5 12 TALKING STICK JUST IN BY THE NUMBERS Number of factors used by the Resident Assistant Cultural Diversity instrument to determine RA confidence in addressing diversity issues. RA training is a major event for every housing division. In the current Journal of College and University Student Housing, researchers determined that the five-factor structure of the Resident Assistant Cultural Diversity instrument is “useful for determining RA confidence in addressing issues of cultural diversity in residence halls.” The five components are (1) belief in the need for cultural diversity training, (2) confidence working with culturally diverse residents, (3) belief in the existence of racism in residence halls, (4) confidence in the ability to handle racial conflict, and (5) belief in the power of the resident assistant to bring about cultural understanding. Authors Young-Shin Kang, Vanessa D. Johnson, and George F. Thompson won the 2011 Betty L. Harrah Journal Manuscript of the Year Award for this research encapsulated in their article “Structural Analysis of the Resident Assistant Cultural Diversity Questionnaire.” Access Vol. 37, No. 2 of the Journal online at http://www.acuho-i.org/ Default.aspx?tabid=1007 to view it.http://www.acuho-i.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1007 http://www.acuho-i.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1007