Bridging Divides between Jews and Muslims in the Wake of Rising Antisemitism and Islamophobia

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Marium Mohiuddin and Dr. Zack Ritter have been working to build bridges between Jews and Muslims on college campuses. In this conversation, they share the challenges of holding space, unpacking trauma, teaching conflict resolution, and working through complex and contested histories. They also discuss the commonalities and differences of navigating Islamophobia and Antisemitism in America.

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Cultivating Brave Spaces

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The capacity to engage in difficult conversations across differences can be as challenging to develop as it is critical to learning, equity, relationships, and a functioning society. Many folks may be familiar with using "safe space" to frame these conversations. Today's guests have offered a "brave space" framework for co-creating environments for learning. Join Kristi Clemens and Dr. Brian Arao as they discuss the origins of brave space, putting it into practice, and cautions and complexities.

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NIL, Transfer Portal, Equity & Student Success in Athletics

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Three scholars and close observers discuss major shifts in college athletics and their implications. Join Ron Wade, Dr. Susan Shaw, and Dr. George McClellan as they discuss name, image, and likeness (NIL), the transfer portal, equity, and the implications for student success across institutions, sports, gender, and more.

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Appreciative Frameworks in Student Affairs

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Appreciative inquiry shifts attention from problems and deficits to assets, strengths, and possibilities. Drs. Symphony Oxendine and Brian Gano discuss appreciative inquiry, how to use it in student affairs work, and their learning from the contributions of other authors to their new volume, Appreciative Frameworks in Student Affairs.

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Towards Professionalization of Student Affairs Across the Globe

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Join the editors of a new book as they discuss student affairs and student services around the globe. They explore the assets and cautions around professionalization, including local voices in their context, and the future of student affairs and services globally.

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ACPA’s Contributions to Research & Scholarship

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Join these scholars and ACPA leaders, Drs. Z Nicolazzo, Antonio Duran, and Vasti Torres as they discuss ACPA’s contributions to research and scholarship. They reflect on what is included with research and scholarship and ACPA's historical, current, and future contributions. They also offer thoughts for those interested in contributing scholarship on why, how, and where to do so. This is part of a 13-episode series for ACPA’s 100th Anniversary and a partnership between ACPA and Student Affairs Now.

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Voices of Campus Sexual Violence Activists

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Drs. Ana Martinez-Aleman and Susan Marine discuss their new book, Voices of Campus Based Sexual Violence Activists, based on their research with more than 22 activists at 14 institutions. They highlight a broadening view of activism, institutional complicity, deep intersectional analysis, generational characteristics, and a love of the campus community and wanting it to improve. They offer how practitioners can shift from adversarial or indifference to seeing, hearing, including, and engaging these activists as resources.

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Integrating Mindfulness into Anti-Oppression Pedagogy

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Dr. Beth Berila discusses her new fully revised book Integrating Mindfulness into Anti-Oppression Pedagogy. This conversation delves into the why, how, and cautions around mindfulness and somatics in teaching and learning about anti-oppression, liberation, power and privilege, and transformation. They discuss cultural appropriation, healing, radical imagination, and more.

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COVID-19, Racial Inequity, and Basic Needs Insecurity

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This conversation discusses the report from The Hope Center on the implications of racial inequities on basic needs insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Frank Harris, III, Rjaa Ahmed, and Bryce McKibben discuss findings from a survey of almost 200,000 college students and numerous focus groups as well as implications for campus leaders and policy changes on and beyond individual campuses.

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Dual Enrollment: Growth, Challenges, and Opportunities

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Dual enrollment is a growing sector of higher education. Join these experts as they discuss the possibilities for engaging more students and the challenges around support, access, and equity. This conversation explores the basics of dual enrollment as well as the complexities.

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