Campus Racial Climate: Past, Present, & Future

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This episode was inspired by the recent article by Drs. Shaun Harper and Oscar Patrón, Three Decades of Campus Racial Climate Studies and 25 New Directions for Future Research, which builds on the foundational work of Dr. Sylvia Hurtado. Together, their scholarship has profoundly shaped how we understand race, racism, and belonging in higher education. We’ll discuss how campus racial climate research has evolved over the past 30 years, what challenges and opportunities remain, and where this critical field is headed next.

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Understanding the Cost of Caring: Vicarious Trauma in Student Affairs

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Vicarious trauma is real, it’s widespread, and it’s not the same thing as “needing more self-care.” In this episode, Dr. Jill Bassett-Cameron joins Student Affairs NOW to explain what vicarious trauma is, how it shows up in our work, and why student affairs professionals must stop ignoring or minimizing it. Dr. Bassett-Cameron offers a timely and validating conversation about how we can name, manage, and reduce the trauma we absorb through service.

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Race and Indigeneity in Higher Education

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This episode examines the current status, and future directions of race and indigeneity in student affairs and higher education. The episode offers a brief glimpse of the evolution of ACPA as an example of one professional association grappling with and addressing these complex issues.

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Understanding and Supporting Jewish College Students

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This episode discusses the identities and experiences of Jewish students on campus today.. Many Jewish students have reported feeling unsafe and traumatized amidst the rise of antisemitism on campus, in our nation, and across the globe. Our guest, Dr. Elisa Abes, offers a critical perspective to deeply examine the realities of anti-semitism on college campuses and its impact on Jewish students.

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Black Women Leading in Higher Education: Trouble the Water

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The leadership of Black women in student affairs and higher education is part of the essential story of the success and challenges of our colleges and universities. Unfortunately, these stories are often erased and thus their contributions minimized. Black women’s experiences as supervisors and supervisees is a key part of their leadership journey. It’s time for us to explore how the changing landscape affects the experiences and leadership pathways for Black women.

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Serving Minoritized Students and the Staff Who Support Them

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In this episode we are discussing serving minoritized students and the unique institutional types that focus on supporting minoritized students. Our hope is to focus on ways we can serve minoritized student populations at institutions that may not have been created with these populations in mind but are now playing an important role in providing access to higher education. By doing so, we hope to highlight what all institutions can learn about serving minoritized students and how professional associations, like ACPA, can better support student affairs and higher education professionals engaging in this important work.

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The Academy Won’t Save Us: Black Women’s Health in Higher Education

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Black women working in higher education as administrators, faculty, and staff face daily harms and traumas that affect their emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual health and well-being. Black women are often hazed, shamed, and unsupported in myriad ways that put their health and their future at risk. Even when colleges and universities highlight their commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, they rarely address the institutional and intersectional realities facing Black women. It is time for us to move beyond describing the problem and lean into discovering how to cope, survive, thrive,and embrace joy in our lives.

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ACPA’s Role in Queering Higher Education

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This special episode focuses on the history, present, and future of LGBTQ+ people and issues in higher education. Panelists Jonathan Poullard, Dr. Becki Elkins, Cole Eskridge, and Dr. Quortne Hutchings join us to reflect on ACPA’s role in making higher education a more queer-friendly environment for students and practitioners alike.

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ACPA’s Roots in the Counseling Profession

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Join this important conversation among ACPA scholars and leaders, Drs. Leila Moore, Amy Reynolds, and Heidi Levine as they reflect on the roots of the counseling profession in ACPA and the vital role that mental health providers have played in ACPA, student affairs and higher education historically and today. This rich discussion also address the current mental health challenges facing college students today and the important role of student affairs professionals and campuses in addressing these issues.

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Student Affairs Legends Then & Now Featuring: Susan R. Jones

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Rejecting outright the Student Affairs “Legend” title we ascribed to her, Susan Jones joins us to discuss her career as an award-winning professor, prolific author, and valued mentor to many in the profession. Listen in as she shares her hopes and fears for our future and the future of student affairs and higher education. BTW, we stand by our description of Dr. Susan R. Jones as a legend.

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