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Join Bricker Graydon’s Higher Education Team for an in-depth training on how to effectively investigate and address reports of hazing on your campus. This half-day session will address the root causes of hazing behavior on...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
National studies of student hazing have found that more than half of college students associated with clubs, teams or organizations experience hazing. Yet less than 10% of those who experience hazing actually call the...more
On July 24, 2023, Lloyd Yates sued Northwestern University for being subjected to hazing that occurred on the football team. The hazing scandal dealt a career-ending blow to Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern’s football coach....more
Despite the prevalence of anti-hazing laws and school hazing policies, hazing still persists on college campuses across the country. As news reports continue to circulate with new details about hazing allegations at...more
As Ohio colleges and universities prepare for the fall 2023 semester, it is important to remember two key provisions in Collin’s Law that require action before the start of the new school year. Collin’s Law, named for Ohio...more
It has been more than a year since Collin’s Law went into effect, increasing hazing reporting and response requirements for Ohio colleges and universities. The legislation expanded the definition of hazing, increased the...more
In response to multiple hazing-related deaths of college students in Ohio, the state has enacted a new anti-hazing act that is commonly referred to as “Collin’s Law.” This law, which took effect on October 7, 2021, requires...more
Ohio’s new anti-hazing law, commonly referred to as Collin’s Law, is scheduled to take effect on October 7, 2021. In accordance with this law, the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) has issued its Statewide...more
A new anti-hazing bill imposes new requirements for Ohio institutions of higher education. Is your institution prepared? How about your students? Join Jessica Galanos, Josh Nolan and Joe Hall for a discussion addressing...more
In the wake of hazing-related deaths at two Ohio universities, Governor Mike DeWine signed Collin’s Law: The Ohio Anti-Hazing Act on July 6, 2021. That law—which goes into effect in early October and is named after Collin...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
A recent federal court decision in Louisiana suggests that Title IX requires institutions of higher education to treat fraternities and sororities equally. While Title IX generally involves cases of sexual assaults on campus,...more
Esports - Electronic sports (esports), also known as competitive video and computer gaming, continues to boom in popularity. Esports is a spectator-driven phenomenon: some reports estimate the global esports audience will...more
“Andrew’s Law,” which strengthens and broadens Florida’s antihazing statute (Fla. Stat. § 1006.63), is likely to become law after recently passing both chambers of Florida’s legislature without opposition....more
In January 2016, I was asked to conduct an investigation concerning sexual abuse at St. George’s School, and the school’s response to reports of abuse, from 1960 to the present. At the time, St. George’s faced a firestorm of...more
On May 24, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation requiring Pennsylvania secondary schools to adopt policies and procedures to prevent and correct hazing in schools. House Bill 1574, sponsored by Rep. Ron Marsico,...more
In a criminal prosecution of four former fraternity members, a state judge ruled yesterday that the Illinois Hazing Act’s broad definition of “hazing” is sufficiently clear to withstand a constitutional challenge. ...more