Volume 7, Issue 8

The challenge for all educational leaders is to determine how best to educate students, balancing the diverse and potentially contradictory needs and priorities that underlie their endeavors.

Those called upon to say something spiritual on occasions of public significance in the life of universities that inhabit a largely plural culture face a demanding task. The authors suggest that the task is not only vitally necessary but also possible, so long as one takes three philosophical and rhetorical steps.

Allan's notion of spirituality is inspired by philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, who writes that experiencing the sacred requires us to develop a reverence for the present and involves more than a sense of awe and appreciation.

This study was undertaken to learn more about the quality of life among graduate students and what types of support might be most helpful in assisting students address their desire for meaning and purpose.

Although nearly all colleges and universities recognize religious groups, significant differences exist in what administrator oversees these groups and what type of institution uses a religious coordinating council.

This article reports on the findings of the authors' research into the contemporary forms and patterns of college student spirituality and offers an analysis and discussion of the implications of these findings for colleges and universities.

Ethics should be included within leadership preparation, argues authors Bowen, Bessette, and Chan.

Written as a guide for parents, students, counselors, and administrators in higher education, College of the Overwhelmed provides a remarkable commentary on the mental health crisis facing so many college students on our nation’s campuses today.