As higher education diversifies, students from underrepresented backgrounds find themselves on campuses that are not prepared to support them or are steeped in European American cultural norms. These students experience "cultural mismatches" when their personal norms do not match those of their institutions, which can harm their social…

University educators are concerned with student leadership development in order to generate much-needed leaders in every aspect of society. This sequential mixed methods study found that students who participate in a university co-curricular outdoor education leadership training program, combined with the experience of leading a wilderness…

Almost every institution of higher education advertises its ability to "produce" or "train" leaders for the community and world. Indeed, most institutions, if asked, would freely report that leadership development is a large part of their overall mission of educating students. The purpose of this research is to determine…