Volume 22, Issue 1 (Spring 2025)

An Overview of the June Issue From the Editorial Team

Hello, ACPA. We hope you are all still basking in the joy (and relief) of graduation and the end of ...

Message from ACPA President Jonathan A. McElderry

The message below was shared with the ACPA membership on April 11, 2025. It is clear that higher education in ...

Reconnecting with Our Core from Inside the Political Pendulum with ACPA Executive Director, Chris Moody

Every path I explored for this message led me back to one unavoidable truth: higher education in America stands at ...

ACPA Marylu K. McEwen 2025 Dissertation of the Year Recipient and Finalists

The ACPA Marylu K. McEwen Dissertation of the Year Award program received many strong submissions this year. Collectively, this work ...

New ACPA Books and New Co-Editors

By Jenny Small, Kari Taylor, Laila McCloud, and Kevin Wright With the conclusion of Convention season, the co-editorship of ACPA ...

A Multimedia Review of the Varsity Blues Admissions Scandal for Student Affairs; Mustin

US News and World Report began ranking colleges in 1983, and each year, students vie for a limited number of ...

The Impact of AI on the Job Market: Implications for Student Affairs; Fagun

Artificial intelligence (AI) is swiftly altering the global employment landscape, with significant consequences for college students. As the world continues ...

Graduate School Relationships: With the Graduate School Experience (Part 2) | Ulate, Burns, Saldana, Perry, Pickett, Skowronski

(This is the second in a three-part series about the experiences in, transitions from, and connections sustained by graduate students.) ...

Live-in Partners in Live-in Positions | Geiger

Introduction For many prospective graduate students, a live-in assistantship is a great opportunity – providing housing, financial relief, and professional ...

The Many Hats of Student Affairs/Residential Life | Piombino

Generalists. We hear that word often working in student affairs, specifically in residential life. It is one of the reasons ...

The Challenge of Food Insecurity at College Campuses | Czaplicki

Introduction: The Challenge of Food Insecurity Food insecurity, defined as the lack of consistent access to sufficient and nutritious food ...

Harmonizing Spirituality and Professionalism: Navigating Religious Expression in Residential Life Supervision in Higher Education | Ainoo

In this article, I invite readers to explore the intersection of spirituality and professionalism within the context of residential life ...