249 Author biographies Dr Millicent Adjei is a seasoned higher education scholar practitioner with over 19  years of academic, research and varied professional experiences in higher education administration. She has expertise in campus internationalisation, diversity, equity and inclusion management, high impact access, and support interventions for first-generation students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. As Director of Diversity and International Programs at Ashesi University, Ghana, she spearheads the University’s internationalisation, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. In addition to her administrative role, Millicent holds an Adjunct Lecturer position with the Humanities and Social Sciences Department at Ashesi where she teaches a course in Leadership as Service. She is a qualitative researcher, and a student services practitioner. She uses indigenous theories and youth-centred methodologies to understand the post-secondary educational experiences of international, first-generation, underrepresented, and socioeconomically disadvantaged students and designs interventions to support and enhance their success. She holds a BSc degree in Business Administration from the University of Ghana Business School, an MA in Educational Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota, and a PhD in Comparative and International Development in Education from the University of Minnesota. She is a Ford Foundation IFP Fellow and a board member of the Melton Foundation, a global citizen organisation working with youths across the world and passionate about innovation across cultures to solve today’s multi-faceted global challenges. ORCid: 0000-0002-5061-7709. Ms Vanessa Amoako is the Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator in the Office of Diversity and International Programs at Ashesi University, Ghana. She holds an MA in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, and a BSc in Business Administration from Ashesi University. Through her work in diversity, equity and inclusion, Vanessa drives the University agenda of promoting the awareness of and respect for diversity through various intentional programmes and initiatives. Vanessa remains active in the pursuit of knowledge to address the challenge of educational inequality in Africa. Her research interests are specifically in providing educational access, securing equitable educational opportunities for all students, and retaining and graduating students from underrepresented groups. She also has research interests in gender equality and human rights, and refugee and forced migration. ORCid: 0000-0003-1834-6758. Ms Lizelle Apollis is passionate about leadership development and empowering indivi- duals to achieve their full potential. She is currently employed as the Inclusivity and Access Support Officer at the Disability Unit at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She is an Occupational Therapist by profession and has work experience in both the government and private sector. In 2020, she completed her master’s degree in occupational therapy with her research focus on occupational balance. She holds other qualifications in NPO 250 management and is affiliated to NPOs in the Western Cape as she is passionate about community development. Lizelle is also registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa (OTASA), she is  WorkWell trained, and affiliated with the Higher Education Disability Services Association (HEDSA) and the Mobility Forum in Stellenbosch. Dr Bekele Ayele is a senior lecturer at Kotebe Metropolitan University (KMU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He obtained a PhD in higher education curriculum design and develop- ment, specialising in internationalisation of higher education curriculum. Currently, he is Dean of the School of Teacher Education at the College of Education and Behavioral Studies, KMU. He has been a lead researcher in internationalisation of academic policies and programmes: process and impact on public universities in sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, he  has developed the Ethiopian Higher Education Roadmap for 15  Years, 2018-2032. He has been mentoring at a Myanmar university and to ministry officials on ‘Connecting with the World: International Relations for Higher Education Institutions’ under the auspices of the Institute of International Education (IIE). He travels frequently for research workshops and as an external examiner of PhD students. He has a number of articles to his name in internationally reputable journals and is an editorial executive member of the Journal of Students Affairs in Africa. His research interests include teaching and learning in higher education, internationalisation of higher education curriculum, students affairs and services. Dr Lisa Bardill Moscaritolo is the Vice-Provost for Student Life at the American University of Sharjah. Before moving to the United Arab Emirates, Lisa served as Associate Vice-President for Student Affairs and as Dean for Students at Pace University in New York for twelve years. Lisa has a doctorate in Leadership from Barry University in Miami. She was awarded with a distinguished alumni award from Barry University in 2018 and was selected as the national winner of a Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service in 2014. Lisa is an advocate for increasing the knowledge, research, and practices of student affairs and services globally and is a founding member and secretary- general for the International Student Affairs and Student Services (IASAS) organisation, chartered in Brussels, Belgium. She is a Professor for Purdue Global University and teaches graduate courses in management and leadership. She has served as a consultant for the American University of Beirut in February 2020 and was a keynote for the Philippines Association Practitioners in Student Affairs and Services in 2017 and 2020. Lisa serves as an international advisory board member of the Journal for Student Affairs in Africa (JSSA) and has a three-year appointment from the University College of Cork in Ireland Governing Body on the Student Experience Committee. Lisa has served on several writing teams on the internationalisation of student affairs/service practice and research and created the Global Summit for professionals and associations in student affairs and services and the Student Leader Global Summit. ORCid: 0000-0003-2809-0012. 