Using data and commentaries from over 1,100 practitioners, Hirt (educational leadership and policy studies, Virginia Tech) describes how the experience of student affairs administrators varies by institutional type. The findings from schools ranging from research universities to community colleges paint a multifaceted and integrated portrait of the profession and offer administrators a greater appreciation for the vibrancy and complexity of the student affairs profession. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)