Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs

Today’s leaders in higher education are focused on creating multicultural campuses. However, most higher education and student affairs professionals receive limited training for understanding the complexity of multicultural issues. If multiculturalism is to flourish on college campuses, education professionals must develop the sensitivity and awareness in affirming relevant multicultural issues and develop the skills needed to offer meaningful services to all their students.Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs is a unique resource that offers student affairs practitioners and faculty a guide that features a model of core competencies that embraces the broad scope of multicultural issues including race, class, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, and abilities.

Raechele L. Pope is an associate professor of higher education and student affairs administration in the Department of Education, Leadership, and Policy at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

Amy L. Reynolds is a staff psychologist at Buffalo State College Counseling Center.

John A. Mueller is an assistant professor in the Department of Student Affairs in Higher Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.