251 Dr Taryn Bernard is a Senior Lecturer and is affiliated to the Department of General Linguistics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She has taught in the Department of General Linguistics and on the Faculty’s Extended Degree Programme for ten years and, during this time, she has developed an interest in methods of critical applied linguistics. Her research largely aims to uncover the intricate links between social ideologies and language use, particularly within the South African context. ORCid: 0000-0001-5503-6260. Mr Jaco Greeff Brink is Head of the Equality Unit, Centre for Student Counselling and Development at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He has a master’s degree in Psychology, and advanced training in Leadership and Strategic Health Communication from Johns Hopkins University. He is responsible for the management of the HIV and sexualities portfolio, an institutional gender non-violence programme, health and social justice teaching, mediation services and the unfair discrimination and harassment portfolio at the Equality Unit. Jaco has a special interest in understanding how we better engage our shared humanity to bridge equity gaps in society, and his research focus is on sexual health, sexualities, and gender-based violence in the South African context. ORCid: 0000-0003-1258-8369. Dr Samia Chasi serves as Strategic Advisor to the International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) and is a Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa. She is passionate about facilitating deeper understanding and connections between diverse people and institutions by creating spaces for critical engagement and constructive dialogue. Samia is a practitioner-scholar in higher education internationalisation with more than 20 years’ experience in this field through positions in international offices of German and South African universities, an agency of the European Commission as well as representations of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Nuffic and the British Council in South Africa. Her main research interest lies in global South perspectives on higher education internationalisation, with a particular focus on South-North collaboration and partnerships. Samia holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Education from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, a Master of Philosophy in Engineering Management from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and a Master of Arts in English, Russian and Sociology from the University of Rostock, Germany. ORCid: org/0000-0003-1896-0248. Mr Charl Davids is a registered Psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. He is Deputy Director: Centre for Student Counselling and Development at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He is a former Youth Programme Manager at Selfhelp Manenberg; Training Department Manager (Trauma Centre for the Survivors of Violence and Torture, Cape Town) and Principal Psychologist (South African Police Services, Cape Town). He started his private practice in 2003. He has had the position of Deputy and then Head of the Psychology Department at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. Since 2018, he also serves as the SADC regional Coordinator of the 252 International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR). ORCid: 0000-0002-5585-9491. Mr Danie de Klerk is the Assistant Dean: Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Commerce, Law, and Management (CLM) at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and Head of the CLM Teaching and Learning Centre. He holds a master’s degree in English Literature from the University of the Free State, South Africa, a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), and is currently pursuing a doctorate in the field of Higher Education Studies at Wits, South Africa. Danie’s research interests span learning and teaching in higher education, student success and support in South African higher education, academic advising and advising practices for South African contexts, academic literacies, and the use of data and data analytics to explore these areas and enhance practice and experience. ORCid: 0000-0001-8051-0833. Dr Munita Dunn-Coetzee is the Director: Centre for Student Counselling and Development (CSCD), Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa. She is a registered Counselling Psychologist and obtained her master’s degree in Counselling Psychology at SU in 2001. She completed her doctoral degree, DDiac in Play Therapy, in 2004 at the University of South Africa. She was employed at Huguenot College, a TVET college, until 2010 where she was involved in academic support, lecturing and student affairs. Munita has acquired managerial experience in higher education during the past thirteen years of which ten years was within senior management within the Division of Student Affairs, providing her with extensive knowledge of student affairs matters. Being fond of research and studying, she obtained an MPhil in Higher Education in 2013, the focus being on social change