This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Victoria Walsh, Professional Staff Member When first reading the question, the word “obsolete” immediately came to mind. Now, many who know me would think: ‘Victoria, how could you say... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Jennifer Watley, Graduate Student Staff Member ResLife staff members are certified shapeshifters. If the residential environment of our buildings and communities represent the wild, then we staff represent the... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Danielle Jones, Professional Staff Member The question of the future of the RA role is not one that is new or original. This question has found itself posed by... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Kendra Sherman, Professional Staff Member, Seton Hall University Lifesaver. Friend. Resource. These and many others are the expectations of Resident  Assistants everywhere. The variety of hats that RAs wear... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Brett Connors, Professional Staff Member Three years later, campuses have begun to return to the “normal” operations we blissfully took for granted in January and February 2020, before the COVID-19... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Susan Robison, Professional Staff Member Our students have had the world flipped on its side in the last three years. They went from being able to see their friends... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Natasha Monteith, Professional Staff Member The roommate mediation at 3AM. Duty ringtones that send shivers down your spine. Pizza parties with movies and maybe a dance party. In 10... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Michelle Kinney, Professional Staff Member As we look at the future of the Resident Assistant role across college campuses around the nation, we must first understand that the disparity... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Sonora Hernandez, Professional Staff Member In the words of television star, the illustrious Moira Rose, “We are not those people anymore, John.” We are afraid of change. In a... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Justin Mason, Professional, Georgetown University The RA role as we know it has been a staple for residential living for over a few decades. Since the 1960’s, college students... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Julianne Schrader, Professional Staff Member Thinking about the future of the Resident Assistant (RA) role is more than just thinking about the future of the Resident Assistant role! What... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by DJ Stroud, Professional Staff Member Resident Assistant. Resident Advisor. Community Mentor. Just like the entry-level professional roles in our field, the job titles for our live-in student staff members... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Christopher Alan, Professional Staff Member In the past few years, scholars and practitioners have increasingly observed that the role of Resident Assistants has dramatically expanded over time. We are... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Sam Ferrigno, Professional Staff Member, UMBC In years past, the RA role has been an indispensable touchpoint for residential college students as they navigate the policies and procedures of... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Gustavo Tiffer Resident Assistants are important first line contacts with the residents in our building. They are vital to our work. But what will be important to the RA... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Jason Alt There was a time when “in loco parentis” was a guiding theme in higher education. But, in the 1960s, students protested seeking more freedom and less oversight.... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series Guest Post by Justin Mason, Professional, Georgetown University Do you remember waiting in the doctor’s office as a kid? Can you recall any of the toys they typically had out to keep... Continue Reading →

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, "What is the future of the RA role?" Read More From The Series The Resident Advisor role is an expansive one, and I best remember learning this as an overwhelmed sophomore sitting in a large auditorium with a couple hundred other RAs-in-training.  Outwardly, I was... Continue Reading →