This chapter provides an overview of external and internal changes associated with collegiate study abroad experiences. A brief review of the research literature is included along with recent research that sheds light on potential mechanisms associated with study abroad-related change. Recommendations for enhancing outcomes associated with study…

Extensive media coverage of the suicide deaths of several gay and lesbian youth has highlighted lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth as a population at-risk for suicide. In addition, it has caused colleges and universities to address mental health and suicide behavior among this very diverse college population. One issue that…

A review of LGBT identity development models reveals fluidity, complexity, and contradictions. (Contains 1 table.)

African American women hold a unique position as members of two groups that have been treated in a peripheral manner by postsecondary education (Moses, 1989). Membership in both marginalized groups often makes African American women invisible in colleges and universities. Given the complex intersection of race and gender, more attention should be…

Who are adult learners in higher education, and how do they differ from younger college students? In this chapter, the author presents an overview of adult student enrollment patterns, their participation motivators, and their lifestyle differences from younger college students. (Contains 13 references and 2 tables.) (Author)

Adult learners juggle multiple roles while attending institutions of higher education. Adult students' roles and the implications for adults' success in college are discussed in this chapter. (Contains 13 references.) (Author)

Successful introduction of technology-delivered education to adult students can be enhanced by attention to program development, reliance on easy-to-use technology readily available to a wide range of students, and the parallel development of online learner supports and student services. This chapter describes how one institution has succeeded in…

Changing clienteles challenge institutions to respond to their needs. Today's adult graduate student requires expanded attention from student service providers as they move into, through, and out of their graduate experience. Examples of services for the new graduate student are discussed. (Contains 29 references.) (Author)

The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning is currently cataloguing alternative programming features that are most effective with adult students in a best practices inventory organized around a framework of high-level descriptive principles of effectiveness. This chapter identifies a few interesting features from a quick survey of this…

This chapter outlines a holistic approach to higher education program planning for adults in which the potential and limitations of conventional universities to serve adults are considered. (Contains 15 references.) (Author)

This chapter examines factors that influence higher education finance, trends in revenue and expenditures of institutions of higher education, and current strategies used to meet financial challenges. (Contains 28 references and 6 tables.) (Author)

This chapter presents contemporary financial issues in student housing programs framed through the topical areas of occupancy management, facilities, new construction, residential life programs, technology, and residential dining. (Contains 27 references.) (Author)

This chapter provides an overview of strategies that can be used to demonstrate accountability in financial issues in higher education student affairs. (Contains 11 references.) (Author)

Designing buildings that incorporate and integrate a number of departments and functions is one way that colleges and universities are balancing financial challenges and facility needs. These buildings can transform the campus, but they require planning and coordination from a carefully assembled design team. (Contains 18 references.) (Author)

Many colleges and universities are faced with the problems of aging residence hall facilities. Traditional funding options are no longer viable for some institutions, and additional options are needed to address the gaps between what is required of university housing facilities, what is desired by students, and what is affordable for the…