About Editing a Special Issue with Becki Elkins and Quortne R. Hutchings

'Round About Campus

Welcome to 'Round About Campus, the podcast for the About Campus magazine, the scholarly magazine of ACPA-College Student Educators International.
In our second season of 'Round About Campus, we take a 'behind the scenes' look at how About Campus works by talking to various people involved in making the magic happen. In this episode, co-hostesses Alex C. Lange and Z Nicolazzo talk with Becki Elkins and Quortne R. Hutchings, who are co-editors for a special issue of About Campus focused on recovery in postsecondary education.
Becki Elkins is associate professor in student affairs administration at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. She teaches courses on organization and governance, assessment, student affairs administration, legal issues, and the history of higher education in on-campus, online and hybrid instructional formats. Elkins has worked in higher education for nearly 30 years in such areas as women's and LGBT resource centers, housing, institutional research, assessment and as a registrar. Her current research focuses on college students in recovery from substance use disorders.

Quortne R. Hutchings is a first generation college student, proud Ronald E. McNair scholar alum, and assistant professor of higher education at Northern Illinois University. Their research primarily focuses on black, gay, bisexual, queer, and non-binary undergraduate and graduate students’ academic and social experiences in higher education, student affairs professionals, experiences, and student and academic affairs, undergraduate and graduate students’ experiences with substance use and recovery, and utilizing critical qualitative methodologies. Q is a practitioner, scholar, and student in academic affairs, having professional experiences in academic advising, orientation, multicultural affairs, TRIO programs, and leadership development.

In this episode, a number of publications and community engaged/creative works are discussed, including:

• The work of Dr. Mahauganee D. Shaw Bonds
• Trans* in College by Z Nicolazzo
• The work of bell hooks, particularly Teaching to Transgress
• The work of Audre Lorde
• Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
• Several Parker Palmer books:
  • To Know as We are Known: Education as a Spiritual Journey,
  • A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life, and
  • The Courage to Teach: Guide for Reflection and Renewal
• In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté, MD

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You can get a full transcript of the episode here.
And as always, thanks to Mary Ellen Wade for the 'Round About Campus cover art.