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Gillian M Pinchevsky1, Megan Bears Augustyn2, Marie Skubak Tillyer3
1United States Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC, USA.
Abstract:
Rising tuition and fees have increased the expense of postsecondary education. Many students also experience victimization that may undermine academic success. University policies-such as exceptional circumstance withdrawal policies-are important to consider for students who need additional support. However, it is paramount that these policies are implemented with a trauma-informed lens. This brief report uses data from the Challenges of Safety and Transitions Study to describe the educational consequences of victimization. Given these consequences, it then discusses the importance of exceptional circumstance withdrawal policies and offers recommendations to ensure such withdrawal policies are trauma-informed and implemented to benefit student retention and academic achievement.
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