Volume 17, Issue 1 (Summer 2019)

Message from the President

“We must not only resent and be angered at injustice; we must simultaneously be in love with justice, and we ...

Letter from ACPA Executive Director

Hello ACPA members! I hope that this greeting finds you well at the beginning of a new academic year and ...

From the Interim Editors

Dear ACPA Members and Developments readers, We are excited to welcome a new Editor and Associate Editor to lead Developments ...

Campus Threat Assessment: Considerations for Administrators

Roger “Mitch” Nasser Jr, PhD Lindenwood University One of the most challenging responsibilities for student affairs practitioners today is emergency ...

Role of a Graduate Student Honor Society in Encouraging Professional Identity Development

written by Christopher Giroir and Christine Austin Author Note Christopher Giroir and Christine E. Austin are both faculty members in ...

Moral Crises and Ordinary Virtues

written by Jonathan O'Brien The U.S. is slipping into a full-fledged moral crisis. At least that’s what the commentators and ...

Developing Resilience by Managing Staff Wellbeing during Crisis Response and Recovery

Christina Diggs Kyle Fassett Spanning concerns related to mental health, campus safety, and sexual violence, today’s emergency preparedness landscape in ...

The Myth and Practice of Grief in Student Affairs

written by Taylor Gladieux and Michelle L. Boettcher The field of Higher Education is one that emphasizes holistic wellness among ...

Teaching Strategies to Enhance the Accessibility of How College Affects Students

John M. Braxton Professor Emeritus of Leadership, Policy and Organizations Higher Education Leadership and Policy Program, Peabody College of Vanderbilt ...

Stuck in the Middle: How Student Affairs in Community Colleges Can Manage the Completion Agenda

Thomas J. Bratton, Jr., M.T.S.Western Carolina University Needham Yancey Gulley, Ph.D.Doctoral Student, Educational LeadershipAssociate Professor, Higher Education Student AffairsWestern Carolina ...