Higher Education
e-Digest

Volume 4 / Issue 22
August 10, 2016

In This Issue:

FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS

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 and Issue 21.

RESOURCES

Off to College: A Guide for Parents

The University of Chicago Press

2016 Survey of College Parents

College Parents of America

Keep It Social

Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation in Partnership with 8 Colleges and Universities

Campus Program

The Jed Foundation

IN THE NEWS

First-Generation College Attendees Test Out Campus Life

PBS Newshour, July 28, 2016

First Impressions for New Students

Community College Daily, July 25, 2016

Some Thoughts from a Professor as Students Head Off to College

Huffington Post, July 24, 2016

Great Falls College Hosting Transition Workshop for Students with Disabilities

KRTV, July 22, 2016

Helping Refugees Transition Into College Students

Chicago Tribune, July 21, 2016

FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS

Prevention Collaboration in Action: Using Social Media to Facilitate Collaboration

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies

Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men: 2010 Findings

National Institute of Justice

NEW RESOURCES

How Colleges Use Integrated Planning and Advising for Student Success to Transform Student Support

Community College Research Center

Hidden Discrimination: Title IX Religious Exemptions Putting LGBT Students at Risk

Human Rights Campaign

Policy Research and Institutional Strategy on Higher Education Issues

American Council on Education

IN THE NEWS

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Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success Releases Application on Gender, Criminal Records

Inside Higher Ed, August 1, 2016

Complicated Process of Adding Diversity to the College Syllabus

The Atlantic, July 29, 2016

Creating the Right Climate Survey

Inside Higher Ed, July 29, 2016

Leveraging Faculty Expertise to Drive Student Success

Community College Daily, July 28, 2016

Expanding Campus Resources Through Public-Private Partnerships

The California State University, July 27, 2016

Access and Support Critical to Success for Traditionally Underserved Students

The EvoLLLution, July 26, 2016

33 College Presidents Call for National Response to Gun Violence

Education Dive, July 21, 2016

Local Police Departments, Colleges Work on Addressing Campus Sexual Assault Together

Faribault Daily News, July 20, 2016

RECENT RESEARCH

Ongoing Opioid Prescription Epidemic: Historical Context

Meldrum, M. L. (August 2016). American Journal of Public Health

Social Connectedness and Life Satisfaction: Comparing Mean Levels for Two Undergraduate Samples and Testing for Improvement Based on Brief Counseling

Blau, G., et al. (July 2016). Journal of American College Health

Theory of Planned Behavior as It Predicts Potential Intention to Seek Mental Health Services for Depression among College Students

Bohon, L. M., et al. (July 2016). Journal of American College Health

Implicit Alcohol Approach and Avoidance Tendencies Predict Future Drinking in Problem Drinkers

Braunstein, L. M., et al. (July 2016). Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research

Training Student Leaders in Reporting Sexual Misconduct Incidents at a 2-year College

Crumb, L., et al. (July 2016). Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Helping Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the Community College: What Does the Research Say? What Can You Do?

Highlen, D. (July 2016). Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Desire to Drink Alcohol is Enhanced with High Caffeine Energy Drink Mixers

Marczinski, C. A., et al. (July 2016). Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research

Negative Affect as a Moderator of the Relationship between Hookup Motives and Hookup Consequences

Montes, K., et al. (July 2016). Journal of American College Health

UPCOMING WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES

Webinars

Clery Center for Security on Campus Webinars

August through September, 2016

Clery Center for Security on Campus

Research-Based Strategies for Sexual Violence Prevention

Tuesday, August 16, 2016, 2-3 PM ET

National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCPS)

Conferences

Historical Trauma Curriculum Training

August 19-20, 2016, Minneapolis, MN

American Indian Higher Education Consortium

NCCPS's Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault Investigation and Adjudication Institute

Hillsborough Community College, September 13-16, 2016
New Mexico Highlands University, September 20-23, 2016

Governance Institute for Student Success: Tribal Colleges and Universities Event

October 7-9, 2016, New Orleans, LA

Governance Institute for Student Success

Culture Centers: Campus and Community Organizing to Make Lives Matter

October 27-30, 2016, Baton Rouge, LA

Association for Black Culture Centers

First Americans Land-Grant Consortium Conference

November 5-7, 2016, Albuquerque, NM

First Americans Land-Grant Consortium

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.

University of Oklahoma, Thursday, October 27, 2017, 6:30-8:30 PM CT

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