This study explored how 18 Student Leaders of Color (SLOC), mostly Black and Latinx students, navigated racial battle fatigue (RBF) as student leaders at a regional master's comprehensive university in New England and a large public research institution in the Southeast. This study applied RBF as a conceptual framework to explore how SLOC…

We examine the relationship between undergraduates' engagement in applied learning experiences and changes in students' fourth-year attitudes toward professional success and desire to contribute to the arts or sciences, using longitudinal data from the Wabash National Study. Results suggest applied learning experiences were positively or…

The integration of non-local students into their host environments and their ability to develop meaningful local relationships are concerns for researchers, educators, and policymakers. Given the increased diversity of higher educational settings, a deeper understanding of these topics can help residential halls better accommodate students from…

This article explores the mentoring networks for 34 mid-level Latinx/a/o student affairs administrators who aspire to senior leadership roles. Findings indicate that (a) most participants have entrepreneurial developmental networks; (b) participants with mentors gained career and psychosocial functions, including forms of community cultural…

Student affairs administrators in higher education spend time advocating for students in times of crisis. Whether case management occurs within a full-time case management role or as added responsibilities onto an administrator's job, the hours and minutes spent helping students manage crises add up to a significant amount of time. This article…

This critical narrative inquiry explored the motivations for Queer Women of Color to join culturally based sororities. Using Muñoz's concept of disidentifications, we found that participants made strategic decisions when navigating the sorority membership process as well as in deciding what organization to join. Findings showed the importance of…

Student affairs scholarship has highlighted the importance of supervision, which is often an underdeveloped function of many professional positions. This study focused on 11 residential life mid- and senior-level supervisors to understand how restorative practices (RP) may be used to supervise staff. Major themes included conceptualizations of RP,…

The majority of studies on food insecurity among college students in the United States have found higher rates than the general population. International students make up an important group of U.S. college students yet have not been the focus of past research on food insecurity. This study estimated the prevalence of and identified characteristics…

Undergraduate research has proven to be a high-impact practice for students. We discuss the challenges inherent in creating a culture where undergraduate research can thrive. Without a doubt this imposes some costs, but we argue that even relatively modest expenditures can have positive effects on individual student success and on campus culture.…

Data from a qualitative study of 16 undocumented Latinx college students across the U.S. indicated that student affairs educators can support undocumented Latinx students by serving as institutional agents. The main findings from this study indicated there are two main ways institutional agents supported undocumented Latinx college students: (a)…

We examined predictors of rape myth acceptance (RMA) and bystander attitudes among college women (n = 137). Participants completed self-report measures of RMA, bystander attitudes, sexist beliefs, gender-conforming attitudes, sexuality attitudes, sexual knowledge, and just world beliefs. Stepwise multiple regression analyses indicated that RMA was…

Faculty members' experiences in partnering with student affairs practitioners to address campus sexual violence were investigated in this study. Findings indicate that due to the historic bifurcation of faculty and student affairs responsibility and differences in conceptualization of the issue of sexual violence, faculty members experience…

Community college student affairs practitioners are increasingly involved in mental health programming; however, much of research around collegiate mental health uses data from four-year institutions. The present study examines coping behaviors among 81 students engaged with a community college counseling center to understand which coping…

Intercollegiate student-athletes, a distinct sub-population of college students accounting for nearly 500,000 individuals across university campuses, may experience greater mental health issues than their non-athlete counterparts. This study examined the differences in student-athlete mental health and wellness by various biopsychosocial factors.…

Queer college students experience microaggressions and macro-aggressive behaviors that may diminish positive effects of on-campus housing. This longitudinal, qualitative study examined the narratives of 12 queer college students and their experiences living on campus toward understanding the ways queer college students navigate their required…