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NEW GROWTH: Student affairs professionals are tired and tired of it. 

Aug 04,2023 11:36 AM

NEW GROWTH: Student affairs professionals are tired and tired of it. What are the questions today’s leaders need to answer to improve conditions for tomorrow’s new hires?
by D’Najah Pendergrass Thomas

If the student affairs profession was the star of a superhero movie, the argument could be made that our present reality reflects the point in the film where our heroes find themselves with their backs up against the wall. Beaten and battered by the villains (take your pick from COVID, budget cuts, justice fatigue, or several other candidates), things look dire. Because it’s a fantasy, though, we know they will regroup and emerge victorious.
 
In reality, there isn’t one secret weapon that will win the day. Instead, it’s going to require deep reconsiderations of what the work entails, who is doing it, how they are compensated, and what can be expected of staff if student affairs and higher education are to rise up and meet the needs of future generations of students while also recruiting and retaining the necessary diverse and skilled talent.
(Talking Stick, November+December 2022)

#EnablingWorkforceSustainability

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