The annual event included a gathering against sexual violence and walked through campus to the Lights of Reason. TBTN is a global movement against sexual assault. According to TBTN’s website, the… Read more »
News Clips
The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) tracks trends and developments in issues related to school climate and conditions for learning through online media sites, blogs, syndication and aggregation services, and other news resources from local, regional, and national media outlets. Browse this ongoing collection of posts to learn about what’s happening in communities near you and across the nation.
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Displaying 89 News Clips.April 2024
04/08/2024
BU Today
Community organizer and poet Elizabeth Barker was an untenured instructor at Boston University in the early 1970s when she brought a group of BU students to the medium-security prison MCI Norfolk… Read more »
March 2024
03/04/2024
Western Mass News
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The Chief of Child Psychiatry at Baystate Medical Center told Western Mass News that there are both long-term and short-term effects that can result from bullying… Read more »
03/04/2024
WCVB-TV
An investigation conducted by Boston Public Schools found administrators at one school were aware of "egregious Code of Conduct violations," including bullying and sexual misconduct, but failed to… Read more »
February 2024
02/16/2024
BU Today
Going out to a random sampling of students, the survey will help the University get a clear picture of the campus environment and will inform policy and resource decisions.
02/07/2024
Harvard Crimson
Harvard University Health Services leadership warned affiliates to exercise additional caution amid rising cases of respiratory illness, noting that recent data from the Centers for Disease… Read more »
January 2024
01/23/2024
New England Council
An initiative by New England Council member, Tufts University, has achieved remarkable success in recent years by allowing inmates to pursue and complete a college education. The Tufts University… Read more »
01/22/2024
New York Times
It is clear by now that the mental-health crisis has changed academia forever: its structures, its culture, and the function it is expected to perform in American society. Nowhere is this more… Read more »
November 2023
11/18/2023
Sun-Chronicle
College students face tuition, housing and transportation costs, and purchasing the food they need to stay healthy and thrive academically can often take a back seat as the bills… Read more »
October 2023
10/20/2023
Boston.com
For a growing number of Massachusetts college students, it’s an evening of board games, movies, and tacos in a dorm with no kegs in the basement, and no smoking pot out the window. Substance-free… Read more »
10/07/2023
The Eagle-Tribune
Students at schools across the Merrimack Valley were able to benefit from improved math programming; parents could attend meetings more conveniently; and schools recognized new learning styles in… Read more »
September 2023
09/25/2023
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
In an effort to address a surge in gun violence, an initiative in Springfield, Massachusetts aims to give youth access to community centers, Boys and Girls Clubs, and social service agencies as… Read more »
09/07/2023
Eagle-Tribune
Underage college students hoping to score a six-pack of beer, box of wine or bottle of booze, beware. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission and Treasurer Deb Goldberg have launched this year’s… Read more »
August 2023
08/21/2023
Newbury Port Daily News
As thousands of young people make their way to Massachusetts colleges and universities, fire service officials remind students and parents to make sure their living spaces have working smoke… Read more »
June 2023
06/13/2023
Inside Higher Ed
Bunker Hill Community College in Boston redesigned its introductory and first-year seminar courses to incorporate career exploration and skill identification among students, raising confidence… Read more »
May 2023
05/23/2023
Spectrum News
Removing barriers and allowing full-time students at Holyoke Community College and Springfield Technical Community College a better opportunity to succeed in their educational pursuits: It’s the… Read more »
05/03/2023
Telegram & Gazette
Behavioral health crisis on college campuses prompt Massachusetts lawmakers to fund a study to find a coordinated response to mental health issues.
05/02/2023
NBC Boston
The Newton college president said students need access to preventative care, along with things like wellness centers and assistance for families to navigate medication and treatment.
April 2023
04/26/2023
Justice
In light of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the editorial board is addressing Brandeis’ inadequate administrative support for student survivors.
04/17/2023
Conversation
People in prison rarely get to go to college. But an expansion in access to federal financial aid through Pell Grants for those who are incarcerated will soon make higher education a bit more… Read more »