Throughout this series, we have touched on the research behind undergraduate student leadership and its impact on students post-college, along with some critiques. Before we conclude, we would like to offer some additional benefits undergraduate student leadership offers.  Undergraduate student…

The past few blog posts in this student leadership series have explained what leadership is and provided some insights into the research behind it so far, but what does leadership look like through the eyes of a student leader? A…

Leadership development in higher education is not a topic that has been extensively studied, but existing research highlights the impact of precollege leadership experiences and campus-based training programs on student leadership growth. Students who engage in leadership roles before entering…

Peer leadership opportunities are not formally recognized as a High Impact Practice (HIP) by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U); however, peer leadership has been described as a candidate for a next-generation HIP (Kuh 2017). In a previous…

Student leadership programs in higher education often promise to shape future leaders, but how well do they deliver on this promise? While leadership development programs are widely implemented in colleges and universities, scholars and practitioners continue to debate their definitions,…

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has defined high impact practices (HIPs) as experiences that promote student success which is determined by academic achievement, persistence, satisfaction, attainment of educational objectives, and acquisition of desired learning outcomes (Kuh 2017)….