Educational opportunities and outcomes for California's Latino students have improved over the last half century. Even so, Latino students continue to face barriers in opportunity that make it harder for them to achieve college, career, and future success. The goal of this report is to describe what Latino students currently experience in…

This program and proceedings document outlines the schedule of presentations at a 1-day conference on college student athletes' first year experiences. The schedule is followed by abstracts of 16 presentations. The presentations address the following topics: standards of the National Collegiate Athletics Association; sports counseling using…

Through a qualitative study involving seven colleges and universities considered national models of commitment to diversity, this book presents the views and voices of minority students on what has been achieved and what remains to be done. The chapters are: (1) Defining Multiculturalism; (2) Institutional Characteristics and Profiles; (3)…

This article discusses how school health programs can incorporate a life span development approach to help prepare students for stressful events later in their lives. Strategies for discussing events that take place during the student's school years to help the students to develop skills that will be needed during later years of life are…