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ISSN: 2470-9220
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March 10, 2025 EDT
“What I Do Is I Am a Neighbor”: Faculty-in-residence Perspectives on Interactions With Students
Ellen M. BroidoJo CampbellKirsten R. BrownVal M. Erwin
Faculty-in-residence programs engage students in formal and informal social environments as well as academic settings. This research proposes a new model that expands the understanding of that work and outcomes.

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Branching Out
Branching Out
The Journal of College & University Student Housing focuses on bringing housing and residence life scholarly research to our membership in an accessible, practitioner-focused way.
Viewpoints
November 01, 2024 EDT
Balancing Priorities: A Conundrum of Compensation or Competence for Entry-Level Hall Director Positions
Craig Seager

Since 2020, campus housing has witnessed a mass exodus of entry-level professionals across the U.S., the impact of which can be complex.

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November 01, 2024 EDT
Residential Students on the Autism Spectrum: Belonging and Inclusion
Dayna WeintraubJoan N. CollierJustin W. KelleyAmy N. MieleFlorence A. Hamrick

Supporting students with disabilities entails designing, retrofitting, or renovating facilities with attention to mobility, access, and use of space; equitable opportunities for students; and implementation of universal design principles.

Measuring the Leadership Effectiveness of Resident Assistants Manuscript
November 01, 2024 EDT
Measuring the Leadership Effectiveness of Resident Assistants
Nicholas BlairRishi Sriram

Exploring a valid and reliable instrument that can help student affairs professionals evaluate the performance of residential student staff using resident feedback.

“Giving Them Grace”: Lived Experiences of Resident Advisors and Inclusion Assistants in the Social Justice Residential Curriculum Manuscript
November 01, 2024 EDT
“Giving Them Grace”: Lived Experiences of Resident Advisors and Inclusion Assistants in the Social Justice Residential Curriculum
Patty WitkowskyMegan Bell

Understanding student staff’s experiences in delivering a social justice and inclusion curriculum can help improve their training and ongoing supervision in the achievement of Residential Curriculum Model outcomes.

Making a Location a Place: Mapping Residential Colleges in the United States Manuscript
November 01, 2024 EDT
Making a Location a Place: Mapping Residential Colleges in the United States
Lara LomickaLogan Lebron

Plotting residential colleges on a common map reveals ways to connect similar communities, students, staff, and faculty.

From the Editor
November 01, 2024 EDT
Letter From the Editor (Volume 51, Number 1)
Philip Badaszewski

If your campus is working through some tough situations, then my hope is that you will find some new perspectives and insights in this issue of the Journal.

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April 01, 2024 EDT
More Than an Assemblage of Queers: Queering Living-Learning Communities
Jess SilviaD. Chase J. Catalano

Creating LGBTQ+ living-learning programs is an especially promising approach to building a community for LGBTQ+ students.

Supervision as a Liberatory Practice: Supporting Early-Career Residence Life Professionals Manuscript
April 01, 2024 EDT
Supervision as a Liberatory Practice: Supporting Early-Career Residence Life Professionals
Carrie KortegastLauren TesoKaty Jaekel

Liberatory supervisory practices are principles and approaches designed to create workplaces that are more equitable, empowering, and liberating for employees.

Beyond the "Tried and True": Emergent and Liberatory Residential Life and Housing Practices From the Editor
April 01, 2024 EDT
Beyond the “Tried and True”: Emergent and Liberatory Residential Life and Housing Practices
Rachel WagnerD. Chase J. CatalanoSusan Marine

Residential life and housing professionals, along with other key campus leaders, must assume leadership of equity practices precisely because residential communities are so essential to community-building on campus.

Using Restorative Practices to Build Stronger and More Inclusive Communities Manuscript
April 01, 2024 EDT
Using Restorative Practices to Build Stronger and More Inclusive Communities
Kaleigh A. MrowkaRafael RodriguezErin Baker-MenoRavi BhattJeff P GodowskiKelli Perkins

While restorative justice revolves primarily around addressing harm and repairing relationships, restorative practices extend to promoting the importance of community development, community responsibility, and community relationships.

Re-imagining Live-In Staff Experiences in Creating Work/life Boundaries and Confronting the Urgency Demands of Their Positions Manuscript
April 01, 2024 EDT
Re-imagining Live-In Staff Experiences in Creating Work/life Boundaries and Confronting the Urgency Demands of Their Positions
Emily BraughtHarrianna ThompsonCassie Govert

When organizations are driven primarily by a sense of urgency, there is little space for questioning current practices or engaging in critical reflection.