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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

09/17/2024
Chapelboro.com

Alert Carolina is UNC’s primary form of communication in situations involving an immediate threat to campus health and safety. But recently, the university announced it will be updating the… Read more »

09/16/2024
NOLA.com

Fortunately, students at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond who are searching for a path toward addiction recovery and support along that road can turn to the Collegiate Recovery Program… Read more »

09/16/2024
Inside Higher Ed

National surveys have highlighted a need for additional guidance and education for college students regarding constructive dialogue and sharing their perspectives on tough questions.

09/15/2024
Rocky Mountain PBS

Foxy’s Mobile Market hadn’t even opened yet, and the line to get free food in the Community College of Aurora parking lot already stretched 30 students deep. At the mobile market’s first visit of… Read more »

09/14/2024
Community College Daily

Tuition and other college expenses are familiar challenges for many community college students. But other smaller costs, such as testing and licensing fees, can also hamper those who are about to… Read more »

09/13/2024
Inside Higher Ed

College students are reporting greater mental health concerns today than ever before, which includes suicidal ideation. Supporting holistic student success on college campuses involves suicide… Read more »

09/13/2024
Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Charles J. Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and… Read more »

09/13/2024
AZPM

The University of Arizona says multiple focus groups are meeting to improve campus safety following the results of a campus-wide survey. The Office of Public Safety survey was conducted this… Read more »

09/11/2024
Inside Higher Ed

Student mental health—long a top concern of higher education leaders—now appears to be improving, according to the latest edition of the annual Healthy Minds study. It found that 38 percent of… Read more »

09/11/2024
Food Policy Center

College food insecurity, an issue once relegated to the fringes of campus conversations, has become a pressing concern in recent years. Recent studies reveal a troubling reality: between 19 and 56… Read more »

09/11/2024
Oil City News

As a new fall semester gets underway, students and educators should know alcohol use often goes hand in hand with a mental health disorder, and the combination can derail academic success, in… Read more »

09/11/2024
The 74

A new report has found a continuing trend of students leaving four-year colleges compared to two-year programs — with experts pointing to a successful advising model in helping to increase… Read more »

09/11/2024
Inside Higher Ed

Traditional first-year students face a variety of transitions as they enter higher education, one significant change being a greater sense of autonomy as they move away from home. Researchers at … Read more »

09/11/2024
Daily Cardinal

Many students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison struggle with rent costs and availability, according to a new study commissioned by the university and city of Madison. Funded by the city and… Read more »

09/10/2024
Marquette Wire

One person focusing on substance use recovery at Marquette is Timothy Rabolt, manager of the new Collegiate Recovery Program that offers on-campus support for students. The program includes weekly… Read more »

09/10/2024
Lumina Foundation

Northern Arizona University’s Jacks on Track program, whose name is a nod to the university’s Lumberjack mascot, aims to bring back students who have left college anywhere from a semester to three… Read more »

09/10/2024
The evolllution

Institutions have made significant strides in evolving student support services to better meet the needs of underserved communities. This shift from a deficiency mindset to an asset-based approach… Read more »

09/10/2024
Daily Tar Heel

University Communications announced changes to the Alert Carolina emergency messaging system. The University is simultaneously reinforcing their collaboration with local emergency-preparedness… Read more »

09/09/2024
Chronicle of Higher Education

An overwhelming majority of community-college students hope to continue their education at a four-year institution, yet despite decades of concern and dedicated efforts to improve the process,… Read more »

09/09/2024
Chalkbeat Colorado

The Community College of Aurora has joined the growing number of colleges nationwide providing free food to students, hiring staff to increase food access and erase a commonplace stigma around… Read more »

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