Maybe I Should...

Maybe I Should. . . Case Studies on Ethics for Student Affairs Professionals (2nd ed.) offers graduate students and new student affairs professionals the opportunity to hone their knowledge of and sensitivities to everyday professional ethics. The second edition includes all new cases addressing contemporary topics across multiple functional areas, including: admissions and orientation, advocacy and inclusion, career and academic support, residence life and housing, student involvement and student conduct. Readers are encouraged to puzzle through each situation to identify, articulate, and provide rationales for plausible and preferred strategies for addressing ethical conundrums in their professional work. Benjamin and Jessup-Anger provide a framework for analyzing cases along with resources for incorporating professional ethics and case study analysis into formal education or staff development activities in student affairs.

The second edition of Maybe I Should: Case Studies on Ethics for Student Affairs Professionals updates and expands the earlier edition of the book. The new edition offers all new case studies, provides student affairs professionals with typical situations they will encounter on a daily basis, and describes a systematic approach for case study analysis. Young professionals, supervisors, and graduate preparation faculty will find the book to be highly useful for the workplace and the classroom., With bookends that ground the reader with an explanation of the value of case studies and resources for professional ethics in student affairs administration, this volume serves up a rich variety of ethical case studies. To a seasoned professional, these case studies will seem realistic and perhaps all-too-familiar; to a graduate student or new professional they will provide examples of the kinds of situations for which today’s educators must be prepared. A valuable resource for professional development across the career span, Maybe I Should, opens opportunities for critical conversations in the field.

Mimi Benjamin is associate professor of student affairs in higher education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.Jody E. Jessup-Anger is associate professor of higher education at Marquette University.