“…Knowledge about many contextual and cultural issues is disseminated through these presentations. Contextual and cultural issues include: (a) gender (e.g., Baker & McKay, 2001;Froehlich et al, 1992;Parish et al, 1990), (b) race (e.g., Black, 2002;Cena et al, 2002;Matlala, 1993;Evans, 1992a;McIntosh, 1989), (c) class (e.g., Humphry, 1995;Jongbloed, 1998), (d) religion (e.g., Farrar, 2001;Gibbs & Barnitt, 1999;Low, 1997), (e) culture (e.g., MacDonald, 1998;Evans, 1992b), (f) disability (e.g., Benham, 1988;Eberhardt & Mayberry, 1995;Elliott et al, 1992;Froehlich, 1992;White & Olson, 1998), (g) sexual orientation (e.g., Williamson, 2000;Kelly, 2000;Jackson, 1995), and (h) age (Letvak, 2002). Through participation in the article presentations, students become more adept leaders by improving their speaking and groupfacilitation skills.…”