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Articles, Interviews, and Videos about The NCHERM Group
ARTICLE: Holding colleges responsible. Inside Higher Ed, June 2013.
ARTICLE: Which matters more: Reporting assault or respecting a victim’s wishes? The Atlantic, May 20, 2013.
ARTICLE: Let’s not talk about it. Inside Higher Ed, May 2013.
ARTICLE: After shootings, Morgan U. trains students in conflict resolution. The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 6, 2013. (Login required).
ARTICLE: NJC Advisory Council hears about behavior intervention team. Journal-Advocate, April 2013.
ARTICLE: Notre Dame University and the complexities of sexual assault cases. Spero News, April 2013.
ARTICLE: Frats worse than Animal House fail to pay for casualties. Bloomberg News, March 2013.
ARTICLE: Organizations work to raise awareness to prevent rape. Diverse Issues in Higher Education, March 2013.
ARTICLE: Dept. of Ed issues new gender-based violence ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter. Campus Safety Magazine, March 2013.
ARTICLE: U. Northern Iowa assault case settled for $50,000. Associated Press, March 2013.
ARTICLE: Slaying the messenger? Inside Higher Ed, February 26, 2013.
ARTICLE: Despite conduct concerns, Oklahoma State University students are rarely expelled. The Oklahoman, February 25, 2013.
ARTICLE: Grown-up Bullying. Counseling Today, February 2013.
ARTICLE: A Guide in the Darkness. The New York Times, February 2013.
ARTICLE: Notre Dame Case Highlights Complexities of Campus Sexual Assault Investigations. The Center for Public Integrity, January 7, 2013.
VIDEO: Signs of Mental Illness to Look For. Huckabee, Fox News, December 2012.
ARTICLE: Campus Threat Assessment Teams Get New Guidance from Mental Health Groups. The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 5, 2012. (Login required.)
ARTICLE: Landmark Law Goes Beyond Athletics to Promote Equality and Change. National Sexual Violence Resource Center, Fall Newsletter (page 18), Fall & Winter 2012.
ARTICLE: Posting a Threat. University Business, October 2012.
ARTICLE: Manage Challenges of New Regulations Addressing Campus Sexual Assault. Student Affairs Today, September 2012.
ARTICLE: Sexual Assault Allegations Call for 2 Types of Investigations. Student Affairs Today, September 2012.
ARTICLE: Threat Assessment Teams Under Scrutiny. Health Policy Solutions, August 15, 2012.
ARTICLE: Campus Threat Assessment Teams Face Complex Task of Judging Risk. The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 10, 2012.
VIDEO: How to Detect Threatening Behavior. Anderson Cooper 360°, CNN, August 2, 2012.
VIDEO: Dr. Drew Talks Pyschiatrist Treating Holmes. Dr. Drew Show, August 2, 2012.
VIDEO: Headline News interviews Dr. Brian Van Brunt, Headline News, August 2, 2012.
ARTICLE: Colorado Shooting: What Can College Threat Assessment Teams Do? LA Times, August 2, 2012.
VIDEO: Were Red Flags Ignored? Soledad O’Brien, CNN, August 2, 2012.
ARTICLE: Hate Crime Hoaxes. Inside Higher Ed, July 31, 2012.
ARTICLE: Board of Regents, State of Iowa. Higher Education Center Resources, July 2012.
ARTICLE: Penn State Trustees Were Blind To Risk, Just Like Many Boards. The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 17, 2012.
ARTICLE: Not Complying with Title IX Could Cost You. Campus Safety Magazine, June 5, 2012.
ARTICLE: Audit Faults UNI Sex Assault Policies. DesMoinesRegister.com, May 27, 2012.
ARTICLE: How a Campus Might Have Dealt With a Bully. The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 21, 2012.
ARTICLE: Federal Ruling Affects How Colleges Deal with Suicidal Students. WFAE 90.7, April 27, 2012.
ARTICLE: When to Tell: Recent Shifts Highlight Complexity of Counseling and Parental Notification. Inside Higher Ed, March 2, 2012.
ARTICLE: Date Rape Revisited. Women’s Media Center, February 23, 2012.
ARTICLE: Giving Troubled Students the Brushoff. The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 22, 2012.
ARTICLE: A Troubling Message. Inside Higher Ed, February 6, 2012.
ARTICLE: For Colleges Without Lawyers to Call Their Own. Law.com, January 23, 2012.
ARTICLE: Drawing the Line on the Right to Bear Arms. NASPA Digital Leadership Exchange, Winter 2012.
ARTICLE: Know When to Discipline Students for Online Speech. Student Affairs Today, January 2012 (page 3).
ARTICLE: Penn State of Mind. Time Magazine, December 12, 2011. Subscription/password required.
ARTICLE: Getting through? How Catholic Colleges are Responding to Sexual Assault. U.S. Catholic, December 12, 2011.
ARTICLE: NCHERM and ATIXA Respond to the Dear Colleague Letter on Campus Sexual Violence. Campus Law Enforcement Journal, November/December 2011.
ARTICLE: The Fearmonger. The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 21, 2011. Reprinted with permission from the Chronicle.
ARTICLE: Lessons for Penn State: Cover-Ups Cost Money, Student Lives. ABCNews.com, November 18, 2011.
ARTICLE: Understand How 1st Amendment Applies to Online Speech. Campus Legal Advisor, November 2011 (page 6).
ARTICLE: Higher Education Risk Management. Examiner.com, September 14, 2011.
ARTICLE: Feds Warn Colleges: Handle Sexual Assaults Properly. Christian Science Monitor, September 2, 2011.
ARTICLE: Jury Awards $26,500 to John Doe in Sewanee Lawsuit. Timesfreepress.com, September 2, 2011.
ARTICLE: Sewanee Defense Expects to Wrap Up Questioning in $3 Million Suit. Timesfreepress.com, August 31, 2011.
ARTICLE: The New Rules of College Sex. Philadelphia Magazine, September 2011.
ARTICLE: Sewanee $3 Million Breach-of-Contract Lawsuit Trial Begins. Chattanooga Times Free Press, August 24, 2011.
ARTICLE: Casual References to Violence Bring Serious Consequences for College Instructors. The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 5, 2011.
ARTICLE: Striving for Both Compliance and Fairness in Sexual-Assault Cases on Campus. The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 6, 2011.
ARTICLE: Proper Response to Sexual Assault Shields University from Liability. Educator’s Guide to Controlling Sexual Harassment, April 2011.
ARTICLE: Colleges Face Conflicting Pressures in Dealing With Cases of Sexual Assault. The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 20, 2011.
ARTICLE: Campus Crime. CQ Researcher, February 4, 2011.
ARTICLE: Schools Seek Aid to Track Trouble. USA Today, January 27, 2011.
ARTICLE: Schools on Alert in Tucson Aftermath. USA Today, January 27, 2011.
ARTICLE: Record Level of Stress Found in College Freshmen. New York Times, January 26, 2011.
ARTICLE: Colleges Re-Examine Safety After Rampage. Wall Street Journal, January 25, 2011.
ARTICLE: Campus Sexual Assaults: Few Tough Sanctions Imposed. New England Center for Investigative Reporting, January 22, 2011.
INTERVIEW: Brett Sokolow interviewed on NewsRadio 105.5 WERC. January 19, 2011.
INTERVIEW: Troubled College Students: Schools’ Role In Mental Health Needs. CNN News Room with Kyra Phillips, January 18, 2011.
ARTICLE: Colleges Struggle to Cope with Troubled Students. CBSNews.com, January 17, 2011.
ARTICLE: Organization with Boise Ties Working to Prevent Shootings. KTVB.com, January 15, 2011.
ARTICLE: RCC Faculty Learns About the Millennium Generation. Richmond County Daily Journal, January 15, 2011.
INTERVIEW: Suspect’s Red Flags. Anderson Cooper 360°, January 14, 2011.
ARTICLE: Students’ Rights Weighed as Colleges Try to Assess Threats. USA Today, January 14, 2011.
ARTICLE: Sexual Harassment and the First Amendment: Will Your Policies Hold Up In Court?. NASPA Digital Leadership Exchange, Winter 2011.
ARTICLE: Colleges Look to a Wider Network to Address Student Mental Health. Newsweek.com, January 7, 2011.
ARTICLE: Dogs Show Students: Exams’ Bark is Worse Than Bite.. Associated Press at Cincinnati.com, December 15, 2010.
ARTICLE: How to Do Threat Assessment Right on a College Campus. Association of Threat Assessment Professionals Newsletter, October 2010.
BLOG: Responding to Sexual Misconduct at College Campuses. CALCASA.org, August 2, 2010.
ARTICLE: Stay True to Core Beliefs When Facing Difficult Decisions. Student Affairs Today, July 2010, page 12.
ARTICLE: No Felons Allowed. Inside Higher Ed, June 25, 2010.
ARTICLE/VIDEO: The Line: When Rape Victims Aren’t Perfect. jezebel.com, June 9, 2010.
ARTICLE: Sexual Assault: A Matter of Civil Rights and Title IX. Women in Higher Education, June 2010. (Used with permission of Women in Higher Education, 2010.)
ARTICLE: When Students Drop the F-Bomb. Inside Higher Ed, May 19, 2010.
BLOG: Sexual Assault on College and University Campuses: What You Don’t Know. American Association of University Women, April 13, 2010.
ARTICLE: Colleges Learn How to Address Student Behavior Concerns. Wyoming Star-Tribune at Trib.com