Writing for academic advisors and student affairs professionals who do not have academic background, formal training, or licensure in counseling, the authors describe how to use motivational interviewing when working with students in higher education. They detail the history of motivational interviewing, academic advising and other student affairs work, and combining motivational interviewing with student support work; the key relational components of motivational interviewing; contemporary models of academic advising and student affairs practice and combining motivational interviewing with them; the basic motivational interviewing skills set; its four processes (engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning); the use of change talk and sustain talk; intermediate and advanced motivational interviewing skills; case examples; and practice exercises. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)