Following are some resources of interest to those whose primary-role is academic advising. From information for those aspiring to advise, to competencies for academic advisors, to deep discussions regarding whether academic advising truly is a profession, these resources will provide insights for all who advise.

Find out more about the 2nd Edition of the Academic Advisor Core Competencies

NACADA Articles 2010 - present:

• On being an advising professional, by Erin Justyna, 2016
• Utah State Campus Advising Journal, Black and Blue, 2016
• A Preliminary Report of Advisor Perceptions of Advising and of a Profession by Sharon A. Aiken-Wisniewski, Anna Johnson, Joshua Larson and Jason Barkemeyer, 2015
• Academic Advising Is Not a Profession: Who Knew?, The Mentor, 2015
• Advisor load, by Rich Robbins, 2013
• Academic Advising as a Profession: How Advisers in Utah View the Occupation, The Mentor, 2013
• Coping With Advisor burnout, by Chris Huebner, 2011
• eFolio, by C. Annette Wilson and Theresa Gerson, 2011
• Advising in Canada, by Jo Stewart, 2010
• The Professionalization of Academic Advising: Where Are We in 2010? by Leigh S. Shaffer, Jacqueline M. Zalewski and John Leveille, 2010
• Advisor Satisfaction Survey Results

NACADA Articles Prior to 2010:

• Academic Advising as a Field of Inquiry, by Wesley R. Habley, 2009
• Advisor certification, by Jeffrey L. McClellan, Clint Moser, and J. Waterreus, 2008
• Become an advisor, by Adrienne Bishop McMahan, 2008
• Advice for new advisors, by Lisa Haydon, 2004
• Stress and burn out, by Beatrice L. Logan and Annie Turman, 2003
• Advisor portfolios document effectiveness, by Faye Vowell and Janet Wallet-Ortiz, 2003
• Advisor portfolio examples, by Catherine Buyarski, 2000
• Professional Development in an Uncertain Profession: Finding a Place for Academic and Career Advisors by Kathryn Dey Huggett, 2000
• Advising as a Profession, by Virginia N. Gordon, Ruth W. Swenson, LaVona Spencer, Diane I. Kline, Margie Bogenschutz and Brian Seeger, 1988

NACADA Other Resources:

• Leadership in Higher Education: Insights from Academic Affairs, via The Mentor, 2019
• Burnout: From Causes Come Solutions, via UC Berkeley