'Round About Campus

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Want to think about transformational work in higher education? Each month, ‘Round About Campus hosts Alex and Z talk with people across the higher education and student affairs landscape about ways to envision new, innovative, and engaging ways to further college student learning and development. A compliment to the About Campus scholarly magazine, ‘Round About Campus serves up bite-sized episodes where we can be good company with listeners as we collective explore answers to the question: what’s next in student affairs praxis? ‘Round About Campus is co-hostessed by Dr. Alex Lange (Colorado State University) and About Campus Executive Editor Dr. Z Nicolazzo (University of Arizona). The podcast publishes episodes during the academic calendar year, taking breaks for summer and winter leaves. If you have ideas for people to feature or topics to cover, let us know by reaching us at AboutCampusMag@gmail.com. 'Round About Campus's cover art was designed by Mary Ellen Wade.

  1. 12/02/2025

    About Being "More" Developed with Rosemary Perez

    Welcome to 'Round About Campus, the podcast for the About Campus magazine, the scholarly magazine of ACPA-College Student Educators International. In our fourth and fifth seasons of 'Round About Campus, we are taking on a super-sized series focused on student development theory. We tackle big topics, ask challenging questions, and seek new perspectives on what makes this place called college unique when it comes to how students learn, grow, and change. In this episode, co-hostesses Alex C. Lange and Z Nicolazzo are joined with Rosie Perez to complicate "better" or "more developed," non-linearity of development, the nexus of theory-to-practice/practice-to-theory, and how we can be good company to each other, students, and ourselves.  In this episode, a number of resources are discussed, including: Kristen Renn, Chayla Haynes, Alex C. Lange, Cristóbal Salinas Jr., and Rosemary Perez's book, College Student Development Theory in ActionMarcia B. Baxter Magold's article, Helping Students Make Their Way to Adulthood: Good Company for the Journeybell hooks' book, Teaching to TransgressFrantz Fanon's book, The Wretched of the EarthAs always, if you have feedback or thoughts, do not hesitate to reach us via email at AboutCampusMag@gmail.com. You can get a full transcript of the episode here.

    42 min

  2. 11/04/2025

    About Who College Students Are with Sumun Pendakur and Stephen John Quaye

    Welcome to 'Round About Campus, the podcast for the About Campus magazine, the scholarly magazine of ACPA-College Student Educators International. In our fourth and fifth seasons of 'Round About Campus, we are taking on a super-sized series focused on student development theory. We tackle big topics, ask challenging questions, and seek new perspectives on what makes this place called college unique when it comes to how students learn, grow, and change. In this episode, co-hostesses Alex C. Lange and Z Nicolazzo are joined with Sumun Pendakur and Stephen John Quaye to discuss who college students are, their complexities, how currenthistorical systems try to enforce and codify the "typical" and assumed presence/experience on campus, and what practitioners can do to ensure students feel like they matter. In this episode, a number of resources are discussed, including: Stephen John Quaye, Shaun R. Harper, and Sumun L. Pendakur's book, Student Engagement in Higher Education: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Diverse Populations, 3rd EditionBettina Love's book, We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational FreedomResmaa Menakem's book, My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and BodiesEstela Bensimon's article, The Underestimated Significance of Practitioner Knowledge in the Scholarship on Student SuccessVijay Pendakur's book, Closing the Opportunity Gap Identity-Conscious Strategies for Retention and Student SuccessAs always, if you have feedback or thoughts, do not hesitate to reach us via email at AboutCampusMag@gmail.com. You can get a full transcript of the episode here.

    50 min

  3. 10/07/2025

    About the Special Nature of College with Lorenzo Baber

    Welcome to 'Round About Campus, the podcast for the About Campus magazine, the scholarly magazine of ACPA-College Student Educators International. In our fourth and fifth seasons of 'Round About Campus, we are taking on a super-sized series focused on student development theory. We tackle big topics, ask challenging questions, and seek new perspectives on what makes this place called college unique when it comes to how students learn, grow, and change. In this episode, co-hostesses Alex C. Lange and Z Nicolazzo are joined with Lorenzo Baber to discuss what makes college special (or not so special), including the importance of community colleges, higher education and K-12 partnerships, and how to support student success/development at all institution types. In this episode, a number of resources are discussed, including: George D. Kuh, John H. Schuh, and Elizabeth J. Whitt’s book, Involving Colleges: Successful Approaches to Fostering Student Leaning and Development Outside the ClassroomUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign's Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL)David F. Labarees’ article, Public Goods, Private Goods: The American Struggle over Educational GoalsNick Hillman’s article, Place Matters: A Closer Look at Education DesertsSteven Brint and Jerome Karabel’s book, The Diverted Dream: Community Colleges and the Promise of Educational Opportunity in American, 1900-1985Xueli Wang’s book, Delivering Promise: Equity-Driven Educational Change and Innovation in Community and Technical CollegesPamela EddyRegina Deil-AmenLaura RendónUniversity of Pittsburgh’s Council for the Study of Community CollegesAs always, if you have feedback or thoughts, do not hesitate to reach us via email at AboutCampusMag@gmail.com. You can get a full transcript of the episode here.

