This book is intended for the increasing number of faculty and student affairs administrators - at whatever their level of experience -- who are being are asked to become social justice educators to prepare students to live successfully within, and contribute to, an equitable multicultural society.

Lisa M. Landreman is the Associate Dean of Students at Macalester College. Lisa received her Ph.D. from the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Michigan, her M.S. in higher education and student affairs from Indiana University, and a B.S. in social work from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. Lisa has authored publications on social justice topics and was an editorial assistant for About Campus magazine. She has served in several ACPA directorate body positions, including the Commission for Social Justice Educators, the Commission for Housing and Residence Life, and the Commission for Alcohol and Other Drug Issues, and she served on convention and social justice and residential curriculum institute planning teams. Lisa was recognized in 2011 as an ACPA Diamond Honoree.

Part One. Frameworks from Theory to Practice 1. The Evolution of Social Justice Education and Facilitation - Lisa L. Landreman and Christopher MacDonald-Dennis 2. Building a Framework for Social Justice Education. One Educator's Journey - Annemarie Vaccaro 3. The Evolution of a Social Justice Educator's Professional Identity. Impacts of Professional Maturation and Multiple Discourse Perspectives on Personal Practice - Kelly Carter Merrill Part Two. Understanding Identities and Facilitation 4. Developing Gender Inclusive Facilitation. Understanding Genderism - Brent Bilodeau 5. Engaging Whiteness in Higher Education - Rebecca Ropers-Huilman 6. Developing and Sustaining Effective Cofacilitation - Tanya Williams and Elaine Brigham 7. Understanding and Supporting Multiracial Students - Adam J. Ortiz Part Three. Facilitation Design and Techniques 8. From Safe Spaces to Brave Spaces. A New Way to Frame Dialogue Around Diversity and Social Justice - Brian Arao and Kristi Clemens 9. Navigating Triggering Events. Critical Competencies for Social Justice Educators - Kathy Obear 10. When Neutrality is Not Enough. Wrestling with the Challenges of Multipartiality - robbie routenberg, Elizabeth Thompson and Rhian Waterberg 11. Facilitating Interactive Privilege Awareness Programs. Employing Intentionality From Design Through Implementation - Gregory I. Meyer, Karen Connors, Rebecca Heselmeyer, Dusty M. Krikau, Tracy L. Lanier, Matthew R. Lee, Chris Orem, and Nancy Trantham Poe Part Four. Supporting Student Social Action 12. Training and Supporting Peer Facilitators - Heather Wilhelm and robbie routenberg 13. Why is it so Hard to Take Action? A Reflective Dialogue about Preparing Students for Social Action Engagement - Andrea Domingue and David Neely About the Editor and Contributors Index