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Have the blues from missing #NASPA18? It's not too late to capture all the learning! With any of our affordable packages, your team can benefit from scores of on-demand sessions, with a full year of access. Imagine a year's worth of professional development streaming right to your conference room!
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Latinx/a/os in Higher Education addresses topics relevant to the experience of Latinx/a/o students and professionals and illustrates key elements that should be considered in the development of varied pathways to their success.
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Check out our new monthly policy update - free to all in the higher ed community and includes the latest on federal and state level issues that matter. 
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Learn about strategic alliances in the latest issues of the Leadership Exchange.
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Transformational Encounters is a collection of narratives and commentary from senior higher education leaders that offers strategies for achieving inclusive excellence at colleges and universities, particularly with regard to closing racial and ethnic gaps in leadership roles.
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Join us at the 2018 NASPA Student Affairs Fundraising Conference to share and exchange strategies, ideas, and resources related to student affairs fundraising and external relations. Submit your fundraising or development program by MARCH 30!
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Collegiate financial well-being research and practice is more critical than ever. The 2018 Symposium on Collegiate Financial Well-Being is your opportunity to share evidence-based practices from your campus or organization, learn from leading researchers in the field, and engage with other professionals who are committed to promoting student financial success. Register by March 30 and save!
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Closing the Achievement Gap: Student Success in Higher Education Conference early-bird deadline is March 30! Join us this summer for an unique, student-centric professional development opportunity that will explore how to address factors woven into students’ experiences which may impact their success and completion.
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Free Speech vs. the Inclusive Campus: An Unending Struggle? Few institutional leaders have not had to confront the challenges inherent in the tension between protecting free speech rights and creating and supporting inclusive campus environments. Attend this this two-day, VPSA-exclusive program to expand your toolkit regarding how to tackle these challenges in effective, informed, and nuanced ways.
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An excerpt from JSARP

Free speech tensions: responding to Bias on college and University Campuses
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In many bias incidents in higher education, the role of First Amendment protections— particularly free speech—constitutes a flashpoint of disagreement among various constituencies.

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Tim Millerick
Vice President for Student Affairs, Austin College

“The organization’s evolution has had a good parallel to my professional development. Their national conference, professional development seminars, and regional work have been quite helpful. In particular NASPA’s willingness to find ways to best serve small college and universities like mine has been wonderful.”

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Kevin Bailey
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, The University of North Carolina-Charlotte

NASPA provides an environment to have stimulating and robust conversations about today's and tomorrow's higher education issues. I look forward to the national conference and other professional development opportunities to expand my knowledge base so that I may effect change on my campus. #NASPARocks

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Raven Whitely
Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, NC State University

If I had to describe NASPA in a 30 second elevator speech I would say that: NASPA is an association that provides you with professional development, social engagement, and networking opportunities. Not only do these opportunities benefit you professionally but as an individual. NASPA truly embodies a diverse group of student affairs members. With 13,000 members nationally and internationally from different backgrounds and 2,100 institutions, NASPA has something for everyone; From the different knowledge communities, the range of members from undergraduate students to senior level professionals and regional and national opportunities.

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Thomas Miller
Vice President of Student Affairs, University of South Florida

I first joined NASPA in 1972 and attended the national conference that year in Denver. In the 43 years since then, NASPA has helped me grow and develop as a professional, and the network of colleagues has made it become my most important and beneficial affiliation. As Jon Dalton said during his inaugural address as President in 1995, NASPA is my neighborhood!

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Jesus Hernandez
, Texas A & M University

NASPA is an avenue for creative and inquisitive minds to gather to share ideas. It is a collective that welcomes and values individuals from all walks of life. NASPA champions the higher education experience, advocates for forward movement, and continually shapes the future of student affairs.

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Audrey Jaeger
Professor & Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor, North Carolina State University

Teaching and mentoring the next generation of student affairs educators is incredibly exciting. NASPA provides invaluable resources and networking for faculty at all stages of their careers.

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Whether you’re an undergraduate contemplating a career in student affairs or the chief student affairs officer on your campus, NASPA is here to provide you with opportunities to gain skills, knowledge and tools to advance your career.

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Institutions: Over 2,100 and Growing

With a NASPA institutional membership, your campus gains access to the largest network of student affairs professionals in the country. Plus, your staff receive exclusive discounts on individual memberships, events and publications.

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NASPA hosts over 60 events each year

With large-scale conferences, faculty-lead institutes, webinars and local drive-ins, NASPA aims to provide our members with ongoing professional development opportunities. We cover current issues in higher education, important research from leading experts and topical training, with offerings for all professional levels and student affairs disciplines.

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2018 NASPA Annual Conference

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NASPA's Research and Policy Institute (RPI) is the source for timely and original research and policy analysis. As a voice for student affairs in critical conversations, the RPI provides a valuable insight into issues impacting student affairs professionals and the students they serve. Visit the RPI →

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Predictive Analysis of Student Data

Final Report: Partnership to Elevate Policy and Practice, Campus Sexual Violence and Guns on Campus

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