Abstract

Abstract:

This study examines student activists’ interactions with student affairs professionals. Guided by Schlossberg’s (1989) marginality and mattering framework, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 student activists. Student activists experienced marginalization in three ways (1) misperceptions of student organizing, (2) not feeling heard, and (3) lacking authentic interaction with student affairs professionals. The article concludes with a discussion of the myriad of ways that student affairs professionals can positively engage with student activists.

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