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Hazing is a pervasive issue in higher education, often resulting in serious physical, emotional, and psychological harm to students. Recognizing the severity of this problem, Congress enacted the Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA)...more
The recent “Stop Campus Hazing Act” creates new anti-hazing requirements for colleges and universities. Collection of Data Regarding “Hazing Incidents”: January 1, 2025 - The federal “Stop Campus Hazing Act” (the Act) amends...more
UPDATE No. 2 (Feb. 18, 2025): On Feb. 14, 2025, the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) published an Electronic Announcement (GE-25-02) extending the deadline for evaluating Completers’ Lists and reporting data associated...more
In the last week of 2024, the Department of Education (ED) announced a series of end-of-term regulatory actions – including updated guidance on the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) regulations and...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
On Dec. 23, 2024, President Biden signed the Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA), amending the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). The SCHA requires recipients of federal...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
President Biden has signed the Stop Campus Hazing Act (the “Act”) into law. The Act, the first federal anti-hazing law, is the result of a bi-partisan effort and comes after several years of patchwork efforts to address...more
Earlier this month, Congress passed the federal Stop Campus Hazing Act. President Biden is expected to sign the new legislation before leaving office in January 2025. If enacted, the Act will create new obligations for...more
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) issued significant changes to its Title IX regulations (“Final Rule”) governing how schools respond to complaints of sexual misconduct. The Final Rule takes effect on...more
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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
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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
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
On Feb. 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) surprised the higher education community with a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL GEN-23-03) that sets forth new guidance on third-party servicers with whom...more
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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
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On August 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a Federal Register notice revising its May 6, 2020, electronic announcement requiring higher education institutions to publish on their websites certain...more