Examines the historical development of marginality and addresses its implications for student affairs professionals and African American students attending predominantly White institutions. Argues that student involvement is related to student satisfaction and that the successful transition of African American students is directly related to the…

Reports on a telephone survey of 47 recent graduates with disabilities that examined employment and experiences with faculty and service providers. The data suggest that respondents differed from their nondisabled peers in choice of major and amount of career counseling received. Many participants perceived faculty as a major source of…

Presents a conceptual framework to assist campus personnel who are concerned about how physical artifacts on campus communicate institutional values associated with multiculturalism. Describes the four dimensions of the taxonomy and their usefulness in evaluating campus environments in terms of messages that promote, neutralize, or discourage the…

Investigated aspects of student development facilitated by focusing on community-building in a peer counseling team of six female and three male college students. Results show that by experiencing community with their peers, students reported enhanced ability and a desire to create community within and outside the university. (Author/RJM)

Surveyed college students (N=630) at two different schools regarding students' perceptions of campus climate and their interest in and exposure to issues pertaining to gay men, lesbians, and bisexual women and men. Results show that similar proportions of students at each school reported having a gay, lesbian, or bisexual friend or relative. (RJM)

Discussion of the Total Quality Management approach looks at elements that can and can not be applied in the university context. The approach is seen to offer a technique and justification for constantly seeking improvement, fostering willingness to change, distributing decision making, promoting positive attitudinal change, and shifting focus…

At a predominantly White institution 118 African American students completed the Racial Identity Attitude Scale to assess the effects of racial identity on grade point average and students' psychological sense of belonging on campus. The results of the study indicated that academic achievement was not related to any of the racial identity…

Argues, based on a constructivist view of learning, that if knowledge is constructed rather than recorded as received, instruction must be viewed as creating learning environments that enhance the process of knowledge construction, and should guide, support, and accompany students in constructing an increasingly sophisticated understanding of…

Explores the limitation of harassment policies used in public educational institutions. These policies mask the gendered nature of harassment and present obstacles to the women who use them to resolve harassment complaints. Argues that the interconnectedness of harassment, sexism, and violence toward women must be openly addressed, within both the…

Examines how institutional practices, disciplinary and programmatic idiosyncracies, and personal characteristics influence the success of women in graduate education. Profiles demographic realities, causes and consequences of gender differences, personal struggles, and ways to address disparate policies. Argues that efforts on all levels are…

Campus recreation centers, originally quasi-academic facilities, have evolved since the early 1980s: first into campus amenities and then into auxiliary business enterprises. Financial issues affecting campus recreation have changed accordingly and are discussed in this chapter. (Author)

Article is a commentary on the confluence of race and responsibility for African American campus administrators. The conversational presentation is contextualized within a treatment of a short period of student unrest. Complexities around negotiating a campus crisis that includes race are addressed. Administrators share insights on the nature of…

Although the approval of a project's design and budget typically rests with the campus governing board, a project team determines the configuration, the cost, and the utility of the completed project. Because of the importance of these decisions, colleges and universities must select project team members carefully. (Author)

Student perceptions of negative campus climate were predictive of Asian American students' depression levels in spite of students' entering proclivities toward depression and in spite of varying institutional types. Higher education institutions that are perceived by students to discriminate against individuals may put their Asian American…

A campus atmosphere of cultural pluralism in which individual minority groups can maintain a sense of identity and uniqueness while acknowledging and building on shared experiences and values can empower all members of the college community. Student activities policies and procedures reconsidered in this light can lower barriers. (Author/MSE)