The growing problem of hate crime on college campuses is addressed. Characteristics of hate speech and hate crime are distinguished; types of offenders, scope of the problem, and related legal issues are discussed. A model for development of campuswide multiculturalism is presented among several recommendations for administrators. (Author/EMK)

Describes various learning theories and illustrates their relevance to student affairs. Suggests that student affairs professionals focus on learning theories in order to describe their mission, design new efforts that complement and support academic programs on campus, and provide contexts that maximize student learning opportunities. (SNR)

Provides a simplified presentation of a LISREL analysis, a causal analysis technique, including an elementary discussion of the technique itself, and suggestions for useful applications of LISREL for research on college students. Presents analysis of students' commitment to a university. (Author/ABL)

Notes that most student affairs research relies on surveys, standardized tests, and structured interviews to collect data. Although it is acknowledged that these methods have been valuable, the case is made for combining multiple measures to optimize the study of the college student experience. Introduces method triangulation as a way of expanding…

Presents common elements of student development theories as a framework for practice. Briefly discusses problems using student development theory in practice, common elements of student development theory and research, and a framework for practice and for research based on those common elements. Gaps between theory and practice are noted, and new…

Examined university students' (n=161) motivation for enrolling in college and characteristics and achievements of students with varying motivations. Explored changes in motivation during first year of college. Found students who had listed cognitive reasons as primary motive for enrolling in college experienced significant decrease in scores for…

Notes that, despite best efforts at facing diversity issues on college campuses, achieving multiculturalism remains elusive. Adapts Evans' (1987) model for fostering moral development into a model for informing and evaluating strategies and programs designed to advance multiculturalism on campuses. Includes description of case study application of…

Linked student college choice and college student persistence literatures. Combined model, using variables from college predisposition and college persistence models, was operationalized into one educational process using High School and Beyond data base. Resulting goodness-of-fit measures indicated good fit of the model, as specified, to the…