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Responding to Issues of Free Speech: A Campus-Wide Collaboration

We invite Deans, Directors, and those responsible for conduct and managing speech on campus to join us for dinner. Faculty and senior student affairs staff will lead a discussion on free speech, hate speech, and finding our roles in between. Case studies based on both private and public institutions will follow.

Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 5:00PM

Cost: $50

Co-Sponsored by MA-NASPA, NECPA, ASCA, and BACHA

Link to register: https://s1.goeshow.com/acpa_ne/Deans&Directors/ereg996725.cfm?pg=register

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January Wellness Newsletter!

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Public Policy Update!

Here are this week's Higher Ed Updates compiled by Beth Devonshire, Consultant for D.Stafford and Associates and Public Policy Coordinator. Updates each week will include topics related to specific KCs and general updates. If you would like something to be included, please feel free to send to Beth at [email protected].

Campus Safety:

School Safety report https://www2.ed.gov/documents/school-safety/school-safety-report.pdf

Obama-guidance on school discipline to be rescinded (I am sensing a theme) https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2018-12-18/white-house-scrap-obama-era-school-discipline-guidance ; https://www.npr.org/2018/12/18/675556455/devos-to-rescind-obama-era-guidance-on-school-discipline ; https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2018/12/18/education-dept-safety-report-recommends-ending-discipline-policies-that-protect-students-of-color/#10449db853db

Attentive student stops shooting plot https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/12/19/attentive-student-stops-school-shooting-plot-in-vermont-police/23622602/

Former student charged with poisoning roommate https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/12/20/university-student-accused-of-poisoning-roommate/23624148/

First Amendment:

Teacher sues over firing for not signing pro-Israel contract https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Woman-sues-after-losing-job-for-not-signing-13473720.php ; https://www.chronicle.com/article/Texas-Makes-Public-Colleges/245360

School lets student hand out constitution https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11652

FIRE looks at due process rights https://www.thefire.org/spotlight/due-process-reports/due-process-report-2018/

Lawsuit. At UT sparks debate https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/lawsuit-filed-against-university-of-texas-sparks-free-speech-debate/1660699927

Financial Issues:

Newbury college to close https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/12/14/newbury-college-will-close

US student loans debt hit record high https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-17/u-s-student-loan-debt-sets-record-doubling-since-recession

A revival of for-profit HE https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2018/12/17/needed-a-revival-of-for-profit-higher-education/#2a2b00279754

Colleges make an effort at controlling costs https://www.southcoasttoday.com/opinion/20181215/our-view-umd-and-bcc-make-start-at-controlling-higher-education-costs

Free college now a reality in 20 states https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/14/free-college-is-now-a-reality-in-nearly-20-states.html

Why students don’t complete the FASFA https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018061.pdf

Greek Life

Pledge died from drug Overdose https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Death-of-Texas-A-M-student-a-St-Thomas-HS-grad-13475239.php?ipid=houstonhomepage

Issues involving Race:

TRIMPH empowers men of color at CC https://diverseeducation.com/article/134445/

Spellings says It’s not too late for UNC to take a stand against Silent Sam https://www.chronicle.com/article/Margaret-Spellings-Says/245370

Mental Health

A New way to get students through a psychiatric crisis https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/18/674212217/a-new-way-to-get-college-students-through-a-psychiatric-crisis-and-back-to-schoo

Regs:

Cross-Examination is essential, even in TIX cases https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/cross-examination-is-essential-even-in-title-ix-investigations/2018/12/18/db080758-022f-11e9-958c-0a601226ff6b_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.341465d1812a

4 Questions the Regs leave unanswered https://www.educationdive.com/news/4-questions-devos-title-ix-rules-leave-unanswered/544599/

Got a comment, join the crowd https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/18/betsy-devos-title-ix-rules-congress-education-1026991

73% of top institutions don’t offer presumption of innocence https://reason.com/blog/2018/12/18/fire-due-process-devos-title-ix-report

