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Volume 2 / Issue 14
April 9, 2014
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NEW RESOURCES
The Campus Pride Lil Purple Backpack
The Campus Pride Lil Purple Backpack Resource Guide is a 40-plus page, full-color, pocket-sized resource guide filled to the brim with exciting student organizing and social justice tips and tricks, how-to's and action guides for LGBT students, campus and community organizers, student organizations and staff and faculty. Published at the beginning of each academic year, the resource guide contains campus tools, features and teaching aids including: organizing tips for fundraising and event planning; brainstorming and student organization team-building tools; campus safety and inclusion check-lists; information about the Campus Pride Speaker's Bureau; and other unique resources tailor-made for college and university students and faculty working to make their campuses safer and more inclusive for LGBT students.
Falling Out of the Lead: Following High Achievers Through High School and Beyond
This 2014 report from the Education Trust explores the experiences of these high-achieving students. It examine the trajectories of students who are high-achieving when they enter high school and document their success on key indicators of post-secondary readiness, including high school course-taking, performance on AP exams and college admissions tests (SAT/ACT), academic GPAs, and college enrollment patterns.
Examining the Status of Men of Color in California Community Colleges: Recommendations for State Policymakers
This report is from the Minority Male Community College Collaborative (M2C3) is a project of San Diego State University (SDSU). Much of the research on these men indicates that disparate outcomes between boys and men of color, in comparison to their female and White counterparts, are a result of systemic and structural challenges that must be addressed through federal and state policy interventions. The purpose of this report is to document specific policy interventions that can be implemented in the state of California to improve outcomes for men of color in community colleges.
Keep It Social
The Keep It Social website is part of a campaign created by student leaders in partnership with the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission and used at institutions of higher education across Nova Scotia. The website offers social norms challenging, alcohol education, and boundary setting.
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IN THE NEWS
Inside Higher Ed, April 2, 2014
Yale Daily News, April 2, 2014
Changing the Face of Astronomy Research
National Public Radio, April 02, 2014
Dropping the Ball on Disabilities
Inside High Ed, April 2, 2014
Hottytoddy.com, April 1, 2014
The College Voice, April 1, 2014
Snapchat Grows Up: How College Officials Are Using the App
Time, March 31, 2014
Predicting Success
Inside High Ed, March 27, 2014
Scholars Highlight LGBTQ Challenges in College Environment
The Daily Targum, March 27, 2014
Research Finds Many Students Have Some Level of Alcohol Dependency, Few Seek Treatment
The BG News, March 27, 2014
At Night, Burgers Beat Beer
Inside Higher ED, March 27, 2014
Students See Many Slights as Racial 'Microaggressions'
The New York Times, March 21, 2014
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RECENT RESEARCH
Dick, D.M. et al (March 2014) Frontiers in Genetics
Altered Neural Processing of the Need to Stop in Young Adults at Risk for Stimulant Dependence
Harlé, K.M., Pradeep, S., Stewart, J.L., Tapert, S.F., Yu, A.J. & Paulus, M.P.
(March 2014) The Journal of Neuroscience
Student Engagement Research in Higher Education: Questioning an Academic Orthodoxy Zepke, N. (March 2014) Teaching in Higher EducationCivic Engagement and Organizational Learning Strategies for Student Success Moore, T.L., Mendez, J.P. (March 2014) New Directions for Higher Education
Kypri, K., Vater, T., Bowe, S.J., Saunders, J.B., Cunningham, J.A., Horton, N.J. & McCambridge, J. (March 2014) Journal of American Medical Association
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UPCOMING WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES
Webinars
Higher Education Law and Policy Webinars
The Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University School of Law presents interdisciplinary conferences and special programs in areas affecting higher education law and policy. The following are the Center's April webinars.
Consumer Protection and Higher Ed: Six Liability Concerns
April 17, 2014, 2 - 3 PM EDT
Roughly every two seconds, a new civil lawsuit is filed in the United States, and a growing number of them are targeting colleges and universities. This increase in litigation is often attributed to the growing influence of student consumerism, with students trying to make sure their degrees are worth the debt they acquire in earning them. This webinar presents information on how to reduce your institution's legal risk with Consumer Protection and Higher Ed: Six Liability Concerns. Learn more about this webinar.
Social Media in Higher Education: Legal Considerations
April 30, 2014, 2 - 3 PM EDT
Social media options are proliferating. It seems like every week there is a new way to share ideas, images and other information. It's tricky enough to figure out how to use everything, and which platform is best for various kinds of communication. Quite often, there is not enough time to carefully separate the particular facts from a great deal of information when it comes to social media. Social Media in Higher Education: Legal Considerations will cover current legal issues, smart frameworks, and best practices. Learn more about this webinar.
Conferences
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 2014 Town Hall Meetings Higher Education Initiative
SAMHSA, Surgeon General Launch National Town Hall Meetings
April 11, 2014, 10 -11:45 AM EDT
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), along with the Office of the Surgeon General and the University of Maryland College Park, will hold a national launch of SAMHSA's 2014 Town Hall Meetings to prevent underage drinking. Thousands of communities across the United States will hold events to educate people about the dangers of underage drinking and to involve people in proven prevention strategies. Speakers include:
Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., SAMHSA Administrator; Rear Admiral Boris D. Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H., Acting Surgeon General; Amelia M. Arria, Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Public Health; and Maryland Collaborative to Reduce College Drinking and Related Problems. Register at: www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/townhallmeetings/_SGreg/registration.aspx
SUNY Orange Underage Drinking Town Hall Meeting
April 15, 2014, 10 - 12 PM EDT
SUNY Orange, Middletown, NY
SUNY Orange hosts a Town Hall meeting on underage drinking and how the community can assist in reducing the number of underage drinkers, with presentations by students of SUNY Orange and community representatives. For more information, please e-mail: seangerow@sunyorange.edu
Maryville Partners in Prevention Town Hall Meeting
April 29, 2014, 6 - 8 PM CDT
Maryville Community Center, Maryville, MO
This campus and community assembly addressing underage/illegal drinking as a public health and safety problem is sponsored by Northwest Missouri State University and Missouri Collegiate Partners in Prevention. For more information, please e-mail: jenken@nwmissouri.edu
Let's Prevent Underage Drinking Together
April 29, 2014, 10 - 2 PM EDT
Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI
Roger Williams University Alcohol and Drug Task Force is convening this meeting to discuss solutions to underage and illegal drinking, held in cooperation with MADD, the Portsmouth Prevention Coalition, Portsmouth Police, Bristol Police, and other campus and community stakeholders. For more information, please e-mail: pmoffatt-limoges@rwu.edu
Jersey City Alliance - Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking
April 30, 2014, 6 - 8 PM EDT
New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
This campus and community assembly addressing underage/illegal drinking as a public health and safety problem is sponsored by the Jersey City Alliance to Combat Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in partnership with the Jersey City Department of Health and Human Services and New Jersey City University. For more information, please e-mail: paulsteffens@comcast.net
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| About NCSSLE's Higher Education e-Digest |
The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments Higher Education e-Digest addresses campus and community engagement, health, safety, and security. Regular contents include news from the U.S. Department of Education (ED), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and other federal partner agencies and organizations, salient research summaries, examples of effective field practices, announcements submitted by IHEs and other subscribers, and relevant upcoming events. The Higher Education e-Digest also highlights NCSSLE resources and the availability of ongoing services, including technical assistance, products, and tools.
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