Description
The latest text in the Core Concepts in Higher Education series, this volume speaks to the complex dimensions that higher education scholars and educators need to understand about the shifting role of postsecondary education in the United States. Chapter authors clarify current issues affecting the field, and offer fresh perspectives articulating how policy, demographic, and institutional changes influence the everyday practices of those who work in higher education. This book explores macro perspectives affecting institutional decision-making and processes as well as students’ perspectives on campus—from colleges’ credentialing procedures to the current demographic changes in students’ enrollments, to students’ social identities. Guiding questions at the end of each chapter offer readers an opportunity to frame discussions in which they can engage and invite readers to consider avenues for future research and exploration. This is a valuable resource for graduate students, administrators, and researchers who seek to understand and improve the policies and contexts of higher education today.
Table of Contents
ContentsSeries Editor Introduction
Preface
Part I
Chapter One: The Demography of Pathways to Higher Education for Critical Populations
Maurice Shirley and Stella M. Flores
Chapter Two: Geography of College Choice
Nicholas Hillman and William Casey Boland
Chapter Three: Challenges and Opportunities in the Use of Big and Geocoded Date in Higher Education Research and Policy
Manuel González Canché
Chapter Four: Sexual Violence on College Campus
Susan Marine
Chapter Five: The New Credentialing Landscape
Jason L. Taylor
Chapter Six: Vigorous Civility: Aspirations for Free Expression on Campus
Frederick M. Lawrence
Part II
Chapter Seven: Refuting Contemporaneity: Trans* Experiences In, Out, and Beyond Higher Education
Children of the House of "Pay it No Mind" (A Collective of Trans* Scholars in Higher Education and Student Affairs)
Chapter Eight: Understanding Islamophobia on College Campuses
Shafiqa Ahmadi, Darnell Cole, and Monica Prado
Chapter Nine: Students Experiencing Homelessness on College Campuses
Jarrett Gupton and Jennifer Trost
Chapter Ten: Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Students
Debbie Mukamal and Rebecca Silbert
Chapter Eleven: Undocutrends in Higher Education
Susana M. Muñoz and Yuri Hernández Osorio
Chapter Twelve: Understanding Single Mothers in College: Strategies for Greater Support
Cynthia Hess, Lindsey Reichlin Cruse, Barbara Gault, and Mary Ann Demario
Author Bios
