Small and Mighty: Student Affairs at Small Colleges

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Small colleges offer a unique experience for students and for student affairs professionals. Editors of the book Small and Mighty, discuss the unique opportunities and challenges of student affairs at small colleges. They discuss direct student engagement, relationship and community building, resource challenges paired with increasing student needs, and the importance of place.

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Connecting with the Campus Ombuds Office: Neutral & Impartial Conflict Resolution

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By definition, an ombudsperson is a role whose focus is neutral and impartial conflict resolution. They typically operate independently from the university and has no official or formal decision-making capabilities. Ombudspersons have been referred to as the “conscience of the university” -- working within campus communities to resolve conflict through identifying systemic issues and trends while focusing on fair treatment of individuals. These campus offices are also important partners with divisions of student affairs and college student educators. In this episode, Dr. Heather Shea speaks with four folks who serve as campus ombuds to learn more.

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Universities and Gambling Partnerships

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With increases in the legalization of gambling, particularly in sports, we see partnerships and endorsement deals between universities and gambling entities emerging. Today's guests bring expertise on gambling, the influence of money on athletics, and addiction and well-being. They discuss legalization, increased access to money and technology to gamble, and ethical institutional responses. The guests emphasize centering care for students, our role as educators and public health approaches to well-being.

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Learning in the Aftermath of Tragedy: Lessons from Michigan State University

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The Student Affairs Now host community comes together to discuss crisis response, supporting students, creating communities of love and healing, and helping the helpers. In this deeply personal conversation, Heather Shea shares her experiences as a staff member in the aftermath of the tragedy at Michigan State University. Hosts offer Heather support and discuss ways to support students, lead campus response, and support our colleagues and friends. We hope you will never need this episode. If you do, we hope it is helpful.

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From Board Overreach to Engagement, Ethics, and Effectiveness

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Guests discuss governance issues, including overreach, ethics, and effective board governance. We unpack recent events at Michigan State University as a case study to explore governance issues for higher education institutions across the United States. Drs. Brendan Cantwell, Felecia Commodore, Demetri Morgan, and Kris Renn discuss engagement vs. overreach, negative partisanship, board accountability, and the possibility of today's challenges being leveraged to create transformational change for reimagining boards for greater effectiveness for higher education as a public good.

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Voting & Democratic Engagement on Campus

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Today’s new episode is all about promoting voting and democracy on college and university campuses. Many states have recently held primaries and midterm elections are right around the corner in the U.S.. This episode’s panelists are engaged—both inside higher education institutions as well as beyond—in exploring voting initiatives and increasing democratic engagement among college students. Joining host Heather Shea are Renee Brown, Adam Gismondi, Stephanie King, and Suchitra Webster.

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Reproductive Health on Campus Post-Roe

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With the June 24, 2022 Supreme Court of the United States decision overturning Roe v. Wade, campuses across the U.S. are scrambling to address students’ reproductive health needs and deal with underlying issues contributing to lack of access to care. As laws permitting or limiting abortion care are now decided at the state, campus policies, access to abortion care, student activism, and other forms of student engagement around reproductive health may vary drastically from one higher education institution to another. In this episode, Dr. Heather Shea talks with Dr. Teresa DePiñeres and Dr. Carrie N. Baker about essential knowledge and skills for addressing reproductive health on college and university campuses.

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Legal Issues: From Foundations to Emerging Issues

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Join Dr. Keith Edwards as he discusses legal issues in higher education with Jessica Salazar, Dr. John Wesley Lowery. and Dr. Ryan C. Holmes. These guests discuss foundational concepts; navigating the complexities of law, institutional context and culture, and people; various ways to work effectively with the general counsel's office; and emerging legal issues on the horizon. Today's guests bring different perspectives as a scholar of higher education law, a practicing campus attorney, and a senior student affairs practitioner.

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Moving Beyond Land Acknowledgements

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The panelists discuss how college and universities can move beyond land acknowledgments. They provide questions for student affairs leaders to consider as more higher education institutions adopt land acknowledgements as a common practice.

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Working with Boards and Legislatures

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Dr. Keith Edwards discusses the complexity of working with Boards and legislatures to advance student affairs priorities and institutional missions to foster equity, learning, and student success. Dr. Felecia Commodore shares her scholarly perspective and insights from her research and writing on Boards and governance. Former college president, Dr. Joe Sertich shares his experiences and suggestions for navigating politics, power, and governance for effective institutional leadership. Ardell Sanders shares his insights for his fellow student affairs professional as a current Board member at his alma mater.

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