Webinar: Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus
The Stop Hazing Act, passed on December 23, 2024, amended the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the “Clery Act”). The Clery Act requires colleges and universities that receive...more
In December, we informed you that the Stop Campus Hazing Act (the Act) was sent to the President after it was passed by both the House and Senate. President Biden signed the Act on December 23, 2024. ...more
The Stop Campus Hazing Act, which went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, now requires higher education institutions to collect hazing statistics to include in their 2026 Annual Security Report, among other new reporting and...more
A new bill in Congress, referred to as the “Stop Campus Hazing Act,” seeks to add a definition of hazing to the Higher Education Act and require that hazing incidents be reported in the Annual Security Reports that colleges...more
The Clery Act sits at the heart of higher education compliance obligations and is often the vehicle through which the Department of Education issues its most significant fines. Clery compliance requires year-round, team...more
While “Clery reporting requirements” and “compliance with the Clery Act” are familiar terms to staff and faculty at colleges and universities, many are unsure exactly what the Clery Act requires and why it matters. Here, in...more
Signed into law back in January 2021, the state's landmark Campus Sexual Violence Act (Act) took effect Aug. 1, 2021, and new regulations from the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (DHE) will take effect Aug. 13....more
Last week the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced the rescission and replacement of the 2016 Clery Handbook with a new “Clery Act Appendix for the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Handbook.” ED determined that much of the...more
The Clery Act requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to issue annual security and fire safety reports and to provide timely notifications to students and staff of certain emergency situations....more
As institutions of higher education begin their spring 2020 semester, they should be aware of several Pennsylvania-specific developments regarding sexual misconduct and child abuse. ...more