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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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September 2024

09/23/2024
New America

One in five college students is a parent. Working on a degree while parenting, working, and managing a household is immensely challenging, as a result, parenting student's mental health is… Read more »

09/23/2024
edtrust

Accreditors & policymakers can protect students of color, promote institutional accountability, & enhance hate crime reporting by encouraging colleges to improve their campus racial… Read more »

09/23/2024
EdSource

Few students who intend to transfer from California’s community colleges do so successfully. To reverse that trend, the state’s public college systems will need to work collaboratively.

09/21/2024
Diverse Issues in Higher Education

A new report from The California Alliance for Student Parent Success detail the challenges that student parents face at California institutions. The report analyzes available data and call for… Read more »

09/21/2024
Centre Daily Times

As people are entering the world of pumpkin-spice everything and digging out sweatshirts, it is also a different time of year, one those in the violence prevention field know all too well: the Red… Read more »

09/21/2024
St. John’s University

St. John’s University’s commitment to student wellness was on full display September 19 at the annual Student Wellness Fair on the D’Angelo Center plaza, where representatives from multiple campus… Read more »

09/20/2024
The Conversation

In his new book, Degrees of Risk: Navigating Insecurity and Inequality in Public Higher Education, sociology professor Blake R. Silver examines some of many ways that college students can slip… Read more »

09/20/2024
Press-Democrat

River Trail Village, a 280-unit complex, makes Napa Valley College one of only 14 community colleges in the state that offers on-campus housing 

09/20/2024
Penn State

Hazing is illegal and prohibited by University Policy AD98.

09/20/2024
WBNS-10

In the past couple of weeks, there has been an increase in violence in the University District. Cecilia Minard, a senior at The Ohio State University, said most of the time she feels safe in and… Read more »

09/20/2024
Forbes

Forbes Health complied statistics showing the prevalence of mental health concerns in America, and these concerns are experienced all over the world. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) provided… Read more »

09/19/2024
Indiana Public Media

Three Indiana University students have been arrested on rape charges this fall, but the university’s spike in sexual violence isn’t unique. Sexual violence groups call the time between move-in and… Read more »

09/19/2024
Inside Higher Ed

Research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research estimates around one in five college students has a dependent under the age of 18.

09/19/2024
Los Angeles Times

Multiple sexual assaults facilitated by spiked drinks were reported to UC Berkeley recently, according to school officials. According to a WarnMe message sent to the community Tuesday, the… Read more »

09/19/2024
Ohio State News Alert

Recent incidents of gun violence on and near the Columbus campus have authorities on high alert, and Ohio State is acting in coordination with the city of Columbus. “Safety is my top priority, and… Read more »

09/19/2024
Arkansas Traveler

The first day of the fall semester on college campuses means the timer has started on “The Red Zone.” Until Thanksgiving break, college students are at a much higher risk of experiencing sexual… Read more »

09/19/2024
Inside Higher Ed

Students with disabilities made up around 21 percent of all undergraduate students and 11 percent of enrolled graduate students, as of the 2019–20 academic year, according to data from the… Read more »

09/18/2024
Cal Matters

Pink hues adorn the horizon as the sun rises on a nondescript parking lot at Long Beach City College. The lot is quiet but not empty, with the same gray asphalt and slightly faded white lines as… Read more »

09/18/2024
Inside Higher Ed

Over the past decade, rising costs of living and student housing rates have added pressure to already strained college learners, creating a new challenge for colleges and universities seeking to… Read more »

09/17/2024
Inside Higher Ed

Over the past decade, college students have reported higher rates of anxiety, depression and trauma, which means mental health has increasingly become a retention concern for higher education… Read more »

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