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Keith Edwards

@keithephd.bsky.social

Minnesotan. Higher Ed Leader. Mindfulness. Meditation. Speaker, author, and coach. Empowering better tomorrows. Leadership · Learning · Equity.

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Keith Edwards@keithephd.bsky.social · 11mo ago

HE needs leadership that is mission-driven, student-centered, & nimble & adaptable. Dr. Brian Bruess, is the first pres of both CSB + SJU. He is leading strong integration & putting systemness into practice for a more interconnected & relational way of leading. studentaffairsnow.com/strong-integ...

Strong Integration and Systemness: Practicing Interconnected and Relational Leadership in Higher Education

Given the challenges higher education is facing right now, we need models of leadership that are mission-driven, student-centered, and nimble and adaptable. Dr. Brian Bruess, is the first president of...

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Keith Edwards@keithephd.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Choosing to leave Macalester was a pivotal moment in my professional and personal life. Here's some of that story with lots of behind-the-scenes footage have never before shared publicly. I hope it is helpful to others in finding their own path away from the "shoulds." even the complimentary ones.

Student Affairs Now@stuaffairsnow.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Learning to release the pressure of the “shoulds” and leaning into authentic desires is not easy feat. This episode explores the courageous decision of releasing the rules and making the decision to embrace a life worth living. studentaffairsnow.com/heres-the-st...

Keith Edwards@keithephd.bsky.social · last yr.

Reflect on the summer’s most significant events shaping higher ed. They explore tensions between values and practice, policy and reality, and what students are bringing, while also highlighting progress, innovation, and what keeps us motivated in this work. studentaffairsnow.com/current-camp...

Current Campus Context: Reflections, Tensions, and Hopes for Higher Ed

Current Campus Context is Student Affairs Now’s rapid-response series breaking down the latest developments in higher education. In this August edition, host Heather Shea is joined by Dr. Felecia Comm...

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Student Affairs Now@stuaffairsnow.bsky.social · last yr.

Dr. Zach Mercurio discusses his book The Power of Mattering. He describes how mattering differs from belonging and inclusion and how much mattering matters and a practical framework for cultivating mattering: noticing, affirming, and needing. studentaffairsnow.com/the-power-of...

The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance

Dr. Zach Mercurio discusses his new book The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance. Zach comes from student affairs roots and focuses now on significance, meaning, purpo...

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Student Affairs Now@stuaffairsnow.bsky.social · last yr.

While it is hard to think about the “dark place” that COVID holds in our collective heart, we are remiss if we do not acknowledge the great work that was done. Ardell Sanders tells a story about lessons learned and victories won during that tough time. studentaffairsnow.com/heres-the-st...

Here's the Story: "It Can't Be About Me"

While it is hard to think about the "dark place" that COVID holds in our collective heart, we are remiss if we do not acknowledge the great work that was done. Ardell Sanders tells a story about lesso...

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Student Affairs Now@stuaffairsnow.bsky.social · last yr.

Dr. @annmarie-cano.bsky.social's Leading Toward Liberation offers an approach to HE leadership centering justice, healing, & systemic change. Drawing from liberation psychology & Latin American liberation theology, Caño advocates for acompañamiento leadership. studentaffairsnow.com/leading-towa...

Leading Toward Liberation: How to Build Cultures of Thriving in Higher Education

Dr. Annmarie Caño discusses her book Leading Toward Liberation: How to Build Cultures of Thriving in Higher Education. This book offers a transformative approach to leadership in higher education that...

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Student Affairs Now@stuaffairsnow.bsky.social · last yr.

. @drkevinrmcclure.com shares a transformative approach to HE workplace culture. IHE must prioritize the well-being of faculty and staff to enhance student success. Kevin shares how leaders can re-imagine the workplace through a lens of organizational care. studentaffairsnow.com/the-caring-u...

The Caring University: Reimagining the Workplace after the Great Resignation

In his book The Caring University, Dr. Kevin McClure shares a transformative approach to higher education workplace culture. He argues that institutions must prioritize the well-being of faculty and s...

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Student Affairs Now@stuaffairsnow.bsky.social · last yr.

Anne Brackett & Alicia Wojciuch explore how strengths-based approaches can transform how we supervise and lead. Whether you’re new to CliftonStrengths or know your top five by heart, you’ll leave with practical strategies, fresh insights, and ready to lead. studentaffairsnow.com/strengths/

Strengths-Based Supervision in Student Affairs

Anne Brackett and Alicia Wojciuch, two dynamic leaders who’ve helped hundreds of student affairs professionals, join Heather Shea to explore how strengths-based approaches can transform the way we sup...

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Keith Edwards@keithephd.bsky.social · last yr.

Remember those episodes of Andor where the group of rebels are fighting with each other over BS and personality conflicts while the Empire tries to provoke protesters into a reaction to justify gutting an entire planet?

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Student Affairs Now@stuaffairsnow.bsky.social · last yr.

The editors of Contemplative Practices and Acts of Resistance in Higher Education share stories that offer life experience, powerful examples, and concrete practices to help bring being, embodiment, and inner work to becoming and social change. studentaffairsnow.com/contemplativ...

Contemplative Practices and Acts of Resistance in Higher Education: Narratives Toward Wholeness

The editors of this book join to discuss contemplative practices for transformation. The volume shares stories that offer life experience, powerful examples, and concrete practices to help bring being...

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Student Affairs Now@stuaffairsnow.bsky.social · last yr.

Authentic relationships between Black & white women are can be difficult due to realities of misogynoir & the role of white women in perpetuating harm. Learn about building reciprocal & accountable relationships beyond performativity toward connection & change. studentaffairsnow.com/reciprocity-...

Reciprocity Required: Relationships Between Black and White Women in Higher Education

Authentic relationships between Black and white women in higher education are often difficult to cultivate—made more so by the persistent realities of misogynoir and the role white women can play in p...

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Keith Edwards@keithephd.bsky.social · last yr.

What if this Father’s Day or graduation season, we offered more than cash or platitudes — we offered unmasking? Unmasking: Toward Authentic Masculinity invites men to explore who they are beyond the scripts they’ve been handed.

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Student Affairs Now@stuaffairsnow.bsky.social · last yr.

. @drjessicariddell.bsky.social discusses mindsets & 10 tools to rethink, reimagine, and rebuild institutions of higher ed from Hope Circuits. She offers a critique of the status quo and a call to “challenge the actual in the name of the possible." studentaffairsnow.com/hope-circuits/

Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and Other Organizations for Human Flourishing

Dr. Jessica Riddell discusses mindsets and 10 tools to rethink, reimagine, and rebuild institutions of higher education from her research and book Hope Circuits. She offers a critique of the status qu...

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