Higher Education
e-Digest

Volume 4 / Issue 21
July 27, 2016

In This Issue:

FROM THE CENTER

NEW RESOURCES

IN THE NEWS

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. For more, please see Issue 20.

RESOURCES

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

University of South Carolina

IN THE NEWS

At Community Colleges, Parents Want Orientation, Too

philly.com, July 18, 2016

Pre-College Programs Ease Transition, Open Doors

Winston-Salem Journal, July 17, 2016

Hockomock Area YMCA, Dean College Announce College Transition Workshops

Foxborough Patch, July 15, 2016

RESEARCH

Catching Them Before They Fall: A Vygotskian Approach to Transitioning Students from High School to University

Goggin, T., et al. (February 2016). Higher Education Research & Development

UPCOMING EVENTS

Online Courses on the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

FROM THE CENTER

Higher Education Update: Academic Performance, Retention, and Alcohol Use

National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments

FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS

STOP SV: A Technical Package to Prevent Sexual Violence

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Obama Administration's Actions to Address Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic

The White House

Violence Related Trauma Resources

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Postsecondary Institutions and Cost of Attendance, Degrees and Other Awards Conferred, and 12-Month Enrollment: A First Look

U.S. Department of Education

Investing in Higher Education: Benefits, Challenges, and the State of Student Debt

The White House

NEW RESOURCES

Florida's Developmental Education Redesign for First-Time-In-College Students

Center for Postsecondary Success

Lessons Learned from a Community College Initiative to Help Low-Income Students

Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success

2016 Student Success Ratings: Which Colleges and Universities Are Beating the Retention Odds?

Eduventures

Baccalaureate in the California Community College: Current Challenges and Future Prospects

The Civil Rights Project

Alcohol Beverage Control: Basics for New State Alcohol Regulators

Center for Alcohol Policy

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: September 2016

Clery Center for Security on Campus

IN THE NEWS

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42% of University of California Students Suffer from Hunger. Help Is on the Way.

USA Today, July 21, 2016

New Initiative Helps Prisoners See Themselves As Students

USA Today, July 18, 2016

Local Colleges Strive to Help First-Generation Students Stay in School

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 17, 2016

Homeless Teen Bikes 6 Hours to College, Sleeps in Tent on Campus

ABC News, July 17, 2016

High-Profile Push for Bystander Intervention

Inside Higher Ed, July 14, 2016

New Study Finds Higher Rates of Sexual Victimization at Public Institutions than Private Colleges

Inside Higher Ed, July 12, 2016

Students Overcome Mental Health Obstacles to Attend College

The Detroit News, July 12, 2016

Party's Over: 'Sober Dorms' are on the Rise

The Washington Post, July 11, 2016

RECENT RESEARCH

Exploration of Alcohol Advertising on Social Networking Sites: An Analysis of Content, Interactions and Young People's Perspectives

Atkinson, A. M., et al. (July 2016). Addiction Research & Theory

Predictors of College-Student Food Security and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Differ by Housing Type

Mirabitur, E., et al. (July 2016). Journal of American College Health

Stretching Every Dollar: The Impact of Personal Financial Stress on the Enrollment Behaviors of Working and Nonworking Community College Students

Mukherjee, M., et al. (July 2016). Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Depression as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Perceived Familial Criticism and College Adaptation

Puff, J., et al. (July 2016). Journal of American College Health

Commitment and Relatedness: How College Students Use Religious Coping to Manage Anxiety

Schindler, N., & Hope, K. J. (July 2016). Journal of College Counseling

Depression, Anxiety and Tobacco Use Overlapping Impediments to Sleep in a National Sample of College Students

Boehm, M. A., et al. (June 2016). Journal of American College Health

Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs in Emerging Adulthood: Differentiating Sex from Gender

Peralta, R. L., et al. (June 2016). Addiction Research & Theory

UPCOMING WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES

Webinars

2016 Clery Webinar

Thursday, August 4, 2016, 1:30-2:30 PM ET

National Association of Campus Safety Administrators

Conferences

Putting Together the Annual Security Report Workshop

August 1, 2016, Philadelphia, PA

Clery Center for Security on Campus

Governance Institute for Student Success: Tribal Colleges and Universities Event

October 7-9, 2016, New Orleans, LA

Governance Institute for Student Success

Eduventures Summit 2016: Rethinking the Student Lifecycle

October 23 -25, 2016, Boston, MA

Eduventures

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 events below. For more information, contact Dana West.

Talladega College, Saturday, August 6, 2016, 3-8 PM CT
Jackson State University, Wednesday, August 31, 2016, 11 AM-12:30 PM CT
Shippensburg University, Wednesday, September 7, 2016, 3-5 PM ET
California State University San Marcos, Thursday, September 8, 2016, 7-9 PM PT
Fayetteville State University, Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 8:30 AM-12 PM ET
Arkansas Baptist College, Saturday, October 8, 2016, 10 AM-12 PM CT

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