Does Student Affairs Have an Enduring Mission?

Abstract

Student affairs is a relatively new profession and has changed in significant ways in response to new developments in higher education, innovations in practice, new conceptual paradigms, and changing economic and political conditions. As a result there is much debate about the core mission and purpose of student affairs and whether it is possible to identify and agree upon an enduring core mission and purpose. The author examines these issues and their implications for the work of student affairs in higher education today.