Race on Campus Park: This speaks to the importance of community building and educational programming, something that housing is well equipped to facilitate. Prioritizing the hiring of racially diverse RAs and staff is essential so that students have the chance to experience positive same-race and cross-racial relationships with residence hall educators. Also, providing training and continuing education for all staff around equity issues is important. Shaun Harper and colleagues' research (see sidebar) highlights the both subtle and more explicit forms of racism encountered by black RAs, which can be used as a helpful starting point for supervisors to engage in self-examination about how they should be addressing these issues. TS: You wrote that "Campuses can create a more fluid and welcoming environment for cross-racial interactions by encouraging socioeconomic diversity within racial/ethnic groups: breaking down the consolidation of privilege and making sure that racial lines aren't reinforced by economic divides." That touches on a host of different factors that housing concerns itself with (i.e., affordability, community building). What are some ways you feel housing could support that goal? P rioritizing the hiring of racially diverse RAs and staff is essential so that students have the chance to experience positive same-race and crossracial relationships with residence hall educators. Shape the Inspired ® SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY | KINGSTON HALL mackeymitchell.comhttp://www.mackeymitchell.com