July 1, 2005

National On-Campus Report July 1, 2005 full issue PDF
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Grant Funds Clery Compliance Seminars
The national advocacy group Security on Campus will use a newly awarded $334,000 grant from the U.S. Justice Department to create a series of Clery Act seminars.

Policy Violates Speech Rights, Court Says
A federal appeals court recently upheld a lower court's decision deeming a University of Texas–Austin leafleting policy unconstitutional.

In Court
Speech Code Settlement; Private School Police Records

Positive Rites Don’t Displace Hazing, Study Says
Student organizations are adopting positive initiation activities like ropes courses, group travel, or community service to welcome new members into the fold, a new study has found. But the organizations appear to be using these activities in addition to—not as a replacement of—hazing activities.

Institute Will Create Retention Clearinghouse
The Educational Policy Institute, a non-profit organization that focuses on educational opportunity, has announced the creation of a national clearinghouse for student retention information.

Reports
Beer Sales and Football Games; Late-Night Snacks and the 'Freshman 15'

Resources
Aligning Student and Institutional Expectations; Condition of Education 2005; Institute on Student Values; Census Bureau Enrollment Report; State Financial Aid, 2003–2004

Updates
Title IX Developments; Study Explores the Impact of Affirmative Action; ROTC Reversal