within higher education. She has published nationally and internationally and has presented at several national and international conferences. ORCid: 0000-0002-6950-0420. Ms Ilse Erasmus is a Disability Resource Officer at the Disability Unit of Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She holds a BA Honours in English Literature and a Higher Diploma in Education. Ilse ensures that the reading material of Stellenbosch University students and staff with print disabilities, e.g., blindness, low vision and dyslexia, is available in accessible formats. She is interested in developing novel approaches to text accessibility challenges, such as creating English-Biblical Hebrew, Afrikaans-Biblical Greek and other multilingual texts in braille, as well as interpreting visual texts like diagrams, graphs and charts for blind users. Ilse’s involvement in creating accessible texts and finding the appropriate assistive technology for print disabled individuals developed in the course of her work as a teacher at Prinshof School for the Visually Impaired in Pretoria, South Africa. Ms Christine Immenga is the Senior Coordinator of Student Governance within the Department of Student Affairs at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She has been working in Student Affairs for the last ten years and holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Law, Politics & Classics) as well as an Honours in Classical Studies from the University of 253 Cape Town. Her current pursuits include a master’s degree in Higher Education Studies with a research focus on participatory curriculum development as a social constructivist pedagogy for student leadership development. ORCid: 0000-0003-3735-6601. Ms Belinda Janeke is a Career Advisor with 21 years’ work experience, of which three years are in academic advising and eight years in career development and advising. She specialises in career services with a focus on career development and work readiness programmes. Janeke laid the foundation for her extensive knowledge and experience in Career Advising with studies in corporate communication. In addition to a master’s degree in Corporate Communication, Janeke is also a qualified Academic Advisor and is currently completing an honours degree in Industrial Psychology. She began her career in 2009 as an Orientation Officer at the University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa, and was soon promoted to advising and lecturing before being appointed as Head: Career Services (Student Affairs) in 2013. One of the many UFS projects that leans on Janeke’s knowledge and skills is the online migration of their work readiness programme that includes CV writing and job interview skills. In addition to career advising, Janeke also has extensive experience in event hosting, public speaking, problem solving and negotiation, and social media management. As part of her position at the UFS, she is required to perform needs analyses from which she must create, design, and present workshops for staff and students. ORCid: 0000-0001-8506-0640. Dr Bernadette Judith Johnson is Director: Transformation and Employment Equity at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. She has 20 years of experience in higher education, and the governmental and non-governmental sectors. Previously, she worked on the National Committee for the Next Generations of Black Scholars Programme known as the nGap Programme. She has also worked at the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy (PALAMA), facilitating Strategic Planning, Strategic Leadership and Change Management to senior government officials in South Africa, Lesotho, Burundi, South Sudan and Rwanda. At the Southern Research and Innovation Managers Association (SARIMA) she was Research Manager. She supervises postgraduate students. Her research interests are transformation, community engagement and restructuring. Ms Blessing Kanyumba is a Residence Advisor in the Department of Student Housing and Residence Life at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), South Africa. She holds a master’s degree in Management Sciences specialising in Human Resources. In addition, Blessing is a PhD candidate and Lecturer in the Department of Human Resource Manage ment at DUT. Her research interests include leadership development, succession planning, talent management, higher education, and gender studies. Previously, she was a Lecturer in the Department of General Education facilitating the Cornerstone Module, and a Writing Centre Tutor. She is currently co-supervising master’s students in the Faculty of Management Sciences at DUT. ORCid: 0000-0001-8111-4234. 254 Dr Greig Krull is a Senior Lecturer and Academic Director for Online Learning in the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management (CLM) at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. The Faculty’s Online Learning and Teaching Unit provides direction and support to academics in relation to blended and online learning. He holds a PhD in Technology-Enhanced Learning from the Open University of Catalonia, Spain, and an MCom from Rhodes University, South Africa. His research interests lie in open and flexible learning in higher education, particularly in the areas of mobile learning and learning design. His recent areas of focus have been around using technologies effectively to promote quality teaching and learning, and providing professional learning opportunities for academics in this area. He is a member of the International Advisory Board for the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (ETHE). ORCid: 0000-0002-0690-5869. Dr Tadd Kruse is an Education Consultant, Membership Director for the International Association of Student Affairs and Services (IASAS), and a member of NASPA’s (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) Global Division and Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) Advisory Boards. ORCid: 0000-0001-9916-9444. Ms Pippa Louw is a Disability Resource Officer at the Disability Unit at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. During her 14 years at the Disability Unit, she has developed work protocols and facilitated strong relationships between the Unit and academic departments and services, including the Examinations Office. She was introduced to the world of accessible texts through her master’s research in African Languages and the development of an isiXhosa text-to-speech system. She has also published in peer-reviewed journals on language and speech technologies. Applying these technologies to smooth the way for students with disabilities was therefore the ideal way to bring passion and purpose to her work. Prof. Thierry M. Luescher is the Research Director for Post-schooling and Work in the Inclusive Economic Development Division of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Cape Town, and an affiliated Associate Professor in Higher Education Studies at the University of the Free State (UFS), Mangaung, South Africa. Before that, he was Assistant Director for Institutional Research at the UFS, a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education Studies and extraordinary Senior Lecturer in Political Studies at the University of the Western Cape, and a Senior Researcher in the Centre for Higher Education Transformation (CHET), Cape Town. He has a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education from the UFS and obtained his PhD in Political Studies from the University of Cape Town. Thierry is an NRF-rated researcher with expertise in higher education studies, policy and governance, the student experience, student politics, student affairs, and higher education development in Africa. He is a founder and editor of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, and member of the editorial boards of the Journal of College Student Development, Makerere Journal of Higher Education and African Higher Education Dynamics. Thierry recently edited the books Student Politics in Africa: Representation and Activism (with M. Klemenčič and 255 J.O. Jowi, 2016) and Reflections of South African Student Leaders, 1994‑2017 (with D. Webbstock and N. Bhengu, 2020). His publication list and links to open access downloads can be viewed at www.thierryluescher.net. ORCid: 0000-0002-6675-0512. Dr Marcia Lyner-Cleophas is Head: Disability Unit, Centre for Student Counselling and Development, at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, as well as a practising educational psychologist since 2001. She holds a PhD in Psychology, where the focus was on inclusive and exclusionary disability practices from staff, and students with disabilities’ perspectives at Stellenbosch University. She has a strong drive for individual and social justice, as well as for personal wellness. Her work has a strong focus on disability inclusion in the post-school sector. She is affiliated to the Higher Education Disability Services Association (HEDSA), ChangeAbility, AfriNEAD and the Stellenbosch Disability Network, as well as to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG). ORCid: 0000-0003-1460-6313. Ms Tshepiso Maleswena is a Lecturer and Student Success and Support Programme Coordinator in the Faculty of Commerce, Law, and Management (CLM) at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa. Her work within the faculty is based on the various aspects of the University’s Teaching and Learning objectives. She holds a master’s degree in Political Studies from Wits, a degree in Corporate Communication from the University of Johannesburg (UJ), and a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education Studies from Wits. She is currently reading for a PhD in History with a focus on memory and memorialisation within the context of South African history. Her research interests extend to students’ social experiences at tertiary institutions, decolonisation of the university curriculum, and nuanced approaches to course design and assessment practices. ORCid: 0000-0003-1182-9837. Dr Ndakaitei Manase is a PhD graduate from the University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa. She completed her PhD in Development Studies under the SARCHi Chair in Higher Education and Human Development. Her research interests include social justice in higher education, learning disabilities, narrative research, and the capability approach. She obtained a master’s degree in Sociology from UFS, where she researched the lived experiences of women who are growing old with HIV and AIDS in Zimbabwe. She also holds a master’s degree in HIV/AIDS Management at the workplace from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, where she gained expertise in institutional policies and support for those who face different forms of exclusion and discrimination. ORCid: 0000-0002-8211-1614. Dr Martin Mandew is the Principal of the Qwaqwa Campus of the University of the Free State, South Africa. Prior to that, he was the Campus Director of the Midlands Campus of the Durban University of Technology, Pietermaritzburg. He holds a Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Master of Theology, University Diploma in Management Development, and a PhD. He started his academic career as an Academic Development Tutor at the University of Natal where he later lectured in the School of Theology until 1997. He http://www.thierryluescher.net 256 served at the Durban University of Technology, South Africa, as Assistant Vice-Chancellor: Student Services at the ML Sultan Technikon from 1998 until 2002, and in 2003 as Executive Director: Academic