Higher Education
e-Digest
Volume 4 / Issue 15
May 4, 2016
In This Issue:
FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS

U.S. Department of Education

Celebrating Progress in Expanding College Opportunity for Every Student
The White House Office of the Press Secretary

Congressional Research Service
NEW RESOURCES

Free Survey Tool For Assessing Campus Safety
VTV Family Outreach Foundation

Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States
Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education and PennAHEAD

Ways to Help Students Complete Degrees on Time and on Budget
Ellucian
IN THE NEWS

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White House Launches $100M Competition to Expand Tuition-Free Community College
The Washington Post, April 25, 2016

Quartz, April 25, 2016

The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 24, 2016

BYU to Review Assault Response Process After Petition
Campus Safety Magazine, April 22, 2016

Campus Grief Group Helps Students Cope with Loss
The Daily Utah Chronicle, April 22, 2016

Dynamic Diversity: How Campus Leaders Can Respond to Student Protests
Higher Education Today, April 20, 2016

Why Pathways in Community College Matter
Community College Daily, April 19, 2016

Forum Urges Parents to Talk to College-Bound Students about Drinking
Duluth News Tribune, April 18, 2016
RECENT RESEARCH

Changes in Parent, Sibling, and Peer Support During the Transition to Young Adulthood
Guan, S. A. & Fuligni, A. J. (June 2016) Research on Adolescence

Marijuana Use Trajectories and Academic Outcomes Among College Students
Suerken, C. K. et al (May 2016) Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Conveying Campus Sexual Misconduct Policy Information to College and University Students: Results from a Seven Campus Study
Potter, S. J. et al (April 2016) Journal of American College Health

Exploring the Lived Experiences and Intersectionalities of Mexican Community College Transfer Students: Qualitative Insights Toward Expanding a Transfer Receptive Culture
Castro, E. F. & Cortez, E. (April 2016) Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Victimization and Suicidality Among Female College Students
Leone, J. M. & Carroll, J. M. (April 2016) Journal of American College Health

Drinking Group Characteristics Related in Willingness to Engage in Protective Behaviors with the Group at Nightclubs
Byrnes, H. F. et al (March 2016) Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

The Use of Social Networking Sites: A Risk Factor for Using Alcohol, Marijuana, and Synthetic Cannabinoids?
Gutierrez, K. M. & Cooper, T. V. (March 2016) Drug and Alcohol Dependence
UPCOMING WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES
  
Webinars 

Illinois Higher Education Center for AOD Prevention Webinars and Online Trainings
May-June 2016
The Illinois Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Other Drugs and Violence Prevention

Conferences

This is an ongoing initiative. See event details below. For more information on any of these events, contact Tom Colthurst.

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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) 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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