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 ...

Volume 17, Issue 2 (Winter 2020)

Note from the Editorial Team

As we prepare for the 2020 ACPA National Convention in Nashville, we are excited to share this issue of Developments ...

From the President – February 2020

Written by Craig Elliott, ACPA President This is a time of celebration. As I reflect on the past year, I ...

From the Executive Director – February 2020

Greetings ACPA Members! Living and working in Washington, D.C. for the last 15 years, I have adjusted to the fact ...

Crisis Communication: Keeping Parents and Family Members of Students in the Loop // written by Anne Newman & Kathy Adams Riester

Anne Newman Rutgers University-New Brunswick Kathy Adams Riester University of Arizona Student Affairs professionals are called upon to address a ...

Managing Risk in Our Work with Student Organizations // written by: John Summerlot & Ben Williams

John Summerlot Indiana University Bloomington Ben Williams University of Colorado Boulder Emergencies have timelines: there are the events that precede ...

Working through Campus Tragedy Alongside the Families of Deceased Community Members // written by: Mahauganee D. Shaw & Amanda Alberti

Mahauganee D. Shaw Miami University Amanda Alberti Miami University An unfortunate and challenging reality for today’s student affairs practitioners is ...

Examining the relationship between community engagement and graduate student preparation // written by: April Perry, Christopher Ray and Lane Perry

April Perry Western Carolina University Christopher Ray Western Carolina University Lane Perry Western Carolina University ABSTRACT This article investigates the ...

Latinx Network Writers Group: Demystifying the writing process for scholar-practitioners // written by: Ricardo Montelongo, Stephen Santa-Ramirez, Karla Cruze-Silva & Gary Santos Mendoza

Ricardo Montelongo Sam Houston State University Stephen Santa-Ramirez University at Buffalo Karla Cruze-Silva University of Arizona Gary Santos Mendoza Florida ...

 Invigorating a Scholarship of Practice for the Profession of Student Affairs // written by: Patrick G. Love and John M. Braxton

Patrick G. Love Springfield College John M. Braxton Peabody College of Vanderbilt University Ever since the emergence of the concept ...

Married to My Career // written by Chelsea M. Jordan

Chelsea M. Jordan Tufts University A variety of studies have examined the experiences of dual-career couples in academe (Greer & ...

Less is More: A Journey to Simplify and Focus Through Transforming Pedagogy // written by Paige Haber-Curran, Ph.D.

Paige Haber-Curran, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Texas State University I grew up in the mountains, and on hikes, my brother and ...