Development, Training and Skills Provision. He was a board member of the South African Association for Academic Development, and sesrved on the editorial board of the Academic Development Journal. He is a founding member of the South African Association for Senior Student Affairs Professionals. He is principal author of A Guide to Student Services in South Africa (2003), and co-editor of Perspectives on Student Affairs in South Africa  2014). He currently serves as a non-executive director on the Board of the Cancer Association of South Africa, on the International Editorial Executive of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, and on the Institutional Audits Committee of the Council of Higher Education. Mr Crispen Mazodze is the current Dean of Students at Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe. He is a Student Affairs professional with wide experience in Zimbabwean higher education, having been the Director: Off-campus Life and Student Development Programmes at Chinhoyi University of Technology in Zimbabwe for nine years, as well as School Head in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education in Zimbabwe. He has also served as the Secretary of the Deans of Student Affairs Forum in Zimbabwe for seven years. Crispen is a PhD candidate in Higher Education Studies with Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe. He holds a Master of Education in Curriculum Studies, a BA History, and a Diploma in Education from the University of Zimbabwe. His research interests include student governance, student leadership, quality enhancement in Student Affairs practice and decolonising student development. ORCid: 0000-0002-2423-0420. Mr Munienge Mbodila is acting Head: Department of Information Technology Systems in the Faculty of Economics & Information Technology System at the Komani Campus of Walter Sisulu University (WSU), South Africa. He is a PhD candidate and holds a master’s degree in Computer Science (North West University) and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education (Stellenbosch University). Before joining WSU, he was a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Venda. He won two VC Excellence Awards for Teaching and Learning while working at the University of Venda. He recently won another VC Excellence Award for Teaching and Learning at WSU. Mr Mbodila is interested in the use of ICTs and Web Technology in Teaching and Learning to improve teaching practice inside and outside the classroom. His research interests are in the areas of Computer Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks, Software Defined Networking (SDN), eLearning and the use of emerging technologies (ETs) in education. He is currently a member of the e-Learning Task Team at WSU and a member of the editorial board of Armonia Journal. ORCid: 0000-0003-4158-9037. Dr Charity Lengwe Meki Kombe is a Lecturer and Researcher at Mulungushi University, Kabwe, Zambia. She took up the position after completing a two-year post- doctoral research fellowship with the University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa. Prior to that, she worked for the Examinations Council of Zambia as Senior Research Officer 257 and coordinated the Grade 2 National Assessment Survey. She served as Community Education Officer under the Zambia Anti-Corruption Commission. She holds a PhD in Educational Management Law and Policy from UP. Charity’s interests mainly lie in policy/ programme implementation and evaluation, mainly focusing on education and assessment. Over the years, she has also developed an interest in the area of inclusive education in higher education and doctoral education matters. She has consulted and undertaken research projects with local (Zambian) and international organisations (United Kingdom, South Africa, Rwanda, Mozambique and Nigeria). In 2018, she was nominated Tuks Young Research Leader (TYRL), a UP initiative aimed at growing Early Career Researchers in thought leadership, team development, engagement and collaboration, with the intention of enabling them to solve the complex issues that face society. In addition, she is a Salzburg Global Fellow. ORCid: 0000-0003-3207-6598. Ms Meagan Minnaar is a Disability Resource Officer at the Disability Unit, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Her work is to make scientific and law reading material accessible to students with print disabilities and to assist students in reaching their academic goals. She holds an MSc in Insect Physiology and her thesis centred on establishing how insect activity and thermal tolerance are affected by oxygen concentration. She previously worked in the field of insect physiology where her work involved fieldwork, lab work and data capturing. Her background in Biological Sciences has equipped her with the necessary fearlessness when approaching the adaptation of scientific material for print disabled students. Ms Dingase E. Mtonga is a Lecturer in Civic Education, a Researcher, and a Coordinator of the Bachelor of Education in Primary Teaching Programme in the Faculty of Education at Mulungushi University, Zambia. She is also an Examiner in Civic Education Grade Twelve National Examinations. Prior to that, she was a teacher and taught all grades at Primary and Secondary levels in Zambia. She also was an Examiner in Social Studies Grade Nine National Examinations, and gave career guidance as a Student Counsellor at Munali Boys Secondary School in Lusaka, Zambia. She holds a master’s degree in Civic Education, a bachelor’s degree in Civic Education and Religious Studies from the University of Zambia, a Diploma in Secondary Teaching in Civics and Religious Education from Kwame Nkrumah University, and a Diploma in Primary Teaching from Chalimbana University, Zambia. Dingase