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Fac/Staff Lounge

Laura A. De Veau, EdDdrdeveau.podbean.com
”Fac/Staff Lounge” is the go-to podcast for faculty and staff in US higher education. Join Dr. Laura De Veau, a seasoned higher education strategist and thought leader, as she explores pressing issues, trends, and innovations shaping American colleges and universities. With over three decades of experience in student affairs administration, Dr. De Veau brings expert insights and engaging discussions to the forefront of higher education discourse. Each episode features in-depth conversations with fellow educators, administrators, and industry experts, covering topics such as institutional challenges, professional development, policy changes, and best practices in teaching and leadership. Whether you’re a professor, administrator, or staff member, ”Fac/Staff Lounge” offers valuable perspectives and actionable strategies to navigate the complex landscape of US higher education. Stay informed, inspired, and connected with your peers as Dr. De Veau unpacks the latest developments in academia, from funding and enrollment trends to equity initiatives and technological advancements. Tune in for thought-provoking discussions that will enhance your understanding of the field and empower you to make a positive impact on your campus and beyond.
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Episodes

Transfer Truths

Transfer students are a key component for campuses to consider their future enrollment position. They were great examples such as the one that is discussed today out of Tennessee, Where flagship universities state colleges in community colleges work collaboratively to encourage students in-state to transfer and complete their bachelors degree in a seamless and effective way. Learn more about this and other best practices for transfer students on this episode. Be a part of the next show by signin...

Jul 02, 20221 hr

Resignation Nation

The great resignation has hit all industries as a result of the Covid pandemic. Higher education has not been spared. On this episode we will learn more about why people leave higher education, seek out new opportunities, and why higher education needs to change quickly in order to retain and recruit qualified staff and faculty. Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 02, 20221 hr 8 min

Get a Job!

Getting a job after college takes a lot of work. And students often times push off the post college plans because either they don’t realize what kind of resources they have to them, or they’re in denial about how long it actually takes. Best practice shows that career services is more than a one year or one month effort. It is some thing that needs to be folded in throughout the students four year undergraduate experience. Learn more about an innovative program from the Berklee College of Music ...

Jul 02, 20221 hr

Long COVID on Campus

The impacts of long Covid are going to be felt on our campuses for decades to come. While the actual definition of long Covid is Still being researched by experts, we already are seeing students as well as faculty and staff who are experiencing long-term impacts from COVID-19, resulting in accommodation requests for their learning and working. This episode will speak to preliminary discussions on how to address COVID-19 accommodations on our campuses. Be a part of the next show by signing up at ...

Jul 02, 20221 hr 2 min

What’s News Worthy?

Higher education news is often focused on cost of education and student loan debt as well as controversies around NCAA sports. This episode will talk about what is truly newsworthy and why main stream media may not find higher education news as compelling as those of us on the ground may feel we are joined by the USA today higher education reporter who will give us an insight into how things work in the newsroom. Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 02, 20221 hr 3 min

Food Insecurity on Campus

Good insecurity has been a challenge for campuses for several years and the COVID 19 pandemic only heightened the challenge. This episode features the programs at two distinctly different Massachusetts universities and shows the opportunities for serving students with dignity and ingenuity. Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 02, 20221 hr 3 min

Mental Health on Campus Real Talk

The mental health crisis on campus was starting to gain steam a decade before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now we have more students in need, less counseling staff than can keep up, and the crisis is only getting and feeling worse. What are the opportunities we have to turn a corner and bring best services to campus? Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 02, 20221 hr 1 min

CDC Guidance on COVID-19 REAL TALK

As Omicron is coming to campus, we are joined by Brown University School of Public Health administrator and emergency room physician, Dr Meagan Ranney on what we should plan on for the arrival of students in the Omicron age. Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 02, 202259 min

Office Hours: NCAA has a New Constitution! What it means for the future!

Season 1 of the next evolution in Higher Education Professional Development. Professional Development in your Earbuds! News and Views on US Higher Education hosted by Dr. Laura De Veau, higher education strategist and thought leader. Recorded weekly on Fireside Live Audio Platform. Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 02, 20221 hr 1 min

Tenure Process Failing Racially Minoritized Faculty

The tenure process is stressful for every would-be full professor seeking faculty member. But layer in inherent bias and inequities, our Black and BIPOC faculty are finding their quest to tenure that much more frustrating and difficult. Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 02, 20221 hr 1 min

“Financial Literacy” 🏦 The Overlooked Competency

Financial Literacy is a competency that is often overlooked, yet students enter into college and their post college lives making massive financial decisions that may impact their lives for decades to come. Learn more about an innovative project from Babson College on this episode. Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 02, 20221 hr 1 min

Serving Ukrainian Students

Discussion with HigherEd Pros who are on the front line of assisting Ukrainians on US campuses. We learn how they are responding in the immediacy and planning for a long war ahead. Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 02, 20221 hr 6 min

Rethinking Reslife

On the next episode of Office Hours, educator Dr. Laura De Veau turns her attention to on-campus residence life and how it’s currently being reimagined across the country. To shed light on the issue, she welcomes Dr. Cissy Petty, Vice President of Student Affairs at George Washington University, to discuss her school’s new residence life staffing model where RAs are no longer a part of the equation. What can a bold new program like this teach other colleges about the future of residence life sta...

