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Full-Text Articles in Education
Back To The Basic: Meeting The Needs Of Marginalized Populations On Campus, Joshua Moon Johnson, Ed.D.
Back To The Basic: Meeting The Needs Of Marginalized Populations On Campus, Joshua Moon Johnson, Ed.D.
The Vermont Connection
No abstract provided.
Using Social Media For Effective Customer Service, Patrick Arsenault
Using Social Media For Effective Customer Service, Patrick Arsenault
The Vermont Connection
Colleges and universities can no longer be characterized as education institutions only, as they are increasingly facing the same challenges as traditional businesses (Anctil, 2008). More specifically, students now want to be seen as customers and thus expect more value from institutions where they choose to matriculate (Halbesleben, Becker & Buckley, 2003; Woddall, Hiller & Resnick, 2012). Offering education as a commodity no longer suffices and institutions that want to remain competitive should engage with stakeholders to create meaningful experiences, which are part of the institutions’ offer (Pine & Gilmore, 1998). Many colleges and universities show increased interest in the …
Restorative Justice Programs In Higher Education, Marlenee Lizeth Blas Pedreal
Restorative Justice Programs In Higher Education, Marlenee Lizeth Blas Pedreal
The Vermont Connection
Numerous university campuses have adopted the practice of restorative justice to address conduct, behavior, and conflict (Karp, 2013). Currently, restorative justice teachings and trainings implement programs that are committed to student learning and community develop-ment, but do not account for racial discourse. This article considers the concept of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of 1995, restorative justice (Davis, 2003), and community teachings (hooks, 2013). Through a principled examination of the links between the reproduction of whiteness, colorblind approaches, and praxis, this reflection considers race as to not reproduce racism, but more importantly, to engage in anti-racist, social justice work. Finally, …
Meeting Their Needs: Transition To College With An Autism Spectrum Disorder, Lindsay Hammond
Meeting Their Needs: Transition To College With An Autism Spectrum Disorder, Lindsay Hammond
The Vermont Connection
It is important to understand the unique challenges that students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) face. In the medical sciences, there is a growing body of knowledge regarding an increase in diagnoses of ASDs, but this phenomenon also impacts those of us in education. Student affairs administrators need to examine what is working on campuses as well as what is missing from creating the most successful experience possible for this population. The author will review the definition of ASDs, housing options for students on the spectrum, current practices, the gaps in literature, and the roles of student affairs professionals …
Ready For Anything, Edward Keagle
Ready For Anything, Edward Keagle
The Vermont Connection
Graduates of student affairs programs do not all sustain careers in college student personnel. Is that a failure of the programs? What is it about the student personnel point of view that allows many of us to find success in alternative careers? We owe a lot to the lessons learned in higher education administration. The author began his professional career in student affairs before realizing a long-deferred childhood interest to become an architect. Thirty years later, he continues to draw on training from his first career. Perhaps a M.Ed. degree in college student affairs, along with working experience in the …
Breaking Apart The Model Minority And Perpetual Foreigner Stereotypes: Asian Americans And Cultural Capital, Monisha Murjani
Breaking Apart The Model Minority And Perpetual Foreigner Stereotypes: Asian Americans And Cultural Capital, Monisha Murjani
The Vermont Connection
Despite recent challenges to the literature and dominant narratives that shape the United States’ notions of cultural capital, educational research continues to ignore the cultural capital of Asian Americans. This paper will use Yosso’s (2005) framework of cultural capital among communities of color and the concept of community cultural wealth to illuminate the ways Asian American students complicate and challenge current dominant narratives in the field of higher education. In addition, the longstanding stereotypes of the “model minority” and “perpetual foreigner” are addressed, including how these have also contributed to a severely limited view of Asian American cultural capital.