has a keen interest in higher education student engagement in politics, civic and governance issues. She has a passion for students’ social welfare and is an advocate for inclusivity in higher education. She is a Researcher with a fascination about the nexus between theory and empirical evidence in research and policy frameworks. She has presented papers at Graduate Women in Zambia, and Mulungushi University Conferences. ORCid: 0000-0002-9456-8830. Mrs Dora Dorothy Murasi is Director: Campus Life and Student Development Programmes, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe. She is a former teacher educator, primary school teacher and counsellor. Dora is the holder of a bachelor’s degree in Education with specialisation in Primary Education, and a Master of Arts in Leadership and Management. While her main focus is student development, she is very interested in 258 the Afrocentric world view and its influence on student development, in particular in the area of Academic Advising. She holds a Certificate in Systemic Counselling and a Diploma in Counselling from the African world view. ORCid: 0000-0002-5445-6770. Mr Sebastian Mutambisi is the Director: Student Off-campus Life and Financial Aid, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe, since 2015. He has over ten years’ experience as Teachers’ College Lecturer training Primary school educators and is highly involved in student life skills and leadership development. Previously, he served as a Human Resources Officer, an Assistant Registrar Human Resources, and a Primary school teacher. He holds a master’s degree in Curriculum Studies (2014); a Bachelor of Education in Primary Education (2003) and a Diploma in Education (1998) from the University of Zimbabwe; a Bachelor of Technology Education Management, Technikon Pretoria, South Africa (2001); and a BCom Human Resources Management, University of South Africa (2018). His research interests are quality assurance in higher education; education policy; curriculum implementation; education and gender; language policy; teacher education; and higher education. ORCid: 0000-0001-8417-8452. Prof. Clever Ndebele is the Senior Director: Learning and Teaching at Walter Sisulu University (WSU), South Africa. He has extensive teaching experience in higher education with more than 10 years’ experience at senior management level at several universities in South Africa. He has partaken in several national advisory initiatives: as a member of the National Advisory Committee on postgraduate supervision (NUFFIC funded), Advisory Board Member of the University of Cape Town: Centre for Improving Teaching and Learning, as a member of the HELTASA Executive Committee and of the first joint HELTASA/CHE National Excellence in Teaching and Learning Awards adjudication panel. He has participated in several (NRF) research projects on academic staff development in collaboration with other universities. He has also been involved in several Teaching Development Grant national collaborative projects, namely the development of a postgraduate diploma in higher education (PGDHE) for educational development practitioners, and of a PGDHE for academics. He is currently a member of the National Standards and Reviews Committee of the Council on Higher Education, a member of the Minister of Higher Education and Training’s reference group on Extended Curriculum Programmes, and of the Executive Management Subcommittee of National Coordinating Committee (National Framework to Enhance University Teaching). Prof. Ndebele currently oversees academic staff development and student academic support, and coordinates the University Capacity Development Programme, the New Generation of Academics Programme, and Future Professors Programme at Walter Sisulu University. ORCid: 0000-0002-4258-4812. Prof. Teboho Moja is Clinical Professor of Higher Education at New York University. She is also a Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria (South Africa), and an Extraordinary Professor at the Institute of Post-School Studies, University of the Western Cape (South Africa) Her teaching experience includes high school and university levels. Teboho has held key positions 259 at several South African universities, including being appointed Chair of the Council of the University of South Africa. She has held positions as Professor Extraordinaire at the University of Pretoria, the University of Johannesburg and the University of the Western Cape, and has been Visiting Professor at the University of Oslo (Norway) and the University of Tampere (Finland). She was instrumental in setting up the Centre for Higher Education Trust (CHET) in South Africa and is currently serving as Chair of its board. In addition, she has served on the boards of international bodies such as the UNESCO Institute for International Education Planning and the World Education Market. She has also served as Executive Director and Commissioner to the National Commission on Higher Education (1995-1996) appointed by President Mandela. Before joining New York University, Teboho served as a special advisor to two ministers of education in post-1994 South Africa. She has authored several articles on higher education reform issues in areas such as the governance of higher education, policy processes, and the impact of globalisation on higher education, and co-authored a book on educational change in South Africa. She is a founding member and Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa. ORCid: 0000-0001-6343-3020. Dr Annsilla Nyar is Director of the South African National Resource Centre for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition (SANRC). Prior to this, she held several senior management positions, i.e. that of Senior Researcher at