Although many issues must be addressed in understanding and responding to the needs of LGBT students, faculty, and staff, no road maps provide clear directions for how to proceed. This volume describes current issues, research, and policies, and seeks to assist institutions of higher education in their search for ways to support, and foster the success of, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender college students, and to nurture LGBT faculty and staff.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students, faculty, and staff have always been a vital part of the history of American...
Although many issues must be addressed in understanding and responding to the needs of LGBT students, faculty, and staff, no road maps provide clear d...
The literature and research on the use of technology in student affairs is still very limited. This volume of New Direction for Student Services was written to increase our understanding of the role of technology in the student learning experience of campus-based and as well as distance learners. Information technology has become a central tool in creating 24/7 self-service experiences for students interacting with campus administrative functions. Recent technologies also create the real possibility of moving beyond administrative functions to playing a central role in student learning,...
The literature and research on the use of technology in student affairs is still very limited. This volume of New Direction for Student Services was w...
This volume provides the latest recommendations on how to address the needs of students in transition at the collegiate level. Understanding Students in Transition covers transitions affecting recent high school graduates, community college transfer students, older adults returning to education, and students displaced by natural disasters.
Addressing the needs of students in the midst of change, particularly those who are part of the -millennial generation- (those born between 1982 and 2003), requires a full understanding of today's students and what they bring to their new college...
This volume provides the latest recommendations on how to address the needs of students in transition at the collegiate level. Understanding Studen...
This volume identifies the needs of graduate and professional students (a demographic historically underepresented by student affairs professionals) and advises how student services professionals help these students address their needs.
Traditionally, the psychological aspects of the graduate and professional student experience have fell on academic departments or the graduate college. An increasing number of student services professionals, however, are now including the graduate and professional student under their umbrella of service. This volume is a response to the demand from these...
This volume identifies the needs of graduate and professional students (a demographic historically underepresented by student affairs professionals) a...
All members of a community benefit from the diversity that students with disabilities bring to a campus, and all campus constituents have an obligation to serve their diverse students. This volume provides the preparation and knowledge your campus needs to meet the growing populations of students with disabilities.
Editor Marianne S. Huger, assistant dean of students at American University, and contributing authors provide practitioners and faculty members with guidance concerning not just accommodating but including students in the fabric of an institution. They also provide specific...
All members of a community benefit from the diversity that students with disabilities bring to a campus, and all campus constituents have an obligatio...
Defining integrity as -the combination of attributes and actions that makes people and organizations coherent, consistent, and potentially ethical, - the editor and contributing authors illustrate how student affairs administrators can understand and implement integrity in their institutions.
Early chapters explore the organizational integrity of student affairs. Transactional and transformational leadership perspectives are discussed in the second section.
Other contributing authors tie education to integrity. In their chapter, Dennis Roberts and Trudy Banta engage in a dialogue...
Defining integrity as -the combination of attributes and actions that makes people and organizations coherent, consistent, and potentially ethical, - ...
The role of peer educators in higher education is well established through decades of program development and refinement. Nevertheless, the twenty-first century landscape presents new challenges and new opportunities for peer educators and peer education programs. In this monograph, the authors explore emerging trends for peer educators, placing them squarely at the center of institutional priorities. Innovative new programs, as well as new practices in familiar programs, provide the reader with insights into development, structure and evaluation. Together, the authors provide an in-depth...
The role of peer educators in higher education is well established through decades of program development and refinement. Nevertheless, the twenty-fir...
Undergraduate students come to college from a myriad of pathways for a variety of purposes, and the same can be said of them as they leave to head off into their next endeavors. Arguably, the most important goal of higher education is to prepare students to achieve their postcollege aspirations, and campuses typically pursue that goal through a combination of curricular and co-curricular programs and services for students.
This issue offers readers a glimpse into contemporary context and practice related to helping students with their after-college transition from one form of...
Undergraduate students come to college from a myriad of pathways for a variety of purposes, and the same can be said of them as they leave to head ...
Moral development is a powerful task of young adulthood, and attending to that development is a mandate expected of institutions of higher education. Liddell and Cooper offer a practical approach to understanding how moral learning occurs as well as the role of mentors and educators in facilitating that learning. Using Rest's Four Component Model--moral sensitivity, judgement, motivation, and action--they describe powerful campus initiatives for moral growth, including service learning, civic engagement, campus judicial systems, diversity and social justice initiatives, and...
Moral development is a powerful task of young adulthood, and attending to that development is a mandate expected of institutions of higher educatio...
