Higher Education
e-Digest
Volume 6 / Issue 1
October 25, 2017
In This Issue:
SPOTLIGHT: Active Shooter Preparedness
While never anticipated, active shooter incidents can happen. The resources below can help campuses develop active shooter policies, procedures, and trainings to mitigate harm and protect lives. 

RESOURCES

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal InterAgency Board

California Office of Emergency Services  
SPOTLIGHT: Student Health and Wellbeing on Campus
To promote student health and wellbeing on campus, check out some available resources and recent news clips for tools and information.

RESOURCES

American College Health Association

National Alliance on Mental Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

American Council on Education (ACE)

ACE, NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, and American Psychological Association

NASPA
FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS
NEW RESOURCES

Truth Initiative

Healthy Minds Network

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network

National Academies Press

American Council on Education's Center for Policy Research and Strategy

Education Commission of the States

Community College Research Center (CCRC)

National Student Clearinghouse Research Center

Gallup & Strada Education Network

CCRC
IN THE NEWS

For more news clips, visit  Stay Connected on the NCSSLE website!

NBC News , October 1, 2017

Pew Research Center , September 29, 2017

Los Angeles Times , September 27, 2017

Capital Public Radio , September 25, 2017

Inside Higher Education , September 25, 2017

The Philadelphia Tribune , September 23, 2017

The Evolllution, September 21, 2017

Tennessean , September 21, 2017

The Chronicle of Higher Education , September 21, 2017

Diverse Issues in Higher Education , September 19, 2017
RECENT RESEARCH

Borcherding, M. J. (October 2017). Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Cassells, L. (September 2017). Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education

Desalu, J. M., et al. (September 2017). Ethnicity & Health

Dinger, M. K., et al. (September 2017). American Journal of Health Education

Felix, E. R., & Trinidad, A. (September 2017). Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Gierski, F., et al. (September 2017). Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research

Kinash, S., McGillivray, L., & Crane, L. (September 2017). Higher Education Research & Development

Rabon, J. K., Sirois, F. M., & Hirsch, J. K. (September 2017). Journal of American College Health

Su, J., et al. (September 2017). Journal of American College Health

Valentine, A. A., Schumacher, J. R., Murphy, J., & Ma, Y. J. (September 2017). Journal of American College Health
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Webinars
Thursday, September 28, 2017, 1-2:30 PM ET
American Association for Community Colleges

Conferences

November 7-9, 2017, Chapel Hill, NC
Center for Campus Fire Safety

January 19-20, 2018, Portland, OR 
NASPA

January 15-17, Orlando, FL
National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security  

April 3-5, 2018, San Francisco, CA
Carnegie Foundation

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