the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO), a partnership between Gauteng Provincial Government, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), and Research Manager at Higher Education South Africa (HESA), now Universities South Africa (USAF). Annsilla holds a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), and a PhD through the Department of Political Studies at Wits. Annsilla’s key academic interest is in social justice and the politics of transition and transformation in South Africa. ORCid: 0000-0002-0535-505X. Ms Nina N.A. Pels is the Assistant Director of Student Life & Engagement at Ashesi University, Ghana, where she supports students by helping them expand their opportunities and develop their interests outside the classroom. Prior to this, Nina joined Ashesi University in 2014 as the Executive Assistant to the Provost, helping to streamline academic affairs as the institution was seeking accreditation for its new engineering programmes scheduled to start in 2015. She later played a key role in growing diversity at the University as Senior Admissions Officer in charge of international recruitment. In 2017/18, she received the prestigious Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Award which allowed her to pursue her MA in International Education at Bath Spa University in the U.K. She concluded her master’s, focusing her research on the liberal arts in the African context but, more importantly, from the perspective of students. Her work examined students’ understanding of the liberal arts and its contributions to the African higher education ecosystem. She is a passionate advocate of student representation and participation in decision-making at all levels of education, because she believes it empowers learners to be active citizens for themselves and for their communities. ORCid: 0000-0003-4681-9073. 260 Dr Brett Perozzi is Vice-President for Student Affairs at Weber State University, U.S.A. He holds a PhD in Higher Education Administration from Indiana University and served as a faculty member in the higher education graduate programmes at Indiana, Colorado State and Arizona State, and founded the Higher Education Leadership programme at Weber State University. Brett has authored dozens of publications in journals, textbooks, monographs, and book chapters. He has published three books, two on the topic of international student affairs and services, and one on student employment during college. He is an active leader with the most comprehensive Student Affairs professional association in the world, NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education helping to coordinate and shape their global agenda by establishing a Global Advisory Board, culturally relevant educational programmes abroad, and advancing intercultural understanding amongst those doing Student Affairs and Services work globally. He has been invited to speak and present on higher education topics worldwide and is a founding member of the International Association of Student Affairs and Services. ORCid: 0000-0003-1378-8223. Ms Latashe Poole is an Administrative Officer at the Centre for Student Counselling and Development at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She is a joint appointment between the Disability Unit and the Unit for Psychotherapeutic Support Services. Latashe has extensive experience in the higher education and training institution, as well as in the banking and insurance industry. She holds a National Diploma in Management Assistance obtained through the College of Cape Town and is currently a second-year student at Mancosa doing her bachelor’s in Business Administration. Her strong administration, financial and stakeholder relationship skills is a real asset to the CSCD. She is an advocate of seen and unseen disabilities which inspire her role at the Centre. Ms Orla Quinlan has been IEASA President 2019-2020 and is Director: International Office, Rhodes University, South Africa. She holds an MSc in Social Policy and Planning in Developing countries from London School of Economics and Political Science, a B Ed awarded by the National University of Ireland, and a Diploma in Religious Education. Holding a variety of leadership positions in her multi-faceted career, she has directed education and humani tarian programmes with CONCERN (1988-1995) in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Burundi and Haiti. Orla was a Senior Researcher for the Gender Equity Task Team (GETT) responsible for the first systematic study on gender and education for the Department of Education in 1996/7. Holding different positions in Oxfam GB between 1998-2010, she supported programmes in Latin America, Africa, and global humanitarian programmes before leading Oxfam GB’s global funding programme in 70 countries. Her interests include leadership, social justice, internationalisation, education, gender, diversity and inclusion. Orla regularly contributes to publications, presents papers and participates in international education platforms. She edited the 17th and 18th editions of Study SA [https://www.ieasa.studysa.org/study-sa/]. ORCid: 0000-0001-7464-4026. https://www.ieasa.studysa.org/study-sa/ 261 Dr Birgit Schreiber is a member of the Africa Centre for Transregional Research at Alberts-Ludwig-Universität Freiburg, Germany, and the Vice-President of IASAS, the Executive Editorial for the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, a consultant for Higher Education Leadership and Management, and for Stellenbosch University, where she is leading the Secretariat for the International Network for Town and Gown Universities. Prior to this, she was the Senior Director of Student Affairs at Stellenbosch University and the Director of the Centre for Student Support Services