DeVos turns her back on those who have survived sexual assault https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article223088550.html

What DeVos gets right and wrong https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-betsy-devoss-new-title-ix-changes-get-right--and-wrong/2018/12/14/a8d485e2-feea-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html?utm_term=.c4e9cb68ec73

SCOTUS power could limit DOE power to regulate TIX (watch this…) https://www.educationdive.com/news/supreme-court-decision-could-limit-ed-depts-power-to-regulate-title-ix/544669/

TIX:

OU Cuts access to TIX reports https://www.athensnews.com/news/campus/ou-cuts-access-to-title-ix-reports/article_4bcb2716-016a-11e9-ae21-37a88e85f706.html

SCOTUS could impact White House efforts to regulate TIX https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2018-12-17/supreme-court-case-could-impact-white-house-efforts-to-regulate-title-ix

Men’s rights activists are attacking women scholarships and DOE is listening https://ksby.com/news/2018/12/15/mens-rights-activists-are-attacking-womens-scholarships-and-programs-the-doe-is-listening

Harvard saw 56% increase in reports https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/12/14/2018-title-ix-report/

Essay could traumatize survivors https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/letters/essay-on-title-ix-could-traumatize-sexual-assault-survivors/

U Cincinnati settles lawsuit https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/university-of-cincinnati-pays-47k-to-male-student-to-settle-sexual-assault-lawsuit

U Mary of Washington could have done more to protect against on-line harassment (this is important) https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/u-of-mary-washington-could-have-done-more-to-protect-students-from-harassment-judges-find/2018/12/19/4978105a-03ae-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html?utm_term=.098e6dddbb23

Washington Update:

Lamar Alexander calls it quits https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/12/18/lamar-alexanders-decision-retire-could-add-urgency-pass-higher-ed-law

DeVos outlines vision, but devil remains in the details https://www.chronicle.com/article/DeVos-Outlines-a-Vision-for/245369 ; HE is due for a rethink https://www.educationdive.com/news/devos-tells-higher-ed-leaders-the-industry-is-due-for-a-rethink/544879/

General:

Number of students in HE increases 10% every year https://dailytimes.com.pk/334003/number-of-students-enrolled-in-higher-education-increases-10-every-year/

Colleges teach how to deal with setbacks (should be required) https://www.wsj.com/articles/failure-101-colleges-teach-students-how-to-cope-with-setbacks-11545129000

Most Trustees believe public supports HE https://www.chronicle.com/article/Most-Trustees-Believe-That/245361

The transformative effects of prison education https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2018/12/19/congress-should-support-more-prison-education-programs-opinion

The year in HE https://www.wgbh.org/news/education/2018/12/19/the-2018-year-in-higher-education

US Grip on HE is slipping https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-grip-on-the-market-for-higher-education-is-slipping-11545319853

For Fun:

Shamel/Shamzel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-PlT-sHRTE

It’s supposed to be hard…the hard is what makes it great (Might have said that to a student or 2) http://www.espn.com/espnw/w-in-action/2015-summit/article/13835992/5-best-quotes-league-their-own

NASPA Election Update!

Current NASPA members will receive the ballot via email from the NASPA office on January 3rd and will be open until February 2nd. An announcement of the results will be made to the NASPA membership on February 13th.

All NASPA Region I members will have the opportunity to vote for our next Regional Director-elect. I am happy to share that we have three extremely qualified candidates that have agreed to be on the ballot for this position:

Dr. Raul Fernandez (Boston University)

Shawn Newton (Suffolk University)

Dr. Melinda Stoops (Boston College)

Additionally, NASPA members in Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island will see candidates for the next state director for each of their states on their ballot.

The candidates are:

Maine: Dr. Liz True (Maine Maritime Academy)

New Hampshire: Jill Bassett (Franklin Pierce University)

Rhode Island: Jess Raffaele (Bryant University)

Wellness & Health KC- November Update!

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Happy Careers in Student Affairs Month!

