Dear ACPA Members, Colleagues, and Friends,
We hope you are each doing as well as possible given the challenges we face in higher education, in our student-facing roles, and in our personal lives. It is a good thing none of us chose this work because we expected it to be easy. That said, we may not have expected it to be as difficult as it is today. Thank you to each of you for your persistence and care.
This issue of Developments is filled with messages of hope to keep moving forward as best we can. It opens with the vision and goals of ACPA President Jonathan A. McElderry based on his Presidential Address in Long Beach a few weeks ago followed up by ACPA’s report from the Annual Business Meeting by Executive Director Chris Moody. These pieces serve to celebrate what we have achieved and inspire us as move forward in our work.
In addition, we have articles about graduate student experiences, the role of place-based identity in our work, navigating the doctoral experience while working full-time, and finally a piece on walkability. In short, we have articles about where we are headed and how to help one another get from one place to another. This issue represents where we have been, where we are headed, and how we can help one another get there.
As you embark on the ride ahead of us (and it will be some kind of ride, for sure), we hope that these articles give you direction, encouragement, and help you get where you are headed as you help those around you.
Take care,
The Developments Editorial Team
Michelle Boettcher
Samantha Babb
Mary Dueñas
Ricardo Montelongo