Rudisang Motshubi , Doctoral Candidate at Iowa State University  Dear U.S. Higher Education Stakeholders, Like many aspiring scholars who wish to impact the U.S. higher education landscape positively, I am uncertain what being a higher education scholar entails. I have chosen to be daring and take a more vulnerable route in this blog post to provide a more authentic picture of where potential emerging scholars may be and show that we are not alone; I see you. It is okay not to know what you are doing and whether or not you are doing the right thing. Not knowing is part of becoming a higher educational scholar; the journey and process will eventually get you where you want to go and—more importantly—where you are supposed to be. Reading the prior post about socialization reminded me clearly how being socialized into higher education involves knowing what you are doing. Let me explain. In some educational spaces, this idea of purpose is often described as your why in hi...