Throughout the month of October we will highlight awesome #SAPro's in NASPA Region I in celebration of Careers in Student Affairs Month.

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Apply to SALT!

The Student Affairs Leaders of Tomorrow (SALT) conference is designed to help undergraduate students explore the field of student affairs as a career path.

Participants will have the opportunity to meet other student leaders who share their same interests, discover the variety of functional areas available to them, meet professionals in the field who will provide guidance, mentorship & direction, and have a chance to learn about and meet representatives from the various graduate programs in student affairs in our region.

The $100 registration fee covers cost of SALT, meals, and a shared hotel room.

Apply Below! http://apps.naspa.org/cfp/evt_frm_user.cfm?event_id=981

Applications are due October 5th!

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Higher Education Weekly Updates!

AOD Issues:

Recommendations for Recovery Communities https://hecaod.osu.edu/recommendations-for-collegiate-recovery-communities-on-small-residential-campuses/

FDA Threatens to Pull Flavored E-Cigs (Ya think) https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/12/fdae-cigarettes-teen-use-815836

Campus Safety:

Could Monitoring Social Media Stop the Next School Shooting https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/social-media-monitoring-school-shootings.amp.html

End of the Lone Wolf, the Typology That Should Not Have Been https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1057610X.2017.1419554?needAccess=true&

School Choice Promotes School Safety (Heritage Foundation Position) https://www.heritage.org/education/event/ensuring-child-safety-school-through-safe-student-scholarships

The Other Side of School Safety, Students Getting Tasered by Police https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/school-safety-students-police-abuse_us_5b746a4ce4b0df9b093b8d6a

School Safety Commission Recommends Bullet-Proof White Boards, More Police, More Counselors https://www.virginiamercury.com/2018/09/11/state-school-safety-panel-recommends-bullet-resistant-whiteboards-more-guidance-counselors-more-police/

NY Bans Use of Federal Funds for Guns https://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/guns-schools-new-york-regents-1.20986122

School Safety Commission Won’t Support Age Limits on Gun Buys https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/school-safety-commission-poised-to-oppose-new-age-limits-on-gun-buys/2018/09/12/1665c968-b6c0-11e8-a2c5-3187f427e253_story.html?utm_term=.bfc3d2da20f1

DOE/OCR/DeVos:

Ed Department Reopens Case Charging Discrimination Against Jewish Students (Important switch – watch this closely) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/us/politics/rutgers-jewish-education-civil-rights.html ; https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2018/09/12/us-reviews-allegations-anti-jewish-bias ; http://www2.philly.com/philly/education/rutgers-discrimination-civil-rights-probe-jewish-federal-education-department-20180912.html

FIRE Statement on OCR Anti-Semitism Definition https://www.thefire.org/fire-statement-on-office-for-civil-rights-use-of-anti-semitism-definition/

A CUNY Student was Investigated for Criticizing Israel http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/09/a-cuny-student-was-investigated-for-criticizing-israel.html

DeVos Confirmation Hearings is now a Play https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/do-you-miss-the-drama-of-betsy-devoss-confirmation-hearing-you-can-catch-it-on-stage/2018/09/10/187acb7e-b20e-11e8-a20b-5f4f84429666_story.html?utm_term=.b129d9d64e30

Video Urges DeVos to Reverse Course https://civilrights.org/back-to-school-video-campaign-urges-devos-to-reverse-course-and-protect-students-rights/

Student Loan Issues https://www.apnews.com/2a7f15bf7dfe4604a91b972e73633aa2 ; https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/politics/devos-student-loans.html

Judge Rules DeVos Delay Unlawful (this is bigly) https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/12/devos-obama-student-loan-rules-818296

Enrollment:

College Students Predicted to Fall https://hechingerreport.org/college-students-predicted-to-fall-by-more-than-15-after-the-year-2025/

Navigating the Rocky Road to HE https://www.povertyactionlab.org/blog/9-10-18/navigating-rocky-road-higher-education

