Previous research on preparation for the VPSA role has emphasized career progression rather than participation in professional development activities. This study aimed to explore the perceived effectiveness of 11 different professional development activities across 8 of the NASPA/ACPA Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Educators in…

In the previous article, we defined the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and the scholarship of practice (SoP) and identified characteristics and qualities related to these topics. In this article, we provide examples of scholars who have conducted a SoTL project related to student affairs. Each of these entries describes the project…

Many college students exhibit symptoms related to social anxiety disorder (SAD); however, they were not addressed or diagnosed until college. College counseling centers are experiencing an increased number of students with SAD. College students with SAD often experience failing grades, have limited social interaction with peers, and lack…

Student development theory (SDT) is a diverse corpus of academic and popular psychology with real-world application to the maturation of college and university students. It originated during the campus upheavals of the 1960s as part of a collective effort to reconcile restive students to mass higher education and modern technological society.…

In this article I highlight the complexities of trying to "do no harm" in student affairs practice. Drawing on my experiences as a student affairs professional who spent many years in roles responding to crises and working directly with students who had experienced trauma, I offer some lessons learned in my evolving understanding of a…

This basic interpretive qualitative study explores the multiple levels of context in which Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Master's programs exist and how those levels of context influence curriculum development and teaching. Utilizing interviews with 44 HESA faculty members across the United States and Canada, findings illustrate how…

This article examines the question of the purpose and benefit of professionalization of student affairs. We discuss how student affairs is positioned and positions itself at the "third space," in the intersection of administration, management, and the teaching and learning of students. In addition, the student affairs domain often…

The purpose of this research study was to understand the lived experiences of international students on a higher education campus in the U.S. post-pandemic and uncover barriers they encounter navigating their academic programs. Twelve students from 9 different countries were the participants. The main finding of this phenomenological study is that…

This article discusses some critical underlying factors that facilitate mental health concerns for Black males in higher education. This article also focuses on the role that student affairs practitioners and faculty can play in supporting Black males on college campuses with mental health needs. This article concludes with recommendations and…

To explore the extent at which the published student affairs research in top-tier journals is conducted primarily at four-year institutions at the exclusion of literature on community colleges, we conducted a content analysis to examine the number and type of journal articles related to community colleges published in the Journal of College…

We examine the experiences of student leaders working with student affairs educators (SAEs). Framed by social exchange, we identified three themes highlighting how, from the perspectives of student leaders, (in)actions contribute to complicating the working relationship between student leaders and SAEs: (a) deprioritizing and devaluing student…

The global marketisation of higher education has been evidenced by a wide range of discursive phenomena. This article examines how several sets of student service advertisements in a Hong Kong university employ multilingual writing to promote tailored services and experiences to different groups of student 'consumers'. It draws on approaches from…

College is a complex, high-stakes game, according to authors Ned Scott Laff and Scott Carlson, but students can learn how to win it. "Hacking College" offers college advisors, faculty, and staff in student and academic affairs a groundbreaking guide to rethinking higher education so that students can succeed in an increasingly complex…

Much of the student development theory we draw on in student affairs practice is presented from a trauma-neutral perspective. In this article, I bring a trauma-informed and power-conscious lens to student development theory and encourage us to think about the possibilities and complexities that arise through this framing. I offer some big…

The growing literature on access, participation, and success of refugees entering higher education has illustrated the myriad challenges that this cohort faces. Much of this research has rightly focused on the student perspective, exploring the barriers and challenges that impede entry, engagement, and achievement. Relatedly, there is growing…