Perceptions of Student Affairs Administrators at an Emerging Minority Serving Institution

Autor/inn/en	Nehls, Kim; Watson, Doris L.; Smith, Brandy D.
Titel	Perceptions of Student Affairs Administrators at an Emerging Minority Serving Institution
Quelle	In: About Campus, 27 (2022) 1, S.31-37 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nehls, Kim)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1086-4822
DOI	10.1177/10864822211058242
Schlagwörter	Minority Group Students; Institutional Mission; Student Personnel Workers; Educational Environment; Perception; Attitudes; Educational Change; Administrators; Nevada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Wahrnehmung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Bildungsreform
Abstract	The United States continues to become more racially and ethnically diverse, and the nation's colleges and universities' demographics are commensurate with that growth. Between 1976 and 2017, the percentage of White students enrolled in postsecondary institutions fell from 84% to 56%, while the percentage of American college students who identify as Hispanic, Asian, Black, and American Indian/Alaskan Native increased during the same time frame. As a result of diversity growth among college students, the U.S. Department of Education designated approximately 600 colleges and universities as Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). Today, one in five college students attends an MSI, and 40% of students currently enrolled in an MSI are from historically underrepresented groups. As more institutions receive Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American Native American and Pacific Islander Institution (AANAPISI) designations, it becomes paramount to understand how the changing demographics affect campus climate. Understanding perceptions of those working in student affairs during the time of such a transition is an important step in determining how institutions of higher education may be better able to meet the needs of their students. The research question that guided this inquiry was: What are the campus climate perceptions of student affairs staff as the institution emerges as an MSI? The study focused on University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), a large public, doctoral-granting institution in an urban setting. The institution recently emerged as an MSI in the last five years, so data were collected simultaneously as the institution was emerging as minority serving. The findings of this study indicate that newly diverse campuses need to focus on leaders increasing communication about diversity efforts and fashioning the overall intentionality of MSI as a priority. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01