Student Affairs' Role In Helping First-Year Students Move Towards Self-Authorship, Audrey Claire Redmond
Student Affairs' Role In Helping First-Year Students Move Towards Self-Authorship, Audrey Claire Redmond
The Vermont Connection
Baxter Magolda, King, Taylor, and Wakefield (2012) found that undergraduate students underwent developmental changes that reveal a gradual decrease in reliance on authority over the course of their first academic year. The students shared stories during their interviews that gave little insight as to how or why such developmental changes occurred. How and by what means are these students moving away from reliance on authority and towards self-definition? What role – if any – can student affairs professionals play in this movement? Simply knowing that first-year students move away from a reliance on authority and towards self-definition is a good …
Latino Gay Men And Their Relationship To The Gay Movement, Latino Communities, And Higher Education, Victor A. Sánchez
Latino Gay Men And Their Relationship To The Gay Movement, Latino Communities, And Higher Education, Victor A. Sánchez
The Vermont Connection
Research has been made on the experiences of gay men and the experiences of Latino men. This paper offers a review of the literature about Latino gay men in relation to gay communities and Latino communities. Suggestions will be made for student affairs practitioners to reconsider the support provided for Latino gay men and to foster a safer environment for them.
Race And Romance: Understanding Students Of Color In Interracial Relationships, Trina S. Tan
Race And Romance: Understanding Students Of Color In Interracial Relationships, Trina S. Tan
The Vermont Connection
With the rise of interracial relationships on college campuses, student affairs professionals encounter more students of color facing racial identity development issues within their intimate relationships (Wang, Kao, & Joyner, 2004). This literature review examines the Racial/Cultural Identity Development model (R/CID) (D.W. Sue & D. Sue, 2008) when applied to heterosexual interracial couples between People of Color and White people. I explore issues of internalized oppression and ethnocentric attitudes, as well as insights on how student affairs professionals best support these students. ollege campuses are a promising space for cross-cultural intimacy to develop, but “interracial relationships are also still accompanied …
The Future Of Higher Education!: Reflections On My First Year In Academia, Shametrice Davis
The Future Of Higher Education!: Reflections On My First Year In Academia, Shametrice Davis
The Vermont Connection
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Consumerism On Access To Higher Education, Cornell F. Woodson
The Effects Of Consumerism On Access To Higher Education, Cornell F. Woodson
The Vermont Connection
The consistent rise in tuition continues to prevent underprivileged groups from accessing higher education. Institutional leaders are charged with finding creative ways to cut costs while still maintaining a high quality academic experience. This article presents the argument that consumerism is an unaddressed cause of the high price tag needed to operate America’s institutions and offers a definition of consumerism as it relates to the higher education industry. Statistical data is presented to illustrate the domino effect that happens as a result of the various methods in which institutions cater to the materialistic ways of today’s consumers.
Transcending Monosexism: Breaking Cycles And A Call For Nonmonosexual Liberation, Christine V. Dolan
Transcending Monosexism: Breaking Cycles And A Call For Nonmonosexual Liberation, Christine V. Dolan
The Vermont Connection
Students who are attracted to more than one gender, referred to as nonmonosexual students, face many barriers in synthesizing their sexual orientation identities (Weinberg, Williams, & Pryor, 1994). Monosexism, a form of oppression that promotes exclusive heterosexual, lesbian, or gay behaviors as the only legitimate concepts of sexual orientation, inhibits the thriving of nonmonosexual students and fogs true understanding of nonmonosexuality (Rust, 2000a). Through the intentional study, discussion, understanding, and inclusion of non- monosexual experiences, student affairs professionals can better support these students’ development and growth in college and as they develop throughout their lifetimes.
Race Religion: Exploring The Intersections Of Race And Religion And The Implications For Student Affairs Practitioners, Sara Lilien Blair
Race Religion: Exploring The Intersections Of Race And Religion And The Implications For Student Affairs Practitioners, Sara Lilien Blair
The Vermont Connection
As student affairs professionals it is axiomatic that social identity plays a significant role in the lives of students. In college, many students enter the most intense stages of their developing social identities and, within the profession, we provide space for students to discuss and explore. However, this willingness to discuss seems to end where students’ religious identities begin. As a result, students with a faith-based identity explore their non-religious identity to the exclusion of their religious identity. The following article explores the interdependence of racial and religious identities and the importance of welcoming that duality into student affairs discussions. …
Hope As A Potential Transformative Power, Marlenee Lizeth Blas Pedreal
Hope As A Potential Transformative Power, Marlenee Lizeth Blas Pedreal
The Vermont Connection
What is hope? In an effort to break cycles and transform higher education, I propose that we, student affairs professionals, engage in the practice of hope. Drawing from the work of thinkers like Gustavo Esteva (2003), Paulo Freire (1974), and Vaclav Havel (1991), this reflective essay proposes a hope that is impact-conscious of societal expectations. First, I will define hope and explore the inherent expectations. Next, I will suggest a hope that is humble, moving, and alive. From this intervention, I will call for the regeneration of our relations, understanding, and practices of hope as they relate to educational practice. …
Redefining Lives: Post-Secondary Education For Currently And Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, Erin-Kate Escobar, Tamia Rashia Jordan, Emery A. Lohrasbi
Redefining Lives: Post-Secondary Education For Currently And Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, Erin-Kate Escobar, Tamia Rashia Jordan, Emery A. Lohrasbi
The Vermont Connection
This article provides student affairs professionals with an overview of the post-secondary education (PSE) for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. We review their post secondary education entry points as well as challenges to their access and matriculation. Finally, we offer implications for how student affairs professionals may support the experiences of currently and formerly incarcerated individuals.