at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in Cape Town. She holds a PhD from UWC. Birgit has published in national and international academic journals and books on student support and development, has presented research papers and keynotes in national and international conferences, and has given lectures at UC Berkley, the University of Leuven, and the University of Oslo. She was a visiting scholar at the UC Berkeley, where she was involved in their Student Affairs department. She has been a member of the national executive of various professional organisations, including the South African Association of Senior Student Affairs Professionals (SAASSAP), and the Southern African Federation of Student Affairs and Services (SAFSAS). ORCid: 0000-0003-2469-0504. Dr Nondumiso Shabangu is a Homoeopathic Practioner and a Residence Advisor, Department of Housing at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), South Africa. She holds a master’s degree in Homoeopathic Medicine and is currently doing her PhD in Health Sciences with DUT. Her interests lie mainly with health care and teaching and learning, but currently her main focus is around student leadership and empowerment. ORCid: 0000-0002-1097-0049. Dr Elmien Sinclair is an Educational Psychologist and Head of the Unit for Academic Counselling and Development, Centre for Student Counselling and Development (CSCD), Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She worked in different high schools across South Africa for ten years before she furthered her studies at Stellenbosch University and obtained a master’s degree in Educational Psychology in 2008, and a PhD in 2019. She has been employed at the CSCD, Stellenbosch University, for the past thirteen years. She has a keen interest in positive psychology and student well-being. Her research focuses on promoting student success, student development and the transformation of student counselling services. ORCid: 0000-0001-8809-2373. Prof. Rushiella Nolundi Songca is the Vice-Chancellor and Principal at Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. Her area of research focuses on children’s rights from multi- disciplinary perspectives. She has extensive experience in teaching and research in the area of children’s rights. ORCid: 0000-0002-2738-6615. Dr Patrick Swanzy is a Lecturer at the Department of Teacher Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Patrick obtained his PhD in Education from the University of Adelaide, Australia, 262 specialising in quality assurance in higher education. In 2017, he won a Carnegie Corporation of New York’s scholarship for a postdoctoral research fellowship in higher education studies at the Institute for Post School Studies, University of the Western Cape in South Africa. Patrick’s research interest includes quality assurance in higher education, higher education policy studies, disability studies in higher education, and school safety and surveillance. ORCid: 0000-0001-6201-7703. Mr Marquard Timmey is a registered Counselling Psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. He is currently Head of the Unit for Graduand Career Services at the Centre for Student Counselling and Development (CSCD), Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He was initially appointed at the CSCD as a Student Counsellor where he did career counselling for prospective and registered students, and academic and personal counselling for registered students. When he joined the Unit for Graduand Career Services, his focus shifted to career development with senior students and interventions to prepare senior students for their transition from education to employment. His current interest lies in career development of first-generation students. Dr W.P. Wahl has been involved in Student Affairs for almost 19 years and currently serves as Director: Student Life at the University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa, a position he has occupied since October 2016. He obtained a BA Honours (with distinction) in 2004, the degree MA (with distinction) in 2007 and an interdisciplinary PhD in Higher Education Studies and Theology in 2011. His current scholarly work in the field of Higher Education Studies focuses on how an environment can be created for higher education students which is conducive to their learning, development and success. In this regard, he has published and presented both nationally and internationally. Dr Wahl forms part of the Higher Education Syndicate Research Team of the Faculty of Education at the UFS. He  also supervises master’s and PhD students in the field of Higher Education Studies within this faculty. He is married to Siobhone and is the father of three children: Judah, Joshua and Milcah. ORCid: 0000-0002-1771-7863. Ms Melanie Willems is a Disability Support Officer at the Disability Unit, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and a registered Social Worker since 2000. She holds a master’s degree in Philosophy (HIV/AIDS management in the workplace, with the focus on HIV/AIDS and persons with disabilities). She is passionate about working in the field of disability and has 20 years’ experience in the disability field. She is affiliated to the Higher Education Disability Services Association (HEDSA) and the Southern African Association for Counselling and Development in Higher Education (SAACDHE). She has life membership of the Cape Town Association for the Physically Disabled that renders services to persons with disabilities in Cape Town and surrounding areas. She is in the final stages of obtaining a master’s degree in Social Work at Stellenbosch University, focusing on visually impaired students’ challenges and experiences in a higher education institution in South Africa, which was inspired by her work in the Disability Unit.