MSSGeneralLandscapeReadings:AnnotatedBibliography

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Ferguson,KimberlyM.,ThomasRashid,TimekaL."MulticulturalStudentServicesatPrivate,
LiberalArtsColleges."MulticulturalStudentServicesonCampus:BuildingBridges,Re
visioningCommunity.ByDafinaLazarusStewart.1sted.Sterling,VA:StylusPub.,2011.
12539.Print.
TheauthorsofferahistoricalperspectiveonthefoundationofprivateliberalartscollegesintheU.S.
Predominantly,ithasbeenWhiteandreligiouslyaffiliatedgroupsplantingschoolsanddefiningtheir
purposesandvalues.Effortsfromthe60sonwardtopromotediversityhavebeenmetwithmany
challenges,especiallygivenformerpublicperceptionsoftheseinstitutionsbeingfortheWhite,affluent
elite.Theconversationarounddiversityisnowmorefocusedonthenarrativesofunderrepresented
studentsoncampusinordertorespondtotheirneedsandbettertheiroverallexperience.Theauthors
recognizetheneedformulticulturalstudentcenterstopromotecampuswidediversityandequity,bolster
institutionalsupport,channelfinancialsupport,andoffersocioculturalsupportsystemstothe
underrepresentedminoritystudentsnavigatingthetransitionintoformerlyhomogenouscommunities.
Further,theauthorsemphasizethatdiversityeducationandappreciationmustbesharedresponsibilities
amongtheentirecampuscommunity.
Lozano,Adele."Latina/oCultureCenters."CultureCentersinHigherEducation:Perspectiveson
Identity,Theory,andPractice.ByLoriPatton.Sterling,VA:Stylus,2010.323.Print.
LozanofocusesontheexperienceofLatina/ostudentsatPWIsandprovidesacriticallookatinstitutional
environmentsinfluenceonLatina/oretentionrates.Thechapterdiscussesdimensionsofcampusclimate
(e.g.historical,psychological,structural,behavioral)andconsidershowLatino/astudentsmightbe

authenticallyintegratedintoinstitutionallife,bothsociallyandacademically.Culturecenterscan
potentiallyhelpstudentsnavigatePWIculture,acculturate,andremainenrolled,buttherearecertain
organizationalelements(bothinternalandinrelationtotheinstitution)thatshouldbepresentinorderto
maximizeeffectivenessandtrulyrespondtotheneedsofLatina/ostudents.
Ortiz,AnnaM.,andSusanaHernandez."Latino/LatinaCollegeStudents."Multiculturalismon
Campus:Theory,Models,andPracticesforUnderstandingDiversityandCreating
Inclusion.ByMichaelJ.Cuyjet,MaryF.HowardHamilton,andDianeL.Cooper.1sted.
Sterling,VA:StylusPub.,2011.87116.Print.
TheauthorsestablishthepredominantimmigrantgroupsthatmakeuptheLatina/opopulationintheU.S.
Theyaddresstheinfluenceofgenerationalstatusoncollegeattainment,languageuse,andidentity,which
arekeyelementsofstudentsprecollegeexperience.Additionally,experiencesofresidentialsegregation,
attendanceinsecondrateK12schools,familymisconceptionsoffinancialaid(e.g.inaccessibility),anda
lackofearlycollegeaspirationsandcollegecounselorsimpedetheentryofLatina/ostudentsintohigher
education.Studentsoftenutilizecommunitycollegesasentrypointsintohighereducation.Theauthors
emphasizetheimportanceofstudentsupportservicesandintegratedoutreachapproachestobetter
prepareLatina/ostudentsforcollege,followedupbycollegestudentpersonnelsuspendingtheir
assumptionsaboutthedemographicinordertoprovidehelpfulguidanceandsupportalongsideethnic
studentorganizationstofosterpositiveidentitydevelopmentandacclimationtocollege.
Saenz,VictorB.,ManuelGonzalez,andSylviaHurtado."LaNuevaGeneracion."DiverseMillenial
StudentsinCollege:ImplicationsforFacultyandStudentAffairs.ByFredA.Bonner,
ArethaF.Marbley,andMaryF.HowardHamilton.1sted.Sterling,VA:StylusPub.,2011.
89116.Print.

AstheLatina/opopulationgrowsandchangesthemakeupofschools,policymakersandeducatorsmust
recognizethespectrumofneedswithinthepanethnicidentity.FromGenerationXtotheMillennials,
Latina/oshaveadifferentsetofneedsandresourcesattheirdisposal.SomepressuresoftheMillenials
includeasignificantgendergap(withmoreLatinasenrolling),andmorepressuretosucceedincollegein
pragmaticfieldsinordertosupporttheirfamiliesfinancially.Otherdefiningcharacteristicsandstrengths
includeastrongcommitmenttocivicengagement,increasedfamilyknowledgeofcollegeculturebased
onGenerationXsexperiences,andahealthybalanceofacademicandaltruisticpursuits.Accountingfor
studentsdiversity,academicinstitutionsmustsuspendallassumptionsaboutfamiliesinformational
needsinordertoattractandsupportstudentsoncampus.Latina/oshavealottoofferuniversities,sotheir
presenceandwellbeingisintheentirecommunitysbestinterest.
Sutton,E.Michael,andPhyllisMcCluskeyTitus."CampusCultureCenterDirectors'Perspectives
onAdvancement,CurrentIssues,andFutureDirections."CultureCentersinHigher
Education:PerspectivesonIdentity,Theory,andPractice.ByLoriD.Patton.Sterling,VA:
StylusPub.,2010.15777.Print.
Theauthorsemphasizethatalthoughmulticulturalaffairsandculturecenter(MACC)professionalsare
highlycapableascampusresourcesandadministrators,theyareoftenpigeonholedintotheirdepartmental
rolesandkeptfromrealizingtheirpotentialtofulfillseniorlevelgeneralistpositions.Drawing
significantlyonthecasestudyofDesmondFranklinwhoisacurrentAssociateDeanofStudentsand
DirectorofMulticulturalAffairsatapredominantlyWhiteinstitution,theauthorsoutlinetheunderlying
causesofthisphenomenon:careertypecasting,covertinstitutionalracism,andalackofinvestmentin
careerdevelopment.Further,theyoffersomepracticalstrategiestocurtailthistendency.Toincrease
careermobility,MACCprofessionalsshouldbeofferedseniorlevelmentorshipopportunities,
professionalskilldevelopment,jobenlargementandenrichment(e.g.budgetaryresponsibilities,

autonomy),andregularfeedbackspecifictotheirprofessionalandcareerobjectives.Theauthors
concludebysayingthatMACCprofessionalsareultimatelyresponsiblefortheirownskilldevelopment
andcareeradvancement.