New Member After College: A Scholarly Personal Narrative On Non-Traditional Membership In College Fraternities, Benjamin Z. Huelskamp
New Member After College: A Scholarly Personal Narrative On Non-Traditional Membership In College Fraternities, Benjamin Z. Huelskamp
The Vermont Connection
While the majority of fraternity and sorority members join during their undergraduate years, some join after receiving their first degree. Nontraditional membership has not been examined or discussed in scholarly literature even though non-traditional members often have a significant impact on undergraduate members as Greek life advisors, chapter advisors, student affairs professionals, and faculty members. This article examines one man’s experience with fraternity and sorority life and the influence of non-traditional members on fraternity and sorority members.
Career Services As A Bridge To International Student Acculturation And Success, Jing Luo
Career Services As A Bridge To International Student Acculturation And Success, Jing Luo
The Vermont Connection
The recruitment of international students is a current trend in United States postsecondary institutional development. How to support international students as best as possible is highly related to the retention of international students. This article will explore how career services offices help international students better integrate academically and culturally. Additionally, this paper will discuss career services’ impact on the retention of international students and institutional long-term development.
Jewish American Students: Looking Back To Move Forward, Barbara Perlman
Jewish American Students: Looking Back To Move Forward, Barbara Perlman
The Vermont Connection
As Jewish students enter college campuses in large numbers, it is crucial that student affairs educators understand their history as a means of best serving this population and combating anti-Semitism. In realizing the dualistic nature of Judaism as a religion and ethnicity, this paper examines the history of anti-Semitism experienced by Jewish American both abroad and nationally, particularly in institutions of higher learning. Additionally, anti-Semitism and Jewish life on campuses today is discussed as a means of assessing institutional support.
Tidbits And Tangents: A Guide To Become The Shoulders On Which You Stand, Nathan Victoria
Tidbits And Tangents: A Guide To Become The Shoulders On Which You Stand, Nathan Victoria
The Vermont Connection
No abstract provided.
The Final Word, Dorian L. Mccoy
Editor's Note, Julienne R. Oberts
The Impostor Phenomenon: Overcoming Internalized Barriers And Recognizing Achievements, Queena Hoang
The Impostor Phenomenon: Overcoming Internalized Barriers And Recognizing Achievements, Queena Hoang
The Vermont Connection
The “impostor phenomenon” is the crippling feeling of self-doubt, intellectual inadequacy, and anticipated failure that haunts people who attribute their success to luck or help from others rather than their own abilities (Nelson, 2011). These feelings, often undetected by others, manifest as anxiety, self-deprecation, or an irrational fear of failure in light of previous success (Bernard, Dollinger, & Ramaniah, 2002; Langford & Clance, 1993; Leary, Patton, Orlando, & Frank, 2000). Clance and Imes (1978) first discovered this psychological experience while studying high-achieving female college students and professionals and thus coined the term impostor phenomenon (IP). This article will explore the …
Expanding Our Understanding Of Nontraditional Students: Family Privilege And Its Affect On College Students, Julienne R. Oberts
Expanding Our Understanding Of Nontraditional Students: Family Privilege And Its Affect On College Students, Julienne R. Oberts
The Vermont Connection
This article reviews current literature on the topic of nontraditional students. Additional materials related to social capital in the forms of family involvement and parental support are also reviewed to illustrate their relation to the present understanding of the experiences of nontraditional students in higher education. The current definition of what it means to be nontraditional is not sufficient, and an argument for the inclusion of considerations of family privilege is presented.
