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reporting out

graduate pool
Changing
The Western Interstate
Commission for Higher Education
(WICHE) produces a report of
high school graduate forecasts
called Knocking at the College
Door. According to their website,
they project that the era of yearly
increases in graduating classes
through 2011 is ending, and
graduating classes are quickly
becoming more diverse. View the
latest report from December 2012
at http://www.wiche.edu/knocking8th. It provides state-by-state data
plus tools for customizing the data.

new Design and
Construction
requirements
under the Fair
Housing act
In April, the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban
Development released new
guidelines for designing and
building multifamily housing.
For more information, see http://
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/
April/13-crt-492.html.

New Guidelines for Institutions Under
the SaVE Act
Effective March 7, 2014, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization
Act (VAWA) will impose new obligations on universities and colleges,
requiring that they adhere to additional guidelines under the Campus
Sexual Violence Elimination Act (SaVE Act) provision, Section 304.
According to a memorandum released by the Washington, D.C. law
firm Hogan Lovells US LLP for the American Council on Education,
institutions will be required to do the following: “(1) Report domestic
violence, dating violence, and stalking, beyond crime categories the
Clery Act already mandates; (2) Adopt certain student discipline
procedures, such as for notifying purported victims of their rights;
and (3) Adopt certain institutional policies to address and prevent
campus sexual violence, such as to train in particular respects
pertinent institutional personnel.” Hogan Lovells recommends that
institutions seek out their legal counsel to navigate this complex area
of compliance. For more information, see http://www.acenet.edu/newsroom/Documents/VAWA-Summary.pdf.

national association of College
stores acquires Connect2one
IndiCo LLC, a subsidiary of the National Association of College Stores,
acquired Connect2One from Nebraska Book Company. Connect2One,
a 25-year old buying group, is the largest such group in the collegiate
retailing industry. According to its website, Connect2One “is an alliance of
independent college bookstores with a mission to connect bookstores with
the resources they need.” IndiCo LLC provides support to independent
college bookstores by helping them adopt shared practices and introduces
new retailing opportunities. For more information, see www.indiCouniting.com.

National Association for Campus Activities (NACA)
columbia, South carolina

Alan Davis, the current executive director of NACA, will be stepping down at the completion of his contract in April of 2014.
The board of directors will begin the search for a new executive director in the coming months.

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http://www.wiche.edu/knocking-8th http://www.wiche.edu/knocking-8th http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Documents/VAWA-Summary.pdf http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Documents/VAWA-Summary.pdf http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/April/13-crt-492.html http://www.indiCo-uniting.com http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/April/13-crt-492.html http://www.indiCo-uniting.com http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/April/13-crt-492.html

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