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🎉 Outstanding Support for Graduate Students Award 🎉

Please join the Faculty Council in congratulating Dr. Jodi Linley, Associate Professor of Higher Education & Student Affairs at the University of Iowa, for her outstanding dedication to graduate student success. 👏
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January 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
NASPA Word of the Day: CHUSE v to choose. Hooks:chuseD chuseS. Extensions:DEINONYchuseS TUchuseS. Typos:cause chase chose chute cruse. Anahooks:Muches Ouches Ruches Tusche chOuse chuTes heucHs sh... https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Policy nerd or not, if you care about student success, the latest NASPA podcast is for you! Explore practical steps for advocacy, resilience, and maintaining your mission in a time of change. naspastories.libsyn.com/navigating-p...
SA Voices From the Field: Navigating Policy Change: The Impact on Student Affairs in Higher Education
How do public policies shape the work of student affairs professionals in higher education? This week on NASPA's Student Affairs Voices from the Field podcast, we explore just that. This week hos...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
NASPA Word of the Day: CYANOSIS n bluish discoloration of the skin. Typo:cyanoses. Blanagrams:Pycnosis acyLoins caissonS cassinoS cyCasins isosTacy naRcosis scansioN synoVias. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
January 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Shoutout to this guy in this competitive Scrabble player group who put down FUCKHEAD for 128 in league play
January 12, 2026 at 9:28 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Jason Lynch, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Higher Education & Student Affairs at Appalachian State University, on receiving the NASPA Faculty Council Excellence in Teaching Award!

Thank you for your outstanding impact in and beyond the classroom. 👏 #NASPA #StudentAffairs
January 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
NASPA Word of the Day: DOGSTAIL n a grass with spiky flower heads. Anagram:dogtails. Hook:dogstailS. Anahook:dialogIst. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
January 11, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Did you know NASPA tracked over 375 state bills related to higher education last year? Find out which issues should be on your radar and how to access resources like the Policy Resource Hub. Listen here: naspastories.libsyn.com/navigating-p...
SA Voices From the Field: Navigating Policy Change: The Impact on Student Affairs in Higher Education
How do public policies shape the work of student affairs professionals in higher education? This week on NASPA's Student Affairs Voices from the Field podcast, we explore just that. This week hos...
naspastories.libsyn.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Remember the time NASPA published a thing about how student affairs professionals always get the job done? I pushed back, saying some of us are hourly on Twitter and the President called me!

Or that "whole, happy people" blog post?!
January 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
NASPA Word of the Day: ATAVISM n the reappearance of a genetic characteristic after several generations of absence. Hook:atavismS. Typo:atavist. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
January 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
👏 Congratulations to Dr. Tiffanie Spencer (University of Vermont), recipient of the Faculty Council's Outstanding Contributions by a Scholar-Practitioner Award! Celebrating her leadership and scholar-practitioner impact in higher education. 🎉 #NASPA
January 9, 2026 at 8:49 PM
NASPA Word of the Day: ERYNGO n a medicinal herb. Anagram:groyne. Hook:eryngoS. Extension:eryngoES. Typo:eringo. Anahooks:Cryogen Progeny Pyrogen goOnery groyneS orAngey orOgeny yoUnger. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Feeling overwhelmed by rapid policy changes in higher ed? The newest NASPA podcast episode helps break it all down. Learn how student affairs pros are adapting and why public policy matters more than ever. Listen here: naspastories.libsyn.com/navigating-p...
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
NASPA Word of the Day: CRIMINE interj {mdash} used to express surprise or anger. Anagrams:cremini mincier. Typos:crimini criminy primine. Anahooks:Urinemic creminiS. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
January 8, 2026 at 1:55 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Nicholas Bowman, Professor of Higher Education & Student Affairs at the University of Iowa, on receiving the NASPA Mid-Career Award!

Thank you for your outstanding contributions to scholarship, teaching, and the student affairs profession. 👏 #NASPA #studentaffairs
January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
NASPA Word of the Day: KINO n a gum resin. Anagrams:ikon oink. Hook:kinoS. Extensions:CROkinoLE CROkinoLES MASkinoNGE MASkinoNGES. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
January 7, 2026 at 1:55 PM
NASPA Word of the Day: SONSY adj comely. Extension:UNsonsy. Typos:donsy sonly sonny. Anahooks:Hysons syCons synoDs. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
January 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Genia Bettencourt! 🎉

Assistant Professor of Higher & Adult Education at the University of Memphis, Dr. Bettencourt has been recognized with the NASPA Faculty Council Early Career Award. We’re thrilled to celebrate her impactful work! 👏

#naspa #studentaffairs
January 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
NASPA Word of the Day: MACHREE n dear. Hook:machreeS. Anahooks:Demarche caShmere marcheSe meNarche. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
January 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
NASPA Word of the Day: LAKEFILL n an area of land built by filling a lake. Hook:lakefillS. Blanagrams:Calflike falliBle fillaBle killaBle leaflikE. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
January 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
NASPA Word of the Day: GIMBAL v to support on a set of rings. Hook:gimbalS. Extensions:gimbalED gimbalING gimbalLED gimbalLING. Typos:gimmal timbal. Anahooks:ambliNg blamiNg lambiNg mailbAg. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
January 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
NASPA Word of the Day: CACOMIXL n a cacomistle. Hooks:cacomixlE cacomixlS. Extension:cacomixlES. Blanagrams:coSmical coxalGic. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
January 2, 2026 at 1:55 PM
NASPA Word of the Day: BAUDEKIN n a brocaded fabric. Hook:baudekinS. Blanagrams:Sunbaked bankSide buSkined unbRaked unbaCked unbaNked unbiaSed. https://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/wotd.pl
January 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM