
Student Affairs NOW
Student Affairs NOW is the premier podcast, weekly web show, and online learning community for thousands of us who work in, alongside, or adjacent to the field of higher education and student affairs.
Latest episodes

Apr 28, 2021 • 1h 2min
Assessing Student Learning
Dr. Heather Shea discusses assessing student learning and development outcomes with four assessment experts, including the co-editors of the new FALDOs book from CAS. Panelists share ways to streamline the process through frameworks as well as learn what various campuses are doing to build a culture of assessment.

Apr 21, 2021 • 46min
Sustainability
Dr. Keith Edwards discusses sustainability in student affairs and higher education with three leading experts and practitioners. They discuss what sustainability means and how it can be integrated into campus operations and student learning.

Apr 14, 2021 • 47min
Why They Hate Us
Dr. Keith Edwards discusses racist rhetoric in our culture, it’s impact, and solutions to move us forward with Dras. Lindsay Pérez Huber and Susana Muñoz, editors of the new book Why They Hate Us: How Racist Rhetoric Impacts Education.

Apr 7, 2021 • 51min
The Future of Off-Campus Housing
Dr. Keith Edwards discusses the future of off-campus housing with three experts; Dr. April Konvalinka, Dr. André Future, and Blair Boozer. These experts share their insights on enrollment futures, student needs, and ways to build partnerships, collaboration, and communication to better meet the needs of students living off-campus.

Mar 31, 2021 • 1h 21min
Amplifying APIDA Voices
In this two part episode, panelists discuss past, current and ongoing issues and topics facing Asian Pacific and Desi American college students, staff and faculty. Listen in as the panel discusses and reflects on ongoing challenges.

Mar 24, 2021 • 54min
#UndocuSAPros Voices
Susana Muñoz reflects with panelists 5 years after the Undocumented immigrant Knowledge Community was started in NASPA. What has changed? What hasn’t?

Mar 17, 2021 • 49min
Creating Sustainable Careers in Student Affairs
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.

Mar 10, 2021 • 41min
Laura Rendón
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.

Mar 3, 2021 • 53min
Virtual Job Searching
This conversation is full of helpful framing, strategies, and tactics to improve virtual search experiences for candidates and those hiring.

Feb 24, 2021 • 50min
GenZ New Professionals
We engage in a conversation with two GenZ scholars, about the defining characteristics, motivations, and misperceptions of the newest generation of student affairs educators to join our campus ranks.