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Read the latest in Campus Activities research on student engagement, involvement, and development amongst students in residence hall councils, Black men at PWIs, students of color employed on-campus, and Arab American students.

Burnett and Taylor explored how 12 graduates of Color developed soft skills working an on-campus position.

In this study by Sounny-Slitine on Arab American college students, participants discussed how they understand their Arab American identity and how they belong at their institution, as well as how engagement in student organizations and other means of student involvement impacted their experience with sense of belonging.

In this qualitative study, Pierre and Dunn explored how participating in a residence hall council impacted students’ conceptualization of leadership and their individual leadership development.

In this qualitative, phenomenological study, Johnson and Best aimed to explore Black men’s lived experiences at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) through a student involvement lens.

Gary Pike and Dawn Wiese describe their quantitative research showing the connections between fraternity or sorority membership and student engagement and campus learning outcomes, using NSSE data.

Clyde Barnett of Discover Without Barriers Consulting LLC, describes qualitative case study research of the transitions that needed to occur in advising student government organizations through and out of the Covid-19 pandemic – and changes that have sustained since then.

Faculty and staff advisors have taken students to professional conferences for generations. Megan Friesen conducted a qualitative case study examining what students gain from these experiences.

A team of researchers led by Meghan Grace and Pietro Sasso identified a popular “Emerging Leaders” program in a national fraternity organization in a longitudinal study, showing its affects and providing suggestions for leadership educators who work with college students.

Desiree Forsythe led a team of researchers who studied minoritized students in student organizations focused on minoritized identities, identifying both benefits and challenges associated with their involvement.

Ron Riggio describes a concrete model designed to be implemented in co-curricular environments for educators and advisors to help student develop their skills.