    41 min

  4. 09/02/2025

    About Student Development with Alex and Z

    Welcome to 'Round About Campus, the podcast for the About Campus magazine, the scholarly magazine of ACPA-College Student Educators International. In our fourth and fifth seasons of 'Round About Campus, we are taking on a super-sized series focused on student development theory. We tackle big topics, ask challenging questions, and seek new perspectives on what makes this place called college unique when it comes to how students learn, grow, and change. In this episode, co-hostesses Alex C. Lange and Z Nicolazzo talk about their opening thoughts about student development, including how their thinking has evolved over time and what they view as important areas into which student development theorists could delve.  In this episode, a number of publications are discussed, including: Marcia B. Baxter Magolda's book, Making Their Own Way: Narratives for Transforming Higher Education to Promote Self-developmentKristen Renn's ASHE presidential address, Reimagining the Study of Higher Education: Generous Thinking, Chaos, and Order in a Low Consensus FieldAs always, if you have feedback or thoughts, do not hesitate to reach us via email at AboutCampusMag@gmail.com. You can get a full transcript of the episode here.

    38 min

  5. 04/22/2025

    About Extended Rest with Susana Muñoz and Amanda Tachine

    Welcome to 'Round About Campus, the podcast for the About Campus magazine, the scholarly magazine of ACPA-College Student Educators International. In our third season of 'Round About Campus, we take a go at having a book club. The book we have chosen to focus on for the season is Ashley Neese's Permission to Rest: Revolutionary Practices for Healing, Empowerment, and Collective Care. In this episode, co-hostesses Alex C. Lange and Z Nicolazzo talk with Drs. Susana Muñoz and Amanda Tachine about how rest is central to how they think about their lives and work.  Dr. Amanda R. Tachine is Navajo from Ganado, Arizona. She is Náneesht’ézhí Táchii’nii (Zuni Red Running into Water) born for Tł’ízí łání (Many Goats). She is an Assistant Professor in Educational Studies at University of Oregon. Amanda’s research explores the relationship between systemic and structural histories of settler colonialism and the ongoing erasure of Indigenous presence and belonging in college settings using qualitative Indigenous methodologies.  Dr. Susana M. Muñoz is Associate Professor in the Higher Education Leadership (HEL) Program, in the School of Education at Colorado State University (CSU).  Her scholarly interests center on the experiences of minoritized populations in higher education. Specifically, she focuses her research on issues of equity, identity, and campus climate for undocumented Latinx students while employing perspectives such as legal violence, racist nativism, Chicana feminist epistemology to identify and dismantle power, oppression, and inequities experienced by these populations.  In this episode, a number of publications are discussed, including: Brianna Wiest's The Mountain is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery; Tricia Hersey's Nap Ministry (you can also find out more about her book Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto); Amanda's incredible book Native Presence and Sovereignty in College: Sustaining Indigenous Weapons to Defeat Systemic Monsters;As always, if you have feedback or thoughts, do not hesitate to reach us via email at AboutCampusMag@gmail.com. You can get a full transcript of the episode here.

    52 min

  6. 03/25/2025

    About Making Time for Rest with Leonard Taylor and Amanda Wong

    Welcome to 'Round About Campus, the podcast for the About Campus magazine, the scholarly magazine of ACPA-College Student Educators International. In our third season of 'Round About Campus, we take a go at having a book club. The book we have chosen to focus on for the season is Ashley Neese's Permission to Rest: Revolutionary Practices for Healing, Empowerment, and Collective Care. In this episode, co-hostesses Alex C. Lange and Z Nicolazzo talk with Dr. Leonard Taylor, Jr. and Amanda Wong about how they make intentional and regular time for rest amidst the busy nature of their work.  Dr. Leonard Taylor is an Associate Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, and Director of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) at Indiana University. Leonard has taught in college contexts for more than a decade in various teaching roles, working with undergraduate and graduate students. His scholarship is focused on investigating and improving how student success commitments are enacted at higher education institutions. Amanda Wong is the Assistant Dean and Associate Director of the Office of Pluralism and Leadership (OPAL) at Dartmouth College, overseeing Pan Asian Student Advising after six years of supporting Women and Gender Student Advising and International Student Advising. Born and raised in Seattle, she is a child of refugees and a first-generation college student with a decade of experience in student affairs in various functional areas at institutions in Vermont, Colorado, and California. Amanda also currently serves as a Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for Outright Vermont, a statewide nonprofit building a Vermont where LGBTQ+ youth have hope, equity, and power. In this episode, a number of publications are discussed, including: Darin Stewart's Presidential Address for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (you can listen to it here and read it here); Roderick Ferguson's The Reorder of Things; andReginald Blockett, Leonard Taylor, and Steve Mobley's chapter in Weaving an Otherwise: In-Relations Methodological Practice titled, "If You Can't Go to Bella Noche's: On the Onto-Epistemological Possibilities for Qualitative Researchers. As always, if you have feedback or thoughts, do not hesitate to reach us via email at AboutCampusMag@gmail.com. You can get a full transcript of the episode here.

