Diverse Millennial Students in College

Book excerpt: Many of the campus initiatives that address the myriad needs of Millennial colleges students and their parents assume that this student population is homogeneous. This book explores the characteristics and experienes of Millennials from an array of perspectives, taking into account not only racial and ethnic identity but cultural, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status differences--all factors contributing to how these students interface with academe. In providing a "voice" to "voiceless" populations of African Americans, Asian Americans, bi-multi-racial, Lateno/a, Native American, and LGBT Millennial college students, this book engages with such questions as: Does the term "Millennial" apply to these under-represented students? What role does technology, pop culture, sexual orientation, and race politics play in the identity development for these populations? Are our current minority development theories applicable to these groups? And, ultimately, are higher education institutions prepared to meet both the cultural and developmental needs of diverse minority groups of Millennial college students? This book informs readers about the ways in which this cohort differs from their majority counterparts to open a diaologue about how faculty members, administrators, and student affairs personnel can meet their needs effectively both inside and outside the classroom.--Publisher description.