Contemporary Issues in Higher Education

Marybeth Gasman is the Judy and Howard Berkowitz Professor of Education and the Director of the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.Andrés Castro Samayoa is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Higher Education at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, USA.

"This forward-thinking book is a wake-up call to those of us who remain largely oblivious to the unprecedented diversity of students in our colleges and universities (including incarcerated, homeless and undocumented students). With unblemished candor, the authors call out practices, such as stereotyping, oppression, indifference, sexual violence, invisibility, that are undermining not only the learning but the persistence of far too many of these students." —Clifton Conrad, Vilas Distinguished Professor, Higher Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison "This book brings together an intergenerational group of eminent scholars to advance the thinking required to address enduring and emerging issues in higher education. It provides an accessible touchstone for new and experienced higher education scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to enhance their perspectives and examine complex educational problems."—Anne-Marie Núñez, Associate Professor, Higher Education and Student Affairs, The Ohio State University"Contemporary Issues in Higher Education is an important volume that is both timely and timeless. Chapters highlight both new vital issues in higher education, as well as on-going issues that remain unsolved or have become even more prominent in this turbulent time of national political disunity. The perspectives from new scholars as well as established scholars provides rich insights and courageous conversations focusing on the changing cultural environments in higher education today and in the future."—Timothy P. Fong, Professor, Ethnic Studies, California State University, Sacramento

• ContentsSeries Editor IntroductionPrefacePart IChapter One: The Demography of Pathways to Higher Education for Critical PopulationsMaurice Shirley and Stella M. FloresChapter Two: Geography of College ChoiceNicholas Hillman and William Casey BolandChapter Three: Challenges and Opportunities in the Use of Big and Geocoded Date in Higher Education Research and PolicyManuel González CanchéChapter Four: Sexual Violence on College CampusSusan MarineChapter Five: The New Credentialing LandscapeJason L. TaylorChapter Six: Vigorous Civility: Aspirations for Free Expression on CampusFrederick M. LawrencePart IIChapter Seven: Refuting Contemporaneity: Trans* Experiences In, Out, and Beyond Higher EducationChildren 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 CampusesShafiqa Ahmadi, Darnell Cole, and Monica PradoChapter Nine: Students Experiencing Homelessness on College CampusesJarrett Gupton and Jennifer TrostChapter Ten: Currently and Formerly Incarcerated StudentsDebbie Mukamal and Rebecca SilbertChapter Eleven: Undocutrends in Higher EducationSusana M. Muñoz and Yuri Hernández OsorioChapter Twelve: Understanding Single Mothers in College: Strategies for Greater SupportCynthia Hess, Lindsey Reichlin Cruse, Barbara Gault, and Mary Ann DemarioAuthor Bios