Should Admission be Race Conscious or Blind http://www.tpr.org/post/should-higher-education-admissions-be-race-conscious-or-blind

Two Organizations Partner to Assist Students in Assessing Resources https://diverseeducation.com/article/125555/

States Decision to Decrease Support for HE Comes at a Cost https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/09/08/states-decision-reduce-support-higher-education-comes-cost/?utm_term=.12a5534b9f8b

Duel Enrollment Students Finish Faster https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/09/12/students-take-dual-credits-graduate-college-year-faster

The Crazy Amount American Students Spend on HE https://www.forbes.com/sites/prestoncooper2/2018/09/12/the-crazy-amount-america-spends-on-higher-education-in-one-chart/#2315f6714482

First Amendment:

9th Circuit Allows Challenge to Cyberstalking Law to Move Forward http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/9th_circuit_reinstates_first_amendment_challenge_to_cyberstalking_law

Free Speech os Protected on Campus but not Everywhere http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2018/09/university-free-speech-0906

Lawsuit Accuses College of Limiting First Amendment Rights https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11284

1st Amendment Tested as Professor States “I hate White People” https://www.wnd.com/2018/09/1st-amendment-tested-as-prof-says-i-hate-white-people/

Lawsuit Alleges Violation of 1st Students Amendment Rights https://freebeacon.com/issues/lawsuit-alleges-wisconsin-college-violated-students-first-amendment-rights/

A Lesson on the 1st (good read) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/learning/lesson-plans/freedom-of-speech-a-lesson-on-understanding-the-protections-and-limits-of-the-first-amendment.html

Gender and Sexuality:

Study Finds No Link Between Bathroom Bills and Crime https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2018/09/12/study-transgender-bathroom-massachusetts/

Turned Away for Being Gay https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/09/13/clarks-summit-university-refuses-let-gay-student-return

Greek Life

Parents of Penn State Victim Launch Effort to Stop Ritual (We need to listen) https://www.npr.org/2018/09/11/646567182/parents-of-penn-state-hazing-victim-launch-effort-to-stop-fraternity-ritual

Student Found Dead in Fraternity House http://www.startribune.com/student-found-dead-in-university-frat-house-in-st-paul/493091141/

Issues Involving Race:

Missouri 3 Years Later https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/09/12/administrators-students-and-activists-take-stock-three-years-after-2015-missouri

Black UNC Faculty Issue Letter on “Silent Sam” https://diverseeducation.com/article/125505/

Parent and Family:

Want to Know What your Kid is Up to in College, Sign this Form http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-dalrymple-college-parent-ferpa-20180910-story.html

Technology

Why HE is one of the Worst in Handling Cyberattacks (and its not bc they formed a committee to find out) https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-higher-education-is-one-of-the-worst-industries-at-handling-cyberattacks/

HE Has Brainwashed Silicon Valley https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/13/peter-thiel-too-much-education-leads-to-the-most-brainwashed-people.html

Title IX:

What so Many Men as Missing about #MeToo https://www.vox.com/2018/9/10/17826168/me-too-louis-ck-men-comeback

Doe v. Baum (READ THIS CASE) http://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/18a0200p-06.pdf ; An Unprecedented Direction for Title IX https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/09/10/appeals-court-ruling-opens-door-boosted-due-process-rights ; https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/09/07/university-michigan-sexual-assault-cross-examination/1222728002/ ; https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2018-09-07/lawsuit-by-ex-university-of-michigan-student-accused-of-sexual-assault-is-revived

What Were You Wearing Exhibit http://thenewpolitical.com/2018/09/10/what-were-you-wearing-exhibit-brings-additional-awareness-to-sexual-assault-on-campus/

Navigating Claims Puts Universities Between a Rock and a Hard Place https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/navigating-title-ix-claims-leaves-universities-between-rock-and-hard-place

OSU Moves to Have Lawsuits Dismissed https://www.thelantern.com/2018/09/ohio-state-moves-to-have-lawsuits-dismissed/

