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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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October 2024

10/04/2024
Higher Ed Dive

Students from small towns help strengthen campus communities, said panelists at the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s conference. 

10/04/2024
Inside Higher Ed

A March survey from TimelyCare found a majority of students (59 percent) identified their grade point average as the most important measure of success in college from a list of options, followed… Read more »

10/03/2024
TV6

Lake Superior State University has launched its prison education program, ‘STEP UP’ (Success Through Educational Pathways in the U.P.), the first program of its kind in the Upper Peninsula. The… Read more »

10/03/2024
Diverse Issues in Higher Education

For years, advocates for higher education in prison programs worked to see Pell Grants reintroduced for incarcerated individuals. When the revised Pell Grant regulations went into effect in July… Read more »

10/02/2024
Inside Higher Ed

In a new episode of Voices of Student Success, hear about how one university looks to support student thriving and engagement through intentional development of faculty and staff members to serve… Read more »

10/01/2024
LAist

A little over a year ago, California State University at Dominguez Hills launched the state's first master’s degree program for incarcerated students, with the goal of creating a pathway for a… Read more »

September 2024

09/30/2024
MyVU News

On the 10th anniversary of its Project Safe Center, Vanderbilt celebrates a decade of transformative work in sexual misconduct prevention, education and support. Since its establishment as an… Read more »

09/30/2024
VT News

Meagan Brem joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to discuss the intersection of alcohol use and intimate partner violence, highlighting the importance of understanding the causal… Read more »

09/30/2024
PBS News Hour

The cost of housing has risen steeply in recent years, including for college students. Living in a dorm or renting an off-campus apartment can be the single largest expense a student faces, even… Read more »

09/30/2024
University of Hawaiʻi News

A study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health offers valuable insights at alcohol consumption patterns among undergraduate students in … Read more »

09/30/2024
Fox 9 KMSP

At a monthly campus safety committee meeting, stakeholders met to begin creating a culture of safety across all University of Minnesota campuses. Members of the public commented on ideas on how to… Read more »

09/30/2024
Higher Ed Dive

One expert at the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s conference laid out ways to better support these learners. 

09/30/2024
Houston Public Media

Anyone can pick the fruits and vegetables in this garden nestled next to a residence hall at Northern Illinois University. Student garden worker Emily Larrivee says it’s popular with both students… Read more »

09/30/2024
WBLS

Two City University of New York (CUNY) schools are joining to do something good for incarcerated students. Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) and John Jay College of Criminal Justice,… Read more »

09/30/2024
Urban Institute

This brief explores the types of institutions student parents attend and their enrollment patterns (e.g., full time or part time, online) compared with nonparenting students. We also present… Read more »

09/28/2024
Daily Herald

College is often seen as one of life’s most exciting adventures, but it can also be one of the most challenging and lonely experiences for first-year students. More than 2 million freshmen enroll… Read more »

09/28/2024
Columbus Dispatch

Crime reported at Ohio State University in 2023 improved over the previous year in most categories with two large exceptions, according to the latest Clery Act report published Friday.

09/27/2024
Diverse Issues in Higher Education

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a series of bills into law to address the legacy of racial discrimination, including a bill to establish a Black-Serving Institution designation for… Read more »

09/27/2024
Cal Matters

The California State University Board of Trustees heard positive reports on Title IX reforms at its meeting this week, including new campus audits and data collection. However, some faculty and… Read more »

09/26/2024
University of Houston

The gold standard treatment motivating college students to reduce alcohol use to decrease the negative consequences of drinking is called the BASICS program, or Brief Alcohol Screening and… Read more »

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