Serving Students at Metropolitan Universities The Unique Opportunities and Challenges

This issue identifies and explores the special challenges and unique opportunities faced by student affairs at metropolitan universities--revealing how to build on the urban setting and the rich diversity of the student population to enhance student life. The authors discuss how to develop productive partnerships with the community, the role student affairs can play in institutional planning, how to budget for critical yet limited services and resources, and more. This is the 79th issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Student Services. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals section.Dietz, Larry H. is the author of 'Serving Students at Metropolitan Universities The Unique Opportunities and Challenges' with ISBN 9780787998820 and ISBN 0787998826.