Godmother of TIX Visits Campus (good to remember how and why this all came about) https://muhlenbergweekly.com/news/this-week-in-muhlenberg-history-godmother-of-title-ix-visits-campus/

Players Make Allegations at UofL Lafayette https://www.klfy.com/news/local/ex-cajun-players-make-civil-rights-claims-against-university-of-louisiana-at-lafayette/1440597325

Title IX Proposed Changes (I created a separate section based on volume)

New Policies will Upend Progress http://www.dailycal.org/2018/09/10/new-title-ix-policies-will-upend-years-of-progress/

Proposed Rules Would Reduce Inquiries https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/10/us/politics/campus-sexual-misconduct-rules.html

Fuck You Betsy (Editorial) https://theslot.jezebel.com/fuck-you-betsy-1828964463

Proposed Policies will Hurt Students https://www.gwhatchet.com/2018/09/10/proposed-federal-sexual-misconduct-policies-will-hurt-students/

Laughable Claim that DeVos Sweeping Under the Rug https://hotair.com/archives/2018/09/08/laughable-claim-betsy-devos-sweeping-rape-rug/

Larry Nasar, Trump Administration, DeVos and Proposed Rules http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny-news-trump-administration-devos-campus-sexual-misconduct-policy-20180907-story.html

What You Need to Know About Rule Changes https://www.law.com/2018/09/12/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-changing-title-ix-guidelines-292-32602/

Would Proposed Rules Really Save Money https://www.chronicle.com/article/Would-the-Education-Dept-s/244491

Changes Will Favor Institutions and Respondents http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2018/09/12/campus-sexual-harassment-amy-carleton

What you need to know (good graphic) https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/09/12/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-changing-title-ix-guidelines-398-23193/

Washington Update:

How Lawyers Would Advice the NYT-Ope Ed Writer (seriously, who was it) https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/09/10/how-lawyers-would-advise-the-anonymous-nyt-op-ed-writer-and-the-white-house/

Union Urges NO on Kavanaugh NO on Funds for Guns http://edadvocacy.nea.org/edinsider

If Dems Take House, Here is What is in Store http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2018/09/democrats-take-house-devos-ESSA-civil-rights.html

Spending Bill Impacting HE https://appropriations.house.gov/uploadedfiles/minibus_2_-_fy_2019_labor_hhs_appropriations_bill_-_summary.pdf

General:

Deplorable Snowflakes (which would make a great band name) https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2018/09/11/bridging-gap-between-anti-intellectualism-and-higher-education-opinion

We Need More Early Career HE People https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/we-need-more-early-career-higher-ed-people

How One of the Most Conservative Colleges Bloomed in Denver https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-christian-university-on-being-ranked-one-of-usas-most-conservative-colleges-10757559

The Rankings are Out, the Rankings are Out https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges?src=usn_pr

Time Takes a Look at Teachers’ Salaries (sickening) http://time.com/longform/teaching-in-america/?xid=time_socialflow_twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=time

Gaging China’s Influence and Interference in HE https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/09/12/wilson-center-releases-study-chinas-influence-and-interference-us-higher-ed

For Fun:

Missy Elliot Surprises Karaoke Queen https://www.scarymommy.com/missy-elliott-surprises-viral-karaoke-queen-ellen-show/

Happy Fall (*and PSL) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LhEf6hWAIE

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Region I Regional Director Nominations are open!

Region I is currently seeking nominations for this important leadership position. This position provides rewarding networking experience to help professionals progress in their careers within Higher Education. Please consider nominating a colleague to lead our region.

The Regional Director position is a four-year commitment, and begins in March, 2019 at the conclusion of the NASPA 2019 Annual Conference. Please be aware that the successful candidate will serve on the Region I Advisory Board for all 4 years and will serve on the NASPA National Board of Directors for the 2 RD years (2020-2022). The terms of service are as follows:

March 2019-March 2020 serve as the RD-Elect

March 2020-March 2022 serve as the Regional Director

March 2022-March 2023 serve as the Past-RD

The Regional Director has the following responsibilities:

Serve as the regional representative on the NASPA Board of Directors.

