This paper intends to begin a conversation about and suggest some principles for building more inclusive campus communities. The author explains what class culture is, how classism is embedded in everyday practices and why it is important to consider the way class shapes students, faculty, and staff, and in particular the working class. The paper…

Delineates those aspects of campus politics common across institutions. First proposes a working definition of campus politics and a rationale for student affairs professionals' involvement in political arenas. Then, outlines some specific "how to's" and "how not to's" of political approaches to establishing programs. (Author)

Article explores the impact of September 11th terrorist attacks on stress, prejudicial attitudes, and hateful acts as they relate to college campuses. It presents a review of the literature concerning stressors and their impact on stereotyping and prejudice. This leads to a proposed proactive model with the purpose of building healthy campus…

Explores how living in a residential learning community affects drinking behaviors. Students living in three different residential learning communities were found to binge drink at significantly lower rates than did matched comparison groups who lived in another university residence hall. Further, learning community residents also suffered fewer…

Discusses concepts that are related to providing education and training regarding sexual assault, as outlined by the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act. Because college counseling center staff members often initiate and plan campus outreach prevention programs, an outline is provided of a prevention/awareness week intervention that is…

Provides a brief introduction for student affairs professional to the American rape culture. Offers suggestions and examples to assist student affairs professionals in their quest to develop adequate programs and services on their campus with regard to rape and sexual assault incidents. (Contains 31 references.) (GCP)

Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) has become increasingly popular on the campuses of American colleges and universities. In this paper, the characteristics of GHB and the effects of both voluntary and involuntary abuse are described. Further, implications for prevention efforts related to involuntary GHB ingestion and GHB-facilitated rape are…

College administrative careers are characterized by ill-defined career paths, multiple entrance points, and lack of explicit criteria for determining mobility. The advantage is the diversity of opportunity. However, those seeking administrative careers have little guidance. Rules governing mobility are often part of the institutional culture. (MSE)

Discussion of college planning compares planning as a cultural/social process and as a rational tool for identifying and achieving institutional goals. Factors to be considered in planning as a cultural process are examined. It is concluded that leaders should examine both substantive and cultural effects of change. (MSE)

Counselors need to take into consideration the social construction of gender and its role in the psychological development of women and men and their presenting concerns. Suggests ways counseling centers can affect social and institutional practices that negatively affect female and male students. Emphasizes counselor input for improving college…

Proposes that institutions must assume responsibility for fostering cultural diversity while acknowledging that it is often the minority affairs professional who provides the leadership in this area, particularly at predominantly white campuses. Article examines how minority affairs professionals can foster campus diversity within campus…

Examines housing policy in higher education as it relates to separation between various groups in campus housing and identifies two broad types of housing policy: unitary policy, which integrates groups within housing, and pluralist policy, which allows groups to separate if desired. Examines policies at Cornell, Duke, and Harvard. Presents…

Examines the constructs that define moral development and the effect that college has on both moral development and the subsequent development of such attitudes as tolerance. Presents implications for institutional practice, especially with regard to the influence of college environment and the role of higher education in developing students.…

Examines the effects of a Peer Norms Correction (PNC) procedure on college students' perceptions of campus drinking and their actual drinking behavior. Results suggest that PNC may be useful in correcting misperceptions about the norms for alcohol use but not for decreasing heavy drinking among college students. (Contains 28 references and 2…

Examines differences between the college experiences of students with and without repeated policy violations. Male students (N=60) were surveyed on six college experience variables: involvement with faculty, courses, the student union, clubs and organizations, personal acquaintances, and student acquaintances. Significant differences were found in…