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The field of athletic advising has existed since the 1970s. In the early 1990s, the National Collegiate Athletic Association mandated that higher education institutions provide academic support for student-athletes. Few researchers have identified those serving as athletic advisors, so the literature features little data on advisor demographics, training, education, and work responsibilities. Therefore, the background and experiences of 277 members of the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics, who responded to a survey, were explored. Specifically, athletic advisor educational and training background, burnout levels, meaning of the profession as participants describe it, advice for prospective advisors, and the knowledge they wish they had gained before entering the field are addressed. Dramaturgy was utilized as a framework for analyzing this research.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discuss articles in the issue on topics including supporting diverse student groups, addressing cultural mismatches in advising, and mitigating advisor burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This document is an editorial from the NACADA Journal, highlighting the importance of academic advising. It contains five articles that explore advising different student populations, including international students and Hmong college students. The articles emphasize the impact of academic validation and the potential harm of invalidating advising experiences. Additionally, there is a study on how students navigated institutional resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on equity in resource use. The editorial also includes a quantitative study on the relationship between student-advisor meetings and success metrics in community college students. Lastly, there is an article on the mental health of academic advisors, highlighting the need for institutions to support and value their advisors. The editorial encourages readers to contribute to research and scholarship in academic advising. [Extracted from the article]