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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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July 2024

07/22/2024
Forbes

Students from low-income families are less likely to earn a college degree. Decades of research tell us that this statement is true. Why? Researchers attribute the challenge to financial… Read more »

07/21/2024
Miami Hurricane

The University of Miami Police Department has several resources for the UM community to ensure everyone always feels and is safe on campus. The following are all available at no cost to students,… Read more »

07/20/2024
ColoradoBoulevard.net

Mount San Antonio College is taking another step forward to support its students who are parents. The college has partnered with Upwards, a leading childcare network, to offer a range of childcare… Read more »

07/20/2024
Forbes

Gun violence is dominating headlines again and incoming college students are acutely aware of the policies that will determine their exposure to weapons when they arrive on campus in the fall.… Read more »

07/18/2024
WXXI NPR News

Could a simple set of three numbers on New York college student IDs save lives? That's the goal of a bill awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul's signature. It’s called the “Student Lifeline Act.” Those… Read more »

07/18/2024
Campus Security Today

Parking: for many, it’s an everyday fact of life. When we think of security solutions, safety is always the top consideration. For parking lots, this means that vehicles should be kept safe even… Read more »

07/18/2024
EdSurge

Many colleges are still adjusting to the lingering impact of COVID-19 shutdowns that kept students out of physical schools at key points in their social development. As a result, some institutions… Read more »

07/18/2024
MDRC

Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced this week a new partnership between the Maryland Higher Education Commission and MDRC to bring the Expanding SUCCESS initiative to three Maryland community… Read more »

07/18/2024
UGA Today

When new and returning University of Georgia students come to Athens for the fall semester, they will notice a series of highly visible initiatives to further strengthen campus security — from new… Read more »

07/18/2024
Public News Service

Postsecondary enrollment data for 2023 shows community college enrollment increased nationwide by more than 100,000 students, and a large percentage of them were from lower-income neighborhoods.… Read more »

07/17/2024
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities commends President Biden and his staff on new actions to increase support for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).Through a new Executive… Read more »

07/17/2024
White House

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) play a critical role in shaping the future of our Nation. With more than 500 HSIs across 27 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, HSIs make an… Read more »

07/17/2024
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that… Read more »

07/17/2024
Campus Security Today

The opioid crisis is escalating across the United States, increasingly affecting all segments of the population, including students on K-12 and college campuses. As the threat from opioids,… Read more »

07/17/2024
Lumina Foundation

North Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities have a distinguished history of serving adult learners with a clear, caring focus on students’ needs—and now they are leading the way… Read more »

07/17/2024
Inside Higher Ed

Over 40 million people in the U.S. have earned some college credit but have not completed a credential or degree, highlighting a gap in how higher education institutions serve and support learners… Read more »

07/17/2024
Inside Higher Ed

Annually, businesses host a Bring Your Kid to Work Day. Many universities participate, showing the children of practitioners around campus and introducing them to the world of higher education.… Read more »

07/16/2024
Campus Drug Prevention

Rich Lucey is a senior prevention program manager in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Community Outreach and Prevention Support Section. In this month's article, he commemorates Campus Drug… Read more »

07/16/2024
MirrorIndy

Indiana University is bringing a program that will provide resources and support for first-generation and low-income college students to Indianapolis starting next year, the university first told… Read more »

07/16/2024
Inside Higher Ed

A peer mentorship program at Saddleback College in California both helps students feel engaged at the university and provides early alerts to the institution. 

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