Description

Winner of the 2025 ASCA Dissertation of the Year Award! First-generation college students are a growing population on our campuses. Among the unique challenges they face is the burden of navigating the hidden curriculum of college life. The hidden curriculum can show up throughout the student conduct process, resulting in an inequitable learning and growth experience for these first-generation students. Join us for an interactive discussion focusing on ways to assess and refine our policies and procedures to enhance first-gen students' access to and growth from interacting with our conduct systems.

Learning Outcomes 

• Identify aspects of your conduct program that may not be as accessible to first-generation students due to the hidden curriculum (CSAEd™ Domain: Social Justice and Inclusion)
  
  
• Consider the amount of demographic information available to conduct administrators through their process (and software platforms) through the lens of implicit bias and ethical responsibility (CSAEd™ Domain: Social Justice and Inclusion)
  
  
• Use data to assess for systems of oppression in your institution’s charge and sanction practices (CSAEd™ Domain: Assessment & Evaluation)

Continuing Education (CE) Credits

Continuing Education Credits for those Certified through the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification:

• CSAEd™-397
  
  
• CSAEd™-SJI-398
  
  
• CSAEd™-SC 113

ASCA Knowledge & Skills

ASCA Knowledge & Skills Areas Covered:

Presenter Bio:

Dr. Kristin Ridge (She/Hers) serves as the Associate Dean of Students for Community Standards at the University of Rhode Island. In this role, she leads the Office of Community Standards and actively contributes to key initiatives, including the Behavioral Intervention Team, the Sexual Assault Response Team, and the Rhody F1rst Team, which supports first-generation college students. 

A proud first-generation college graduate, she earned dual bachelor’s degrees in English and American Literature and Russian Language Studies from New York University, a master’s degree in College Student Personnel Administration from NYU, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Johnson & Wales University. Her doctoral research earned the Dissertation of the Year award from ASCA in 2025.

Dr. Ridge’s professional credentials include certifications in Student Affairs Law and Policy through NASPA, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace from the University of South Florida, and Mental Health First Aid Instruction from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Additionally, she is certified in Student Affairs and Student Conduct Administration through the Higher Education Consortium. Contact: kridge@uri.edu

Pricing:

• Members: $39.00
  
  
• Non-Members: $59.00
  
  
• Student Members: $20.00

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