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Blog posts December 2025

Holding the Organization While My World Fell Apart: A President’s Reflection

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I found Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL) in 2014, almost by accident, after attending what was then the NASPA Assessment and Persistence Conference in San Antonio, now the NASPA Confere…

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"Reignited the spark in me to continue working at [assessment]:” SAAL MOOC Decennial Retrospective, Part 1

Hello SAAL Blog readers! We’re delighted to share a series of reflections on a decade of the SAAL MOOC, in the words of the participants! The SAAL Research On and Advancing Knowledge of the Profession committee regularly analyzes participant posts from MOOC discussion boards. Reflecting on the align…

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Reflections from Open Course Instructors: A Decade’s History and Impact

 

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As the open course prepares for its 10th year of running, SAAL has a few extra marketing and promotional elements planned this year. One such treat is this blog from the current course instructors. While some are newer as instructo…

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Metaphors about Assessment Matter: The Case for Tending Your Garden and Cooking Your Vegetables

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Some student affairs practitioners find assessment too boring, while others find it too complex. Worst of all, some see it as both. But despite these perceptions, most practitioners today recognize that assessment is essential to our work. For assessment practitioners, the real challenge isn’t con…

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