT Snipes sit down with Frank Shushok Jr.—mentor, professor, and living example of what’s possible in student affairs. F...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Frank Shushok Jr. shares how mentors, dyslexia, and one bold conversation with a Baylor Regent helped him reimagine his future, ultimately leading him from nearly not graduating high school to the presidency of Roanoke College.
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Drs. John Dugan and Kristan Cilente-Skendall reflect on how the MSL has shaped our understanding of leadership, learning, and social responsibility and the Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity (CELO), and its role in equity and development.
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Twenty Years of the MSL: Leadership, Learning, and the Future of Expanding Leadership & Opportunity
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 lead...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Drs. John Dugan and Kristan Cilente-Skendall reflect on how the MSL has shaped our understanding of leadership, learning, and social responsibility and the Center for Expanding Leadership and Opportunity (CELO), and its role in equity and development.
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Make sense of declines in international enrollment and immigration enforcement; a proposed redefinition of “professional degree;" budget cuts & staff reductions; and major shifts in college athletics.
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December Current Campus Context
In this month’s Current Campus Context, Heather Shea is joined by correspondents Dr. Felecia Commodore and Dr. Brendan Cantwell to make sense of four major forces reshaping higher education right now:...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Make sense of declines in international enrollment and immigration enforcement; a proposed redefinition of “professional degree;" budget cuts & staff reductions; and major shifts in college athletics.
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When a res hall went off the rails during the pandemic, Craig Allen didn’t send emails or wag his finger—he 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 connection.
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Here's the Story: "Ship-Shape Shirley"
When a residence hall went off the rails during the pandemic, Craig Allen didn’t send emails or wag his finger—he showed up with pizza, t-shirts, and presence. Hear how those small acts sparked a cult...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
When a res hall went off the rails during the pandemic, Craig Allen didn’t send emails or wag his finger—he 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 connection.
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Authors of Shaking the Table: Survival and Healing Amongst Identity Center Practitioners discuss why centering the voices of identity center practitioners is especially urgent amid increasing resistance to DEI work.
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Shaking the Table: Survival and Healing Amongst Identity Center Practitioners
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 ...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Authors of Shaking the Table: Survival and Healing Amongst Identity Center Practitioners discuss why centering the voices of identity center practitioners is especially urgent amid increasing resistance to DEI work.
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In this week's snippet Elliot Felix discusses the many different ways to look at student success.
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The Connected College: Leadership Strategies for Student Success
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November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
In this week's snippet Elliot Felix discusses the many different ways to look at student success.
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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 to bring practical applications to improve the student experience.
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The Connected College: Leadership Strategies for Student Success
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...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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 to bring practical applications to improve the student experience.
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Learning to release the pressure of the “shoulds” and leaning into authentic desires is not easy feat. This episode explores the courageous decision of releasing the rules and making the decision to embrace a life worth living.
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Here's the Story: "Living without the 'Should'"
Learning to release the pressure of the "shoulds" and leaning into authentic desires is not easy feat. This episode explores the courageous decision of releasing the rules and making the decision to e...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Learning to release the pressure of the “shoulds” and leaning into authentic desires is not easy feat. This episode explores the courageous decision of releasing the rules and making the decision to embrace a life worth living.
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In recognition of First-Generation College Student Celebration Day, we've launched a new YouTube playlist to connect episodes that speak to advancing success of first-generation undergraduate & graduate students and professionals in higher education.
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First-Generation Experiences in Higher Education - YouTube
In recognition of First-Generation College Student Celebration Day, we've launched a new Youtube playlist to connect episodes that speak to advancing success...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In recognition of First-Generation College Student Celebration Day, we've launched a new YouTube playlist to connect episodes that speak to advancing success of first-generation undergraduate & graduate students and professionals in higher education.
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Dr. Shaun Harper shares his dismay at the challenges students who bring diversity to campuses continue to face in 2025.
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Campus Racial Climate: Past, Present, & Future
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November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Dr. Shaun Harper shares his dismay at the challenges students who bring diversity to campuses continue to face in 2025.
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