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Building a Culture of Evidence in Student Affairs: A Guide for Leaders and Practitioners

Marguerite McGann Culp and Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy, Editors

A culture of evidence is a commitment among student affairs professionals to demonstrate with hard data that the programs they offer, the processes they implement, and the services they provide are effective and contribute significantly to an institution’s ability to achieve its goals and fulfill its mission. Building a Culture of Evidence in Student Affairs: A Guide for Leaders and Practitioners is an interactive tutorial that illustrates how to collect, analyze, and evaluate data; how to build, nurture, and use cultures of evidence; and how to demonstrate the value of student affairs by telling its story—and telling it well.

Learning is Not a Sprint: Assessing and Documenting Student Leader Learning in Cocurricular Involvement

Kathy M. Collins and Darby M. Roberts, Editors

Learning is Not a Sprint offers multiple perspectives and a framework to establish and document student learning in the cocurricular environment, with a specific focus on student leaders and student employees. It provides student affairs professionals with a theory base on student learning and student leadership, but also addresses the realities of the current state of higher education.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education

Doris Ching and Amefil Agbayani, Editors

By the year 2050, the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population in the United States is expected to more than double, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Recent reports indicate that more AAPI students are experiencing difficulties attaining academic success in colleges and universities than in the past. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education: Research and Perspectives on Identity, Leadership, and Success presents a compilation of statistical reports, research findings, and experiential accounts that counters the lack of information about this population.

Foundations of Higher Education Law and Policy

By Peter F. Lake

With increased national attention on issues such as campus safety and security, institutional accountability, and economic challenges, student affairs professionals must make decisions based on the most current legal rulings and analysis. Foundations of Higher Education Law & Policy is a concise, readable, and easy-to-use reference book that offers a fresh perspective on core law and policy information in a format for non-lawyers. 

Learning Reconsidered

Learning Reconsidered argues for the integration of all of higher education's resources in the education and preparation of the whole student. The publication re-examines widely accepted ideas about conventional learning and teaching and questions whether current organizational patterns in higher education support student learning.

Assessing Student Learning and Development

This book is a must-read for student affairs professionals at any level of their career. The authors not only document the importance of assessing student learning, but also provide professionals with specific techniques, ideas, and examples for assessing student learning and development in academic and student support services.

College Student Mental Health

College student mental health concerns are becoming more common, more challenging, and a much larger focus on college and university campuses. This book advocates for a campuswide support network, along with good mental health services, to improve students' academic performance and, ultimately, retention and graduation.