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 advice about navigating a complex job market, searching while finishing graduate school, and recommendations for negotiating the first job offer.

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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 the first time on college campuses and other complications of the pandemic.

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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.

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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 some advice on how we can best support first generation Student Affairs professionals and practitioners.

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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 affairs professionals can better serve these students.

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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.

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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 and discuss the challenges, implications, and practices that student affairs professionals should be aware of in order to best support our student veterans.

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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.

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Dr. Heather Shea discusses college students in recovery from alcohol and substance use disorder with Drs, Becki Elkins, Penny Rosenthal, and Eran Hanke--three of the contributors to a New Directions for Student Services monograph. The conversation explores the complexities of the recovery movement, evolving definitions/language, and attends to issues of social justice and race. The episode ends with a discussion of recommendations for student affairs educators, faculty, and students in professional preparation programs.

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Renn and Reason have once again brought us back to our roots by updating their vital text, College Students in the United States: Characteristics, Experiences, and Outcomes. In this episode, Dr. Raechele Pope discusses the ways we can study and better meet the needs of our students.

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