Introduction to Indigenous Student Affairs
ABSTRACT Indigenous Student Affairs (ISA) has grown from community‐driven advocacy into a vital support space within higher education. This article, written in a narrative style and grounded in a conversation among four ISA educators, traces the history and literature of ISA, highlights practitioners’ lived experiences across diverse institutional contexts, and identifies implications and future directions for sustaining ISA units, professionals, and communities.
Authors
- Shaina Philpot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1287-5520)
- Robert L. A. Hancock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2772-6939)
- Kara Strass
- Cori Bazemore‐James
Institutions
- Cosumnes River College (US)
- University of Victoria (CA)
- University of Minnesota System (US)
- Miami University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- New Directions for Student Services
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ss.70025
- Primary Topic
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00