Higher Education
e-Digest

Volume 4 / Issue 20
July 13, 2016

In This Issue:

RECENT RESEARCH

UPCOMING WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES

SPOTLIGHT: TRANSITION TO COLLEGE

Check out some of the available resources and research about supporting students during their transition from high school to college.

RESOURCES

Transition Year

The Jed Foundation

Higher Education Update: Reducing Risk During the First Few Weeks on Campus

National Center on Safe Supportive Environments

IN THE NEWS

DCAN Offers Summertime College Transition Centers To Help Local Students Successfully Transition To College

PR Newswire, July 11, 2016

To Ease Transition Between High School and College, Denver-Based Foundation Offers Tips to Students

Chalkbeat Colorado, June 17, 2016

Laramie County School District 1 and Laramie County Community College Partner to Improve High School-to-College Transition

Wyoming Tribune Eagle, June 12, 2016

RECENT RESEARCH

Implementation of High School-to-College Transition Courses in Four States

Barnett, E. A., Fay, M. P., & Pheatt, L. (January 2016) Community College Research Center

FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS

2016 Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting

U.S. Department of Education

Profile of Military Undergraduates

U.S. Department of Education

Preventing Discrimination Involving Religion at Schools and Universities

U.S. Department of Education

Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse: Decision-Support Tool

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

2015 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Summary

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

NEW RESOURCES

Intimate Partner Violence Intervention

National Network for Safe Communities

Landscape Analysis of Emergency Aid Programs for College Retention and Completion

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

Condition of College and Career Readiness for Hispanic Students

Exelencia in Education

Transformations Affecting Postsecondary Education

National Commission on Financing 21^st Century Higher Education

Academic and Economic Value of a 15-Credit First-Semester Course Load for College Students in Tennessee

Community College Research Center

National Depression Screening Day: October 6, 2016

Screening for Mental Health

IN THE NEWS

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Colleges Work to Protect Students Abroad

Democrat & Chronicle, July 10, 2016

College Students Can Receive Assistance in Wake of Flooding

Charleston Gazette-Mail, July 9, 2016

U.S. Urges Kansas State to Heed Reports of Off-Campus Rape

The New York Times, July 5, 2016

Challenges Facing Low-Income Female Students

The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 5, 2016

What Do College Students Really Think About Diversity?

The Washington Post, July 5, 2016

Biden and Obama Rewrite the Rulebook on College Sexual Assaults

The Washington Post, July 3, 2016

Study Pinpoints Behavior Type Linked to Binge Drinking in Young Adults

Science Daily, June 30, 2016

Improving Pathways to Persistence and Success

The EvoLLLution, June 29, 2016

RECENT RESEARCH

Internalized Racism, Perceived Racism, and Ethnic Identity: Exploring Their Relationship in Latina/o Undergraduates

Hipolito-Delgado, C. P. (July 2016). Journal of College Counseling

Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on College Student Development: A Seven-Vectors Perspective

Goldberg, D. B. (July 2016). Journal of College Counseling

Point of the Point: Washington's Student Achievement Initiative through the Looking Glass of a Community College

Li, A. Y. (June 2016). Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Impact of the Minimum Legal Drinking Age on Alcohol-Related Chronic Disease Mortality

Plunk, A. D., et al. (June 2016). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Drunkorexia 101: Increasing Alcohol's Effects Through Diet and Exercise Behaviors

Rinker, D. V. (June 2016). Research Society on Alcoholism

College Students' Intentions to Use Calorie Information on a Restaurant Menu: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Stran, K. A., et al. (June 2016). American Journal of Health Education

College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Growing Role for Adult Psychiatrists

van Schalkwyk, G. I., et al. (June 2016). Journal of American College Health

Different Pathways Explain Alcohol-Related Problems in Female and Male College Students

Pedrelli, P., et al. (May 2016). Journal of American College Health

UPCOMING WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES

Webinars

Clery Center Online Training Series

July through October 2016

Clery Center for Security on Campus

Using the Office of Civil Rights Complaint Process to Empower Sexual Assault Survivors

Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 1-2:30 PM ET

Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center

Conferences

National Association for College Admission Counseling's 72nd National Conference

September 22-24, 2016, Columbus, OH

National Association for College Admission Counseling

Nurturing Student Efficacy in a Global World

October 6-8, 2016, Denver, CO

Association of American Colleges & Universities

26th Annual Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference

October 10-12, 2016, Burlington, VT

University of Vermont

National Diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

October 13-15, 2016, Long Beach, CA

Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science

American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting and Expo

October 29-November 2, 2016, Denver, CO

American Public Health Association

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

This is an ongoing initiative.

See event below. For more information, contact Dana West.

University of San Francisco Live Our Values (LOV) Town Hall, Wednesday, September 21, 2016, 7:30-9 PM PT

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