Empowering women in higher education and student affairs : theory, research, narratives, and practice from feminist perspectives / edited by Penny A. Pasque and Shelley Errington Nicholson ; foreword by Linda J. Sax.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Setting the context: a contemporary (re)examination of women in higher education and student affairs. An introduction to feminism and feminist perspectives in higher education and student affairs / Shelley Errington Nicholson and Penny A. Pasque -- Reflections from 'professional feminists' in higher education: Women's and gender centers at the start of the twenty-first century / Susan Marine -- "Each generation of women had to start anew": A historical analysis of Title IX policy and women leaders in the cocurriculum / Jennifer Lee Hoffman -- The powerful collaborations between deans of women and directors of physical education: Syracuse University's contributions to the history of student affairs, 1930s-1950s / Thalia Mulvihill -- Narratives on gender and feminism : From disembodied to whole: carving out space for my race and gender identifies / Rosemary J. Perez ; She's just a girl / Cindy Clark ; Storied institutions: the complexity of Catholic women's colleges / Kelly T. Winters.

2. Considering experiences of women throughout the academy: an exploration of undergraduates, graduate students, and administrators. Female graduate students' work: life balance and the student affairs professional / Racheal L. Stimpson and Kimberly L. Filer -- High-achieving women: Navigating multiple roles and environments in academic and student affairs / Monica Marcelis Fochtman -- Toward self-investment: Using feminist and critical race lenses to analyze motivation, self-esteem, and empowerment of women's college students / Annemarie Vaccaro -- The influence of gender: A conceptual model from women doctoral students in computer science / Jennifer Sader -- Narratives on gender and feminism : The story of one YAO woman / Dorothy B. Nkhata ; Growing up at Douglass / Jennifer Dudeck-Lenis ; Intercultural contexts when traveling abroad / Kristie Atkinson ; Inconsistency as constant: one's story of reclaiming gender / Robbie.

3. Exploring identify contexts: the intersections of class, gender, race, and sexual orientation for faculty, administrators, and students. How race matters: Race as an instrument for institutional transformation: a study of tenured black female faculty / Venice Thandi Sulé -- Life stories of the daughter of first-generation Italian immigrants: Gender, ethnicity, culture, and class intertwine to form an Italian American feminist / Florence M. Guido -- Economically disadvantaged women in higher education: Hearing their stories and striving for social justice / Penny J. Rice -- Sister circles: A dialogue on the intersections of gender, race, and student affairs / Amanda Suniti Niskodé-Dossett, Mariama Boney, Linda Contreras Bullock, Cynthia Cochran, and Irene Kao -- Using queer theory to explore lesbian college students' multiple dimensions of identity / Elisa S. Abes and David Kasch -- Identify development in college women / Amy Stalzer Sengupta and Yvette Loury Upton -- Narratives on gender and feminism : The story of Maya / Xyanthe Neider ; Intersection of identities: one woman's journey / Kimberley Fernandes ; Is your profundity a trammel or a treasure? Lessons in ability and identity / Rachel Wagner.

4. Advancing the future: strategies for changing dominant paradigms. The campus women's center as classroom: A model for thinking and action / Jennifer R. Wies -- In (re)search of women in student affairs administration / Tamara Yakaboski and Saran Donahoo -- Campus-based sexual assault prevention: Perspectives and recommendations from program facilitators / Lindsay M. Orchowski, Eric Zimak, Troy Robison, Justin Reeder, Ryan Rhoades, Christine A. Gidycz, and Alan Berkowitz -- Learning and leading together: A cohort-based model for women's advancement / Lee S. Hawthorne Calizo -- Narratives on gender and feminisim : Testimonial and future thinking / Kelly E. Maxwell ; On love, and its place in the academy / Cayden Mak ; Change a life / Vanidy Bailey.

5. Envisioning and acting on a feminist future. Envisioning a new future with feminist voices: Research and practice from feminist perspectives / Amanda Suniti Niskodé-Dossett, Penny A. Pasque, and Shelley Errington Nicholson.

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How do we interrupt the current paradigms of sexism in the academy? How do we construct a new and inclusive gender paradigm that resists the dominant values of the patriarchy? And why are these agendas important not just for women, but for higher education as a whole? These are the questions that these extensive and rich analyses of the historical and contemporary roles of women in higher education- as administrators, faculty, students, and student affairs professionals- seek constructively to answer. In doing so they address the intersection of gender and women's other social identities, such.

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