HEC/News-Announcements

The Higher Education Center is pleased to make the following announcements:

1) Call for Nominations: William A. Kaplin Award for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy Scholarship

To recognize scholars who have published works on education law that embrace the intersection of law and policy, Stetson University's Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy is accepting nominations for the William A. Kaplin Award for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy Scholarship, which will be presented at the 31st Annual National Conference on Law & Higher Education in Orlando, Florida, February 22-23, 2010.

Nominees for this award will be judged on their scholarly work that has been published or accepted for publication. These works must address both legal issues/considerations and policy issues/considerations. The policy aspects of the work may involve institutional policy concerns of colleges and universities, addressed primarily by institutional officers and administrators, or broader public policy concerns regarding higher education, addressed primarily by legislatures and administrative agencies.

Completed nominations for the 2009 award must be received by Stetson's Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy by June 15, 2009, for consideration.

For more information, including instructions, award criteria, and nomination form, please visit the William A. Kaplin Award section of the Stetson Law Web site:
http://www.law.stetson.edu/tmpl/academics/edlaw/internal-1-sub.aspx?id=6.... If you have any questions or comments, please contact Angela Lauer Chong at achong@law.stetson.edu or 727-562-7392.

2) National Institute on Drug Abuse to Unveil NIDAMED, Physicians' Outreach Initiative

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, will unveil its Physicians' Outreach Initiative, NIDAMED, on Monday, April 20, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., at The National Press Club, in Washington, D.C.

NIDAMED enables physicians to be the first line of defense against substance abuse and addiction and to increase awareness of the likely impact of substance abuse on a patient's overall health. It contains resources for medical professionals to screen their patients for substance use, including an online screening tool and quick reference guide.

Research shows that screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment by clinicians in general medical settings can promote significant reductions in alcohol and tobacco use, and a growing body of literature also suggests potential reductions in illegal and nonmedical prescription drug use. In 2007, an estimated 20 million Americans aged 12 or older were current (past month) users of illegal drugs, nearly one in five of those 18-25 years old. The consequences of such drug use can be far reaching; however, many patients do not discuss their drug use with their physicians, and only a fraction of individuals who need addiction treatment receive it each year.

For more information, please visit the National Institute on Drug Abuse to Unveil NIDAMED, Physicians' Outreach Initiative section of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Web site: http://www.nida.nih.gov/newsroom/09/NR4-06.html.

3) Job Opportunities

The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site:

Coordinator of Violence Prevention and Sexual Health Education
Northwestern University

For more information on these and other recent job postings, please visit the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site: http://www.higheredcenter.org/jobs/.

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The Higher Education Center news service (HEC/News) is provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention as a way to disseminate news and information related to alcohol and other drug abuse and violence prevention on campus and in surrounding communities. Through its Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, the Department funds the Center under contract number ED-04-CO-0137. The contracting officer's representative is Phyllis Scattergood. The content of HEC/News does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

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