Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer for the Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo
Raechele (she/her/hers) is the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Affairs and the Chief Diversity Officer for the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo. She is also a Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs. Her scholarship interests and publications generally rely on a social and organizational analysis of equity, access, inclusion, justice, and engagement. Through an inclusive theory, practice, and advocacy lens, she examines the necessary concrete strategies, competencies, and practices to create and maintain multicultural campus environments. Her scholarship has challenged and transformed (a) how the field defines professional competence and efficacious practice, (b) the nature of traditional planned change strategies in student affairs, and (c) the relevance of student development theories and practices for minoritized students. Raechele is the lead author for both Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs: Advancing Social Justice and Inclusion (2019) and Creating Multicultural Change on Campus (2014). In addition, she is a co-editor of Why Aren’t We There Yet? Taking Personal Responsibility for Creating an Inclusive Campus. She is a recipient of the ACPA Contribution to Knowledge Award, an ACPA Senior Scholar Diplomate, a recipient of the NASPA Robert H. Shaffer Award for Academic Excellence as a Graduate Faculty Member, and a former NASPA Faculty Fellow.
Raechele’s Episodes
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.
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…
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,…
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…
There is limited scholarship on Indigenous college students which reflects why finding belonging, engagement, and sovereignty is challenging for Indigenous students. Amanda Tachine is brilliant and uncompromising in her critical examination of what causes harm and the systemic barriers that make it difficult to create meaningful change in higher education. This episode will highlight the…
Despite their overwhelming success in higher education, Black women continue to be devalued, discriminated against, and harmed by the colleges and universities where they work or attend school. Their unique standpoints, epistemologies, and praxis have always challenged the standard white hegemony of higher education and yet never before in higher education have we had a…