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Exploring The Responsibilities Of Student Affairs Educators To Student Activists, Catia Rembert
Exploring The Responsibilities Of Student Affairs Educators To Student Activists, Catia Rembert
West Chester University Master’s Theses
This thesis addresses the need for student affairs professionals to effectively support student activists. More specifically, entry and mid-level professionals need to develop and cultivate skills that will allow sustainable and meaningful support for student activists of color. Using a critical action research framework I analyzed the ways in which hierarchy affects the ability of student affairs professionals to provide effective advocacy and support. I propose a student led summer professional development series that shifts power dynamics from the student affairs professional to the student activist. An effective leader of this intervention would be someone who is immersed in activism …