Surviving Whiteness and White People: The Coping Strategies of Black, Entry-Level Student Affairs Professionals
Robin Phelps-Ward, Ed.D. Clemson University Jeff Kenney, Ph.D. Oregon State University Abstract Though Whiteness permeates all United States colleges and universities, a concerted effort in postsecondary education to shatter White institutional presence and nurture inclusive and equitable environments for Black
Asian American Transracial Adoptees: Identity Development in College
Jessica J. Fry The University of Texas at Austin Abstract The multifaceted identities of Asian American transracial adoptees in college are rarely – if ever – discussed in academic settings. Few studies exist on adoptees and education, adult transracial adoptees,
Transgender Students’ Experiences in Postsecondary
Education: A Literature Review Alyssa Stefanese Yates Michigan State University Abstract Despite transgenderism becoming more widely discussed in popular media, transgender undergraduate students largely remain a silent and invisible minority on college campuses across the United States. This minority status
Undocumented Students, Community Colleges, and the Urgent Call for Undocu-Competence
Nicholas Tapia-Fuselier University of North Texas Abstract Undocumented students in the United States continue to face unique barriers to success in higher education. Across the country, undocumented students have to navigate ineligibility for federal financial aid and disparate in-state resident
Build the Pyramid: A Best Practices Literature
Review for Living-Learning Communities Maxwell M. Wagner Missouri State University Abstract In the last decade, living-learning communities (LLCs) have evolved as the higher education environment has shifted and scholars have identified empirical best practices for optimum, modern living-learning programs. The
Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Identities: What We Know about the Transgender and Non-Binary Experience
Kate Curley Eastern Michigan University Raul A. Leon Eastern Michigan University Abstract Very few scholarly inquiries have focused on understanding the relationship between transgender and gender non-binary (trans/NB) students’ experiences and the development of their religious, secular, and spiritual (RSS)
FERPA Fear or FERPA Flex: Student Affairs Practitioners’ Understanding of Federal Privacy Laws on Campus
Rene Couture Arkansas Tech University Jeremy Schwehm Arkansas Tech University Valerie Couture University of Central Arkansas Abstract Colleges and universities that accept federal funds must adhere to the Family and Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Many student affairs practitioners
Guest Author: Dr. D-L Stewart – Ideologies of Absence: Anti-Blackness and Inclusion Rhetoric in Student Affairs Practice
Ideologies of Absence: Anti-Blackness and Inclusion Rhetoric in Student Affairs Practice D-L Stewart Colorado State University Abstract Despite inclusion rhetoric in student affairs, anti-Blackness shapes the experiences of Black graduate and full-time professionals, who are both hypervisible and invisible in
To Study Abroad or Not to Study Abroad: That Is the STEM Question
Matthew A. Witenstein University of Dayton Janel Henriksen Hastings Harvey Mudd College (retired) Abstract As more science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students consider studying abroad, it is critical for researchers and student affairs educators to know more about how
Dimensions of Doctoral Education: A Review of the Literature
Le Shorn S. Benjamin Central Michigan University Abstract Positioning doctoral education within historical, academic, and economic contexts, this article showcases the development of the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree and sheds light on challenges affecting doctoral students and Ph.D. programs