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Chronicle of Higher Education Article Summary and Evaluation:

Students will select one current article from the Chronicle of Higher Education that was published within the past year. The more recent, the better since this course addresses current issues and topics in college student development. .

Students should select an article that relates specifically to a current issue or trend in student affairs. Some of the major current topics and issues you may see covered in this periodical are: finance/budgeting, retention, assessment, multiculturalism, student life issues, student success, etc.  Please select articles that are most pertinent to the field of college student development

After carefully reading the article, students will write a 1 typed page summary followed by a ½ to 1 typed page response to the article. Thus, altogether, this assignment should be 1 ½ to 2 typed pages. Students should post the summary AND a copy of the article on the discussion board. In campus courses, students will be asked to informally discuss the article in class.

Questions students may consider as they read the article and write the summary:

· In what ways is this issue and trend affecting student affairs practice in the U.S.?

· How might this issue or trend influence your own practice as a student affairs professional?

· How could this issue or trend potentially influence college student development and/or the practice of student affairs in the future?