This project seeks to chronicle the history of Hindu students at American colleges and universities. When did these students, identified as Hindu, begin to appear on campuses? How did they navigate their faith identities while in this context? How did they see themselves and how were they perceived by others? What was their relationship with formal structures and professionals at their host institutions? And where might one find meaning-making in their stories? Appreciating the significance of these questions in context requires one to be grounded in an understanding of the relevant scholarship on religious life in higher education more generally; studies that have looked at college as a site of meaning-making for emerging adults; and existing research on how Hindu-American students negotiate their identity. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]