Higher Education
e-Digest

Volume 4 / Issue 19
June 29, 2016

In This Issue:

FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS

RECENT RESEARCH

UPCOMING WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES

FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS

Institutionalizing the Clery Act at Institutions of Higher Education

The National Center for Campus Public Safety

Take the Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge

The White House

Know Your Rights: Parity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Tips for College Students After a Disaster or Other Trauma

SAMHSA

NEW RESOURCES

Focusing Institutions on the Undergraduate Experience

Jossey-Bass Higher & Adult Education

Promoting Inclusion and Identity Safety to Support College Success

The Century Foundation

When College Students Start Behind

The Century Foundation

Addressing Sexual and Relationship Violence on College and University Campuses

American College Health Association

Diversity & Democracy Among College Students: Working Collectively Across Differences

Association of American Colleges & Universities

Student-Centricity as a Benchmark for Success

Destiny Solutions

Closing Gaps in Higher Education Attainment

University of Pennsylvania

Blueprint for Improving Security on College Campuses

Campus Safety

IN THE NEWS

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Tips for First-Generation Students to Prepare for College this Summer

USA Today, June 21, 2016

Homeless Students Need Educational Supports Beyond Financial Aid

Good Call, June 20, 2016

Peer Advisors Provide Low-Cost Support for Male Undergraduates

The Brookings Institution, June 17, 2016

'Party Culture' No Longer Excuses Rape on College Campuses

Time, June 16, 2016

How Community Colleges Use Job-Market Data to Develop New Programs

The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 15, 2016

Between Free Speech and an Inclusive Campus

Inside Higher Ed, June 14, 2016

Strengthening the K-12, College Link

Community College Daily, June 13, 2016

Engaging High School Dropouts

Community College Daily, June 10, 2016

RECENT RESEARCH

Money Lending Practices and Adolescent Dating Relationship Abuse: Results from a National Sample

Copp, J. E., Mumford, E. A., & Taylor, B. G. (June 2016). Journal of Youth & Adolescence

Community College Students' Awareness of Risk Factors for Mental Health Problems and Referrals to Facilitative and Debilitative Resources

Kalkbrenner, M. & Hern�ndez, T. J. (June 2016). Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Faculty Perceptions of Administrator Influence on Academic Quality in For-Profit Vocational Higher Education

Booton, C. M. (June 2016). The Journal of Continuing Higher Education

Utilizing Additional Measures of High School Academic Preparation to Support Students in their Math Self-Assessment

Fong, J. E. & Melguizo, T. (June 2016). Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Posttraumatic Stress and Growth in Student Service Members and Veterans: The Role of Personal Growth Initiative

Borowa, D., Robitschek, C., Harmon, K. A., & Shigemoto, Y. (May 2016). Journal of American College Health

Improving College Access in the United States: Barriers and Policy Responses

Page, L. C., & Scott-Clayton, J. (April 2016). Economics of Education Review

Attachment, Acculturation, and Psychosomatic Complaints Among Hispanic American University Students

Wang, C. D. C., Scalise, D. A., Barajas-Munoz, I. A., Julio, K., & Gomez, A. (April 2016). Journal of College Counseling

Helping Gay and Lesbian Students Integrate Sexual and Religious Identities

Bayne, H. B. (April 2016). Journal of College Counseling

UPCOMING WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES

Webinars

National Symposium on Student Retention Webinar Series

July through September, 2016

Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange

Innovative Educators Webinar Series

July through September, 2016

Innovative Educators

PaperClip Communications Webinar Series: Title IX and Higher Education Webinars

July through November, 2016

PaperClip Communications

Conferences

Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault Investigation and Adjudication Annual Conference

July 18, 2016, Washington, DC

National Center for Campus Public Safety

Rural Community College Alliance Conference

September 28-30, 2016, Orange Beach, AL

Rural Community College Alliance

2016 ATIXA/SCOPE Joint National Conference

October 5-8, 2016, Philadelphia, PA

Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) and School and College Organization for Prevention Educators (SCOPE)

HACU 30th Annual Conference

October 8-10, 2016, San Antonio, TX

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

Developing a Comprehensive Retention Plan

October 17-19, 2016, New Orleans, LA

Academic Impressions

Educating All Our Children and Youth

October 29-November 1, 2016, Orlando, FL

National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth

Young, Gifted, and At Risk

November 11, 2016, St. Louis, MO

The Steve Fund

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 2016 Communities Talk Higher Education Initiative for Community and Youth-Led Coalitions, Colleges, and Universities

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

University at Albany,Tuesday, October 4, 2016, 4-6 PM ET

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