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Retention of Student Affairs Professionals: Compensation, Remote Work, Flexibility, and Advancement Opportunities
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Jacqueline Bichsel; Jennifer Schneider – Journal of Education Human Resources, 2025
Student affairs professionals are at risk of leaving both their jobs and higher education in general. A survey of higher ed professionals was conducted in May of 2022 examining student affairs professionals' likelihood of leaving their jobs, why they are considering leaving, and what factors may contribute to their retention. Results revealed that…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Labor Turnover, Compensation (Remuneration), Teleworking
The Toxicity of the StrongBlackWoman Narrative within Student Affairs
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Valerie J. Thompson – Journal of Education Human Resources, 2025
Through an unsustainable moniker that often receives no reprieve, Black women student affairs professionals become the institutional fixer--the StrongBlackWoman who can do all. Through a raced and gendered expectation, they support the needs of their students, many of whom are students of color. This effort creates a precarious double bind that…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Student Personnel Services, Negative Attitudes, Labeling (of Persons)