Jul 02, 20221 hr 3 min

NASPA Edition: TPE Recap

Office hours with Dr. De Veau is at the NASPA conference and we want to hear from recruiters and candidates as to how their experience has been thus far. TPE is all virtual but jobs -well- they are not. What is the new format telling our professionals about employers, and how are we pivoting to recruit the best candidates? Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 02, 202215 min

NASPA RECAP & RATING

Season 1 of the next evolution in Higher Education Professional Development. Professional Development in your Earbuds! News and Views on US Higher Education hosted by Dr. Laura De Veau, higher education strategist and thought leader. Recorded weekly on Fireside Live Audio Platform. Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 02, 20221 hr 2 min

Thriving in Unfamiliar Places

“Thriving in Unfamiliar Places” with guest, Dr. Sydney Freeman, Jr., University of Idaho. Dr. Freeman is a groundbreaker. He is a professor in the Department of Leadership and Counseling at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, the first African American male to be promoted to full professor in the university's history. Being a ‘first’ on a predominantly white university campus is one thing, but having moved to Idaho after having spent a good chunk of his career at Historically Black College...

Jul 02, 20221 hr 2 min

Spilling the Commencement Tea

Dr De Veau and guest Patrick Romero Alfa’s will be spilling the tea about graduation day and what it takes to make it all look “just right”. We are looking forward to sharing tear jerk moments, the screaming matches, the Diva speakers and the over the top moments that are hard to believe. All in the name of keeping up appearances and tradition. Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 02, 20221 hr

Overturning Roe & the Impact on Campus

When Supreme Court Justice, Samuel Alito’s draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked and published by POLITICO, immediate response was felt across the country. The US, a nation that once led and inspired other countries and their reproductive rights activists, was now in a freedom free fall. The abolishment of Roe will have immediate and long term impacts on Higher Education - ranging from access to safe abortion, to heightening campus tensions, even enrollment decisions … nothing is off...

Jul 02, 20221 hr 2 min

Office 🕚 Hrs with Dr DeVeau: Overturning Roe & Impact on Campus

When Supreme Court Justice, Samuel Alito’s draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked and published by POLITICO, immediate response was felt across the country. The US, a nation that once led and inspired other countries and their reproductive rights activists, was now in a freedom free fall. The abolishment of Roe will have immediate and long term impacts on Higher Education - ranging from access to safe abortion, to heightening campus tensions, even enrollment decisions … nothing is off...

Jul 02, 202212 sec

Racism in the UNC system

On April 28 the AAUP released a report of the Special Committee on Governance, Academic Freedom, and Institutional Racism in the University of North Carolina System. On the June 1 episode of “Office Hours with Dr. De Veau” we will be joined by Henry Reichman, a member of the committee to discuss the results of this system wide investigation which ultimately discovered extraordinary partisanship and political interference that has resulted in deep racism across the system that has impacted govern...

Jul 02, 20221 hr 2 min

Year End Think Tank!

The Final Think Tank Episode of Season 1 and the 2021-22 Academic Year. Let’s Sound Off on the Issues that took Our time during the academic year! Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 02, 20221 hr

War on Campus, a dispatch from Ukraine

On February 22, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, much of the western world has been united behind the people of Ukraine. For those of us in HIgher Education, we have had to focus on supporting Russian as well as Ukrainian students who may be enrolled at our institutions, but have we considered what it has been like on the ground in Ukraine for Ukrainian educators? Today on Office Hours with Dr. De Veau, we are joined by Dr. Olena Murahyan, the National University of Kharkiv to speak abo...

Jul 02, 20221 hr 1 min

Season 1 Finale! Plan Ahead for Your Possibility!

Summer is a perfect time to think about the academic year ahead, and your plan for professional development. The queen of training, Nancy Hunter Denney knows the pitfalls, the possibilities and the promise of Pro-Dev. Join us for the final episode of Season 1 of Office Hours with Dr. De Veau on Wednesday, June 22 at 12:00PM ET Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Jul 01, 20221 hr 2 min
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