Editors and contributors of this important work have designed it to meet the needs of student affairs professionals who have previously had few resources on which to draw in understanding the experiences and identities of mixed race students.

EDITORS' NOTES (Kristen A. Renn, Paul Shang). 1. An Introduction to Social and Historical Factors Affecting Multiracial College Students (Paul Shang) This chapter introduces the volume by describing social and higher education challenges that impact the identities and experiences of traditional age biracial and multiracial college students. 2. Research on Biracial and Multiracial Identity Development: Overview and Synthesis (Kristen A. Renn) This chapter presents three main bodies of research on identity development of biracial and multiracial college students: foundational theories, ecological models, and psychological studies of the impact of multiracial identity. 3. Exploring the Experiences and Self--Labeling of Mixed--Race Individuals with Two Minority Parents (Donna M. Talbot) A student development researcher describes a qualitative study of ten mixed--race young adults whose parents are from different minority monoracial groups (Black, Latino/Hispanic, Asian, or Native American). 4. Student Perspectives on Multiracial Identity (Alissa R. King) In the context of research on multiracial student experiences, this chapter provides personal reflections of a multiracial individual on campus at a time when Who am I? and What are you? questions prevail. 5. Multiracial Student Services Come of Age: The State of Multiracial Student Services in Higher Education in the United States (Michael Paul A. Wong, Joshua Buckner) The authors describe emerging services to serve multiracial students, the service traditions from which these services evolve, how they are staffed, and their relationships with student organizations. 6. The Space in Between: Issues for Multiracial Student Organizations and Advising (C. Casey Ozaki, Marc Johnston) Based on research and experience working with multiracial student organizations and leaders, the authors describe the functions and challenges of these student groups and provide suggestions for student affairs educators who work with them. 7. Being Multiracial in a Wired Society: Using the Internet to Define Identity and Community on Campus (Heather Shea Gasser) This chapter describes established and emerging technologies, including online social networking, blogs, and wikis, that affect how multiracial students form communities and express their identities. 8. Bicultural Faculty and Their Professional Adaptation (Michael J. Cuyjet) An associate professor and graduate school dean describes the ways that minority faculty members, monoracial and biracial, must learn to be bicultural to thrive in the dominant culture of higher education at predominantly White institutions. 9. Looking North: Exploring Multiracial Experiences in a Canadian Context (Leanne Taylor) A Canadian scholar describes a particular context for understanding mixed--race college student experiences outside the United States and raises questions for higher education policy and student services practice. 10. Student Affairs and Higher Education Policy Issues Related to Multiracial Students (Angela Kellogg, Amanda Suniti Niskode) This chapter describes student affairs policy issues that have particular impact on multiracial students, such as collecting and reporting data on student race/ethnicity, implementing campus programs and services, and enacting affirmative action. INDEX.