    43 min

  7. 02/25/2025

    About Promoting Rest from the Top with Cori Bazemore-James and Alina Wong

    Welcome to 'Round About Campus, the podcast for the About Campus magazine, the scholarly magazine of ACPA-College Student Educators International. In our third season of 'Round About Campus, we take a go at having a book club. The book we have chosen to focus on for the season is Ashley Neese's Permission to Rest: Revolutionary Practices for Healing, Empowerment, and Collective Care. In this episode, co-hostesses Alex C. Lange and Z Nicolazzo talk with Drs. Cori Bazemore-James and Alina Wong about how they incorporate practices of rest in the work they do with student affairs educators.  Dr. Cori Bazemore-James (she/her), Seneca Nation, serves as Assistant Vice Provost of the Graduate School Diversity Office and Affiliate Faculty in the Higher Education program at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She is also a Consultant/Trainer for Strategic Diversity Initiatives consulting and a budding Leadership Coach. Cori’s research centers Indigenous Knowledge to support and magnify the work of Indigenous students and staff in historically white institutions. Her proudest professional accomplishments include publications from her award-winning research, founding the ACPA Indigenous Student Affairs Network, and leading the development of the first Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) standards for Indigenous Student Affairs. Dr. Alina Wong currently serves as the Vice President for Institutional Equity at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN on Dakota land. This newly formed division guides and facilitates strategic initiatives to advance and embed equity and social justice throughout the College, including equity education and practice; advocacy and support; and collaborative partnerships with faculty, staff, students, and alumni to address institutional barriers and structural inequities. Her scholarship emphasizes intersectionality as a lens for interrogating and transforming higher education. In addition to Macalester, they have previously worked in Advancement, student affairs, and educational equity at Amherst College, Swarthmore College, Barnard College, and Penn State University.  In this episode, a number of people, publications, and bits of pop culture are discussed, including: The work of Lee Anne Bell, especially Bell's contributions in Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice; Patricia Hill Collins' The Four Domains of Power;The work of Kimberlé Crenshaw; Research is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods by Shawn Wilson; Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey; andThe Lives of Campus Custodians: Insights into Corporatization and Civic Disengagement in the Academy by Peter M. Magolda. As always, if you have feedback, do not hesitate to email us via AboutCampusMag@gmail.com. You can get a full transcript of the episode here.

    48 min

  8. 01/28/2025

    About Rest with Alex and Z

    Welcome to 'Round About Campus, the podcast for the About Campus magazine, the scholarly magazine of ACPA-College Student Educators International. In our third season of 'Round About Campus, we take a go at having a book club. The book we have chosen to focus on for the season is Ashley Neese's Permission to Rest: Revolutionary Practices for Healing, Empowerment, and Collective Care. In this episode, co-hostesses Alex C. Lange and Z Nicolazzo talk about their own reflections on the book, set up the idea of a book club through the podcast, and discuss their own dis/connections with the notion of rest.    In this episode, a number of people, publications, and bits of pop culture are discussed, including: The work of Amanda Tachine;Love My Naps, But Stay Woke: The Case Against Self-Care by Dian D. Squire and Z Nicolazzo;The late Peter M. Magolda; The late Deanna S. Forney;The Weather by Christina Sharpe;Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (And the Next) by Dean Spade; The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner;No Study Without Struggle: Confronting Settler Colonialism in Higher Education by Leigh Patel; andThe TV show The Good Place.As always, if you have feedback or thoughts, do not hesitate to reach us via email at AboutCampusMag@gmail.com. You can get a full transcript of the episode here.  And as always, thanks to Mary Ellen Wade for the 'Round About Campus cover art.

    43 min
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Want to think about transformational work in higher education? Each month, ‘Round About Campus hosts Alex and Z talk with people across the higher education and student affairs landscape about ways to envision new, innovative, and engaging ways to further college student learning and development. A compliment to the About Campus scholarly magazine, ‘Round About Campus serves up bite-sized episodes where we can be good company with listeners as we collective explore answers to the question: what’s next in student affairs praxis? ‘Round About Campus is co-hostessed by Dr. Alex Lange (Colorado State University) and About Campus Executive Editor Dr. Z Nicolazzo (University of Arizona). The podcast publishes episodes during the academic calendar year, taking breaks for summer and winter leaves. If you have ideas for people to feature or topics to cover, let us know by reaching us at AboutCampusMag@gmail.com. 'Round About Campus's cover art was designed by Mary Ellen Wade.

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    About Campus
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    19
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