Coordinate regional activities as an official spokesperson for the Association in the Region.

Serve as the official representative of the Association at meetings of other associations in the region, when requested by the Chair or Board of Directors.

Inform members and affiliates within the region of activities by regular communications or meetings.

Plan and conduct regional activities which are scheduled at the NASPA Annual Conference.

Strengthen membership in the Association.

Develop, maintain, and participate in succession planning for new Regional Directors.

NOMINATIONS are due no later than Friday, September 14th. To nominate a current NASPA member please complete the following form: https://tinyurl.com/NASPAR1RD

Here is the Nomination and Elections Timeline for your information:

NOMINATIONS DUE SEPTEMBER 14th

Mid-September – October – Committee will contact candidates who have been nominated

November 1st – Nomination packets are due

November 16th Final Candidate materials submitted to NASPA Office

December – NASPA office prepares ballot

January 2019 – Ballots are sent out to NASPA membership

February 2019 – Candidates are notified and election results are shared

March 2019 – Elected candidates begin their term

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NASPA Public Policy Update!

Here are this week's Higher Ed Updates compiled by Beth Devonshire, Consultant for D.Stafford and Associates and Public Policy Coordinator. If you would like something to be included, please feel free to send to Beth at [email protected].

Campus Safety and Violence Prevention

Activist Sue for the Right To Secretly Record Police https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2018/07/24/activists-sue-for-the-right-to-secretly-record-police

Clery Quiz (how fun) https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/annual-security-report-quiz/

VA Gov Warns Against Arming Teachers https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/virginia-governor-assails-school-systems-plan-to-arm-teachers/2018/07/25/2d805436-9034-11e8-b769-e3fff17f0689_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e53fe1d4d39b

Need for Renters Insurance https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/growth-in-campus-fires-and-crimes-confirm-the-value-of-renters-insurance-for-college-students-1027399986

Schools can ban guns https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2018/07/27/michigan-supreme-court-schools-gun-ban/851946002/

A Rush to Block Downloadable Guns https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/business/downloadable-blueprints-printable-guns.html

A threat of Violence, Calls to Fire RA https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/08/01/calls-stanford-ra-be-fired-after-he-threatens-fight-zionists

Disability

Students Seeking Access May find it Harder https://wamu.org/story/18/07/25/students-seeking-equal-access-to-education-may-find-federal-help-harder-to-come-by/

Enrollment Management

Dems Introduce Debt Free College bill https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/debt-free-college-house-democrats-introduce-higher-education-bill/2018/07/23/4930eec4-8ecd-11e8-8322-b5482bf5e0f5_story.html?utm_term=.f8d3802a468c

Dem Message on Higher Ed https://about.bgov.com/blog/democrats-message-higher-education/

RI Looks to Expand Free Tuition https://www.wpri.com/news/education/raimondo-aims-to-expand-free-tuition-program-if-re-elected/1317860211

UW Tuition Freeze https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/24/scott-walker-would-extend-tuition-freeze-4-more-years/825696002/

Career-Tech Ed Bill Sent to Trump https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2018/07/congress-technical-education-bill-president-trump-sends.html ; https://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/17292-hatch-priorities-included-in-perkins-higher-education-bill

WV Push for HE http://www.register-herald.com/news/higher-education-officials-say-percent-of-west-virginians-need-postsecondary/article_6dec169a-adde-50bd-8e80-59d55ce833ff.html ; http://www.register-herald.com/news/higher-education-officials-say-percent-of-west-virginians-need-postsecondary/article_6dec169a-adde-50bd-8e80-59d55ce833ff.html

NJ Plan on Access and Affordability http://6abc.com/community-events/nj-plan-to-make-higher-education-more-accessible-and-affordable/3863130/

