Message from the President, Kelvin Rutledge
Hello ACPA Members and Development Readers, My name is Dr. Kelvin E. Rutledge, and I use he/him/his pronouns. I’m honored ...
Record of Business Transacted by the Association and the ACPA Leadership Council
Record of Business Transacted by the Association and the ACPA Leadership Council Dear ACPA members, As we conclude the 2025-2026 ...
Message from the Developments Editor
Dang, what a year - right? Whatever you expected from the 2025-2026 academic year, you had more than your fair ...
Career Pathways, Possibilities, and Pivots: Reflections from a HESA Master’s Cohort, 20 Years Later; Ardoin & Radimer
Many of us who pursue careers in higher education and student affairs (HESA) only have a vague idea of what ...
AI in Conversation and in Fiction | Carroll
You have an expert at your side at all times: like, you don’t have to go searching really hard and ...
From Research to Reality: Creating Sista Circles to Support Black Women at Historically White Institutions | Johnson
Part II of the series “Still, We Rise: Translating Research, Practice, and Purpose in Student Affairs” About This Series: This ...
We’ve Been Trying to Meet Students Where They Are, But We’ve Been Wrong About Where That Is | Irwin & Foste
Meeting students where they are is a common, well-intentioned refrain in higher education. This sentiment is not only catchy but ...
Law as a Tool for Justice: A Journey Toward Equity Driven Advocacy in Higher Education | Florence & Wright
Logan was already awake when his alarm sounded at 4:00 am. Seven hundred miles stretched ahead of him and with ...
From ‘Yes Sir’ to Colleagues: How African International Graduate Assistants Navigate Power and Relationships with Supervisors in U.S. Higher Education | Amankwah & Bannor
Introduction “Yes Sir.” For us, these words are not just a response. They are a way of understanding how to ...
The Ones We Meet Before They Know Who They Are | Brown
We meet Them before They know who They are. Before the confidence in their voices, before the major is set ...