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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Dr. Keith Edwards discusses the new book Creating Sustainable Careers in Student Affairs with editor Dr. Margaret Sallee and contributing authors Dr. Rosemary Perez and Ben Stubbs. Guests discuss attrition from student affairs, changing systems and structures to make sustainable careers possible, and the roles we all have in making these changes to benefit student affairs professionals and the students we work with in higher education.

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Dra. Susana Muñoz interviews one of her mentors, Dra. Laura Rendón, a pillar in the field of higher education. They discuss her journey through the academy, validation theory, and navigating liminal, in-between spaces or nepantla in higher education.

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Dr. Heather Shea explores three interrelated themes--Resiliency, Crisis, and Conflict--with two senior-level student affairs administrators, Dr. Kathy Adams Riester and Dr. Glenn DeGuzman, as part of a professional development seminar.

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Dr. Heather Shea talks with a panel of graduate students and student affairs educators about the ways in which imposterism shows up during the graduate school experience and beyond. Joining Heather are Eileen Galvez, Alex Lange, Katherine Lechman, and Dr. Megumi Moore.

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Watch this special collaboration and crossover episode as NASPA SA Voices in the Field podcast co-host Dr. Jill Creighton joins SA Now co-hosts Dr. Susana Muñoz and Dr. Glenn DeGuzman to discuss the role of podcasts, professional development, and more.

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Dr. Glenn DeGuzman talks with Dr. Jason Lynch, Leah Ward, Jamarco Clark, and Dr. Molly Mistretta about combating trauma, burnout, & compassion fatigue among student affairs practitioners.

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Dr. Larry Roper discusses leadership, justice, parenting, and the changing nature of student affairs work over the past 30 years.

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We discuss the new book Reframing Campus Conflict with co-editors and two of the contributing authors.

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Dr. Keith Edwards interviews one of his mentors and student affairs heroes, Dr. Susan Komives. They discuss her career, thinking, reflections, predictions, and more.

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