Flip Flopping on Race in Admissions https://www.chronicle.com/article/What-Happens-When-a-College/244124?cid=wcontentlist_hp_latest

Fraternity and Sorority

Penn State Fraternity Member Gets House Arrest http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-penn-state-frat-member-sentence-pledge-death-20180731-story.html

Their Students Died, and now they are trying to make sure it doesn’t happen again https://www.chronicle.com/article/Their-Students-Died-at-Frat/244130?cid=wsinglestory

Mizzou Greek Life https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/mizzou-greek-houses-face-changes-meant-to-fight-hazing-excessive-drinking/1340258832

Gender and Sexuality

GLBTQ not protected by law https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/07/michigan-attorney-general-lgbtq-people-not-protected-state-civil-rights-law/

2nd Ivy Investigated for Excluding Males https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11162

Judges side with School in Bathroom Policy https://pilotonline.com/news/nation-world/national/article_b81164e7-4718-5c37-8904-05f0af507480.html

Number of Women in HE up http://odishatv.in/nation/number-of-women-in-higher-education-up-45-in-8-years-311114

Sessions Religious Liberty Task Force Panned https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/sessions-religious-liberty-task-force-panned-civil-rights-groups-lgbtq-n896271

Indigenous Peoples

UMontana adjusts supports for Native American Students https://missoulian.com/news/local/university-of-montana-adjusts-to-support-native-american-students/article_431f900b-f5e9-58a9-ada1-57852f5e1fb8.html

MultiRacial

Positioning Ourselves to Support College Success for Men of Color http://diverseeducation.com/article/120538/

CA HE Lacks Diversity https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/Study-California-public-higher-education-13101980.php

Police called on Student Eating Lunch https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/02/us/black-smith-college-student-oumou-kanoute.html

Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention, Education, and Response

Maxine Waters Bill http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2018/07/maxine_waters_rebukes_betsy_devos_civil_rights_probes_new_bill.html

Kiss Resigns at Clery Center https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/clery/clery-center-executive-director-resigns/

HALT Bill Introduced http://nhlabornews.com/2018/07/representatives-kuster-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-combat-campus-sexual-violence/ ; https://riponadvance.com/stories/fitzpatrick-proposes-halt-sexual-violence-u-s-college-campuses/

OH Bill regarding Sexual Violence Moves Forward https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-HB-240

School Discipline in the Age of #MeToo https://youthradio.org/journalism/education/back-of-the-class-school-discipline-in-the-age-of-metoo/

MSU President at Senate Subcommittee https://statenews.com/article/2018/07/engler-testifies-before-senate-subcommittee

More than 200 Women Suing USC https://www.glamour.com/story/usc-lawsuits-alleged-sexual-abuse-george-tyndall

Do Campus Investigations Damage Colleges – The opposite may be true https://www.salon.com/2018/07/25/do-rape-investigations-damage-colleges-actually-the-opposite-may-be-true/

Judge Dismisses Bullying Lawsuit https://wjactv.com/news/local/judge-dismisses-federal-bullying-lawsuit-against-altoona-area-school-district

New Baylor Lawsuit https://www.theeagle.com/sports/baylor/federal-judge-allows-new-lawsuit-against-baylor-briles-mccaw-waco/article_00bb1e3c-eb93-59fe-bff7-28edf6896169.html

TN Case https://journalstar.com/sports/woman-testifies-in-rape-trial-of-ex-tennessee-players/article_e2db11c1-94c7-57aa-9be4-d8d64b68dfd2.html

How TIX Got Swept up in Culture War http://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2018/07/26/title-ix-transformation-melnick

TIX Appeals can Unwind Punishments and Catch Victims Unaware http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/20180728/title-ix-appeals-can-unwind-punishments---and-catch-victims-unaware

