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June 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, the revolutionary civil rights law that requires all federally funded educational institutions to prohibit discrimination based on sex. Eighteen years later the Clery Act was passed, setting the framework for increased transparency and accountability related to crimes on campus.
K-12Higher EducationHuman trafficking, which involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain labor or commercial sex, is a crime that isn’t often associated with institutions of higher education.
Transcribes a podcast between Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and Rich Lucey, a prevention program manager at the Drug Enforcement Administration. They discuss National Drug and Alcohol Facts week, drug use among college students, her advice to prevention professionals, and more.
Focuses on the critical next-level challenge in community college work: strengthening student success by identifying the educational practices that matter most and integrating them into coherent academic and career pathways for all students. Toward that end, this report offers exploratory analyses of relationships between high-impact practices and student outcomes.
Provides information to youth and family services professionals who come in direct contact with young people who may be sexually exploited or trafficked on how to assist youth victims of sex trafficking. The document includes information on who is most at risk, what to look for, what exploited and trafficked young people need, and where to get additional resources and support.
Proposes a new approach for how to best prepare high school students for higher education. This approach emphasizes a collaborative effort between high schools and colleges to develop and implement initiatives that improve students' chances of succeeding in college, in particular low-income and first-generation college students.
Describes how a bystander approach gives community members specific roles that they can use in preventing sexual violence, including naming and stopping situations before they happen, stepping in during an incident, and speaking out against ideas and behaviors that support sexual violence. Describes the skills needed to be an effective and supportive ally to survivors after an assault has taken place.
Lists a series of recommendations on policies and practices for increasing the productivity of industry-valued degrees and credentials. The purpose of the document is to provide strategies for addressing the current struggle that California's community colleges face in keeping pace with the higher levels of skills and education that employers are requiring from their applicants.
Describes how Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) provides pathways for social and economic opportunities for its students. Although FAMU’s 40 percent rate of graduation exceeds the national average for African-American students, the university is working to increase its graduation rate with campus-wide student support policies, programs, and practices.
Offers tips and resources on how to engage campuses in the fight against human trafficking. The resource includes posters to display in dorms, public areas of campus, and around the community; social action projects that address labor trafficking; and signs of potential trafficking recruitment students may experience online and in person.