As campuses become increasingly diverse, it is more important than ever to promote understanding across differences. The author describes an approach for helping student from different backgrounds talk and learn from each other. (Contains 14 references.) (Author)

This study of African American student affairs administrators at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) derives four strategies that leaders at PWIs may consider when attempting to retain this population: communicate and integrate a philosophy of fairness into the campus environment; develop or support mentoring opportunities; empower African…

A fair amount of what we know about college students and how they are affected by their college experience has been learned from the data gathered in the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP). In this article, CIRP's founder surveys the past, present, and future of the thirty-seven-year-old program. (Contains 12 references.) (GCP)

Analyzed self-reported experiences of undergraduates to identify characteristics associated with student engagement. Parental education and student academic preparation were positively associated with higher levels of engagement. Whites were generally less engaged, and men were more likely to be disengaged or highly engaged. Students at public and…

The use of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) to facilitate sexual assault is increasing on campuses nationwide. This article provides college counselors with an overview of the use of GHB in campus sexual assault, outlines suggestions for crisis intervention, and discusses the challenges of counseling survivors of drug-facilitated sexual assault.…

Counselors are often challenged to address issues of social justice in the counseling context, and they must be deliberate and innovative in their attempts to respond. Counselors will be required to relate social justice considerations to their practices and to the theoretical foundations of these practices; they must then operationalize an…

Identified the institutional and college experience variables influencing end-of-first-year educational degree plans of community college students. Found that the average precollege degree plans at a community college had a significant effect on students' end-of-first-year degree plans. In the prediction of end-of-first-year degree plans, there…

Examines social event risk reduction practices currently in place at sample colleges. Results indicate that the majority of colleges studied do have some sort of social event risk management practices in place. Results are described and recommendations for development of a campus social event policy are provided. (Contains 17 references and 2…

A critical ethnographic evaluation was conducted to assess the impact of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Safe Zone project. Results of the study suggest that the project has had a positive impact on the visibility of LGBT people and issues on campus, and has increased support for LGBT people. (Contains 17 references.) (Author)

Results of interviews with 14 full professors in Canada were expressed in 6 themes: scholarly commitment, freedom and space, recognition and respect, self-regulation, power politics, and generativity. These senior academics were committed to service, adopted the scholarly role early, have both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, acknowledge and…

The Salter Environmental Type Assessment (SETA) was created to be a commensurate measure for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and to improve the efficacy of the person-environmental interaction paradigm to student affairs. A confirmatory factor analysis of SETA profiles supported the four dimensions in environmental type theory. The utility of this…

At George Mason University, the University Life office charged a university-wide committee to improve the coherence and coordination of collaborative programming. By designing and funding more diverse programming, the University Life office offers programs that are more inclusive of the campuses ethnic and cultural subgroups. Article provides an…

Examined whether college students who report most experiences of micro-inequities will also report lowest general and academic self-esteem and lowest occupational and educational aspirations. Findings from 335 undergraduates revealed no significant relationships between students' experiences of the campus environment and their general and academic…

Historically, by focusing on entering student characteristics, higher education has looked at the problems students bring to an institution. It is time to shift the framework from just assisting or accommodating those who are different to creating a campus world that is not alien and promotes success. (MSE)

Describes the attempt of the General Studies and Education Division of Laramie County Community College, Wyoming, to provide interested faculty members with readability information about their textbooks. Notes that faculty became more aware of the factors making their textbooks difficult for students. (RS)