OCR Drops TIX Investigation at Iowa State https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/iowa-state-university-title-ix-investigation-dropped-us-office-of-civil-rights-20180730 ; http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/article_d3eb47a8-947c-11e8-99fd-6ffd6e57ce0a.html; http://www.amestrib.com/news/20180731/title-ix-complaint-against-isu-dismissed

TIX Process http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/20180729/title-ix-process-is-sensitive-complicated-and-sometimes-messy

Colbert Addresses Sexual Harassment (video) https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-cbs-les-moonves-me-too_us_5b604727e4b0de86f49ad9f4

John Oliver and Anita Hill (must watch) http://time.com/5352446/john-oliver-anita-hill-metoo/

TX A&M Football Coaches have Clause Regarding Reporting https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/collegesports/2018/07/31/new-clause-am-contracts-say-mishandling-gender-violence-cases-can-cost-football-coach-job

Advocacy Group Pushes OH State http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180801/advocacy-groups-seek-federal-probe-of-ohio-states-handling-of-strauss-complaints ; http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180801/advocacy-groups-seek-federal-probe-of-ohio-states-handling-of-strauss-complaints

Knox College Resolves 6 TIX Complaints https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/knox-college-resolves-six-title-ix-complaints-against-the-college/1338932878 ; http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180731/knox-college-resolves-six-title-ix-complaints-with-feds

Missouri Player Found Responsible https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2018/07/31/missouri-refutes-claims-of-former-player-regarding-title-ix-violations/

OSU Sued Over Mutual No Contact Orders http://www.orangemedianetwork.com/daily_barometer/osu-student-sues-university-after-reporting-rape-incident-involving-football/article_8ed7f842-95f2-11e8-9252-5f8244ffcedb.html

Colleges Stick With Obama Guidance https://www.weeklystandard.com/alice-b-lloyd/why-colleges-are-sticking-with-obama-era-title-ix-guidance

Spirituality and Religion in Higher Education

Religious Liberty Task-Force https://thinkprogress.org/jeff-sessions-announces-religious-liberty-task-force-8c264c763081/

Student-Athlete

How football Coaches Became the Vanguard of Conservatism (editorial) https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/25/nfl-football-coaches-conservative-values

UNM Cutting Sports https://www.abqjournal.com/1200952/excestisti-rerchillam-ium-ius-dolorib-erupid-maio.html

Boys Sue to Join Girls Dance Team http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-boys-sue-to-join-girls-high-school-dance-teams/489172271/

UAlbanay Lawsuit can Proceed https://www.timesunion.com/7day-sports/article/Suit-alleging-Title-IX-violations-at-UAlbany-can-13111719.php

Technology

How Net Neutrality Could Impact HE http://www.leadscon.com/how-net-neutrality-changes-could-impact-higher-education/

Top Trends https://www.educationdive.com/news/what-are-the-top-trends-in-ed-tech/528449/

3 Elements of Award Winning Websites https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/call-action-marketing-and-communications-higher-education/top-3-elements-award-winning-website

Virtual Assistants on Campus https://www.chronicle.com/article/Hey-Alexa-Should-We-Bring/244129

Undocumented Immigrants and Allies

Lewis Bill for DREAMERS https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-john-lewis-bill-prohibits-discrimination-against-dreamers-seeking

Wellness and Health Promotion

Wellbeing is a Staff Issue Too http://www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/articles/Wellbeing-in-Higher-Education-%E2%80%93-it%27s-a-staff-issue-too

1st Amendment

Jeff Sessions Slams Liberal Colleges. https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/07/25/justice-department-weighs-in-to-protect-free-speech-on-campus/ ; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sessions-slams-liberal-colleges-for-fostering-sanctimonious-sensitive-snowflakes/ ; https://www.chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Are-Creating-a/243997

What Jeff Sessions Doesn’t Get (editorial) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/07/31/what-jeff-sessions-doesnt-get-about-u-s-higher-education-and-political-correctness/?utm_term=.c9401a19a99e

SLU Policy (editorial) https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/article_baa0c1b2-8f66-11e8-a040-67b434f38675.html

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