Pedagogy Of The Oppressed, The Musical? Using Theatrical Scholartistry To Transform Teaching And Learning, Dirk Jonathan Rodrick
Pedagogy Of The Oppressed, The Musical? Using Theatrical Scholartistry To Transform Teaching And Learning, Dirk Jonathan Rodrick
The Vermont Connection
Every classroom is a performance space (Pineau, 1994). The relations of power inherent to every classroom must be dismantled to transform pedagogy and make learning mutually liberatory for both teacher and student (Freire, 1996). Using Friere’s (1996) Pedagogy of the Oppressed as a theoretical foundation, this article presents ScholARTistry as a medium to (re)imagine teaching and learning. Simply put, ScholARTistry is a hybrid practice that combines tools used by the literary, visual, and/or performing arts with tools used by educators and other social scientists to explore the human condition (Cahnmann, 2006). First, Freire’s (1996) contributions to emancipatory scholarship and educational …
Removing The Mask: Using Masculine Identity Development In Student Conduct, Mathew J.L. Shepard
Removing The Mask: Using Masculine Identity Development In Student Conduct, Mathew J.L. Shepard
The Vermont Connection
Research showing men’s overrepresentation in student conduct processes (Harper, Harris, & Mmeje, 2005) provides relevance for using masculine identity theory in student conduct administration. By connecting literature regarding student conduct with that of masculinity in college men, specifically focusing on Edwards and Jones’s (2009) grounded theory, implications for student conduct administrators to better support students are suggested.
Kenneth P. Saurman Award: Standing At The Intersection: Comfort, Complacency And Curiosity, Jiliene M. Johnson
Kenneth P. Saurman Award: Standing At The Intersection: Comfort, Complacency And Curiosity, Jiliene M. Johnson
The Vermont Connection
No abstract provided.
Listening To Their Voices: Career Development For Nontraditional Students, Mae Stephenson
Listening To Their Voices: Career Development For Nontraditional Students, Mae Stephenson
The Vermont Connection
Nontraditional students are a burgeoning population on American college campuses. However, many current support systems were developed with only the needs of traditional students in mind. As career-related factors often serve as an impetus for adults to return to the academy, it is vital for career services professionals to proactively develop and adapt relevant services for these students. The author provides an overview of career services, nontraditional student experiences, and the differences traditional and nontraditional students have in their career development processes. Additionally, suggestions are made for new and more relevant research as well as ways career centers can begin …
A Fish Out Of Water? Unpacking Access And Privilege Through The Lens Of International Intersectionality, Dirk Jonathan Rodricks
A Fish Out Of Water? Unpacking Access And Privilege Through The Lens Of International Intersectionality, Dirk Jonathan Rodricks
The Vermont Connection
Access and privilege, although universally applicable, are not nearly as universally familiar. The author shares his experience as a gay, Catholic, Portuguese-Indian, first-generation Third Culture Kid (TCK) from India and his journey to a higher education and student affairs administration program. First the author recalls his experience of being forced to check a series of boxes upon his arrival to the United States and the inherent assumptions and perceptions that ensued. Next, he shares his process of identity development as an international student and the challenges contained in reconciling those multiple identities within the predominantly White context of access and …
The Final Word, Jill Mattuck Tarule
“Lift As You Climb”: A Narrative On Self-Empowerment And Student-Initiated Retention, Jude Paul Matias Dizon
“Lift As You Climb”: A Narrative On Self-Empowerment And Student-Initiated Retention, Jude Paul Matias Dizon
The Vermont Connection
Through a study on student-initiated retention projects, Maldonado, Buenavista, and Rhoads (2005) focused on the role of student agency and group empowerment and offered insight into how retention theory, policy, and practice may be reconsidered. This critical race counterstory will explore how my undergraduate experience was shaped by a student-initiated retention project in a way that contributed to my self-empowerment. I conclude with a discussion on empowerment’s relationship to retention and share suggestions for how student affairs educators may engage in student-centered and student–initiated programming to foster critical knowledge construction, community and identity formation, and leadership.