For-profit higher education has expanded dramatically over the last decade and represents a newly prominent choice for students pursuing postsecondary education. How do for-profit institutions serve and support students? The practice of student affairs in the for-profit sector was explored through campus visits and interviews with administrators…

Surveyed 147 chief student affairs officers to examine the status of student affairs as a profession and the influence of academic training or experience on advancement. Concluded that professional experience is the essential ingredient in advancement, overriding the field in which a terminal degree was earned. (JAC)

Examined the career patterns and characteristics of 104 chief student personnel administrators. Data indicated opportunities for upward mobility may be decreasing due to enrollment decline, fewer positions, and increasing tenure. Nearly half the administrators reported planning to stay in their positions until retirement, and most were under 50.…

Decisions of student personnel often involve an operational definition of quality'', making it a matter of personal and professional integrity to investigate an ethical posture fully and to act consistently with that posture. (Author)

A discussion of the traditional role of college student personnel in oppressing college women and how this might be changed. Prepared for the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Southwest Association of Student Personnel Administrators. (Author)

Study examined representation and salary differences related to gender for African American Senior Student Affairs Officers (SSAOs). Data from a national survey revealed gender and institutional size significantly affect mean SSAO salary for African American respondents. African American women SSAOs make significantly less than African American…

The author discusses how senior student affairs administrators juggle busy lives and shares their recipes for maintaining healthy and balanced lifestyles. (Author)

Study seeks to identify issues and concerns of African-American female administrator in middle management positions at one predominantly white university. Provides information about how these administrators envision their responsibility to themselves, their clientele, and the university community, and suggests avenues for research. (Contains 23…

As the demand for qualified higher education faculty increases, practicing administrators with the appropriate education and experience will be likely recruits. Article provides an overview of the realistic considerations and preparations administrators should take when contemplating making the move from an administrative to faculty position.…

Examines the close friendships of women student affairs professionals and explores the influences of career mobility on those relationships. Participants defined close friendship and described the challenges of making professional and personal transitions. Considers implications for the student affairs profession. (Contains 52 references and 1…

If a personnel worker can become more effective in his role, which from a structural standpoint is positively related to successful interaction with campus and off-campus groups, then he might gain the respect and trust needed to introduce the innovations his diverse experiences would suggest. (Author)

This article describes survey of student personnel functions in higher education in order to develop a program of professional preparation. (Editor)

This study of African American student affairs administrators at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) derives four strategies that leaders at PWIs may consider when attempting to retain this population: communicate and integrate a philosophy of fairness into the campus environment; develop or support mentoring opportunities; empower African…

Offers guidelines to assist chief student affairs officers and other student affairs personnel in dealing with media. Introduces general considerations in areas of institutional policy, institutional environment, media relationships, and personal issues then goes on to suggest ways to manage the immediate media situation, manage an issue from the…

Tables are presented which compare, unfavorably, the position of recruiter with those of other personnel workers, in areas of salary, staff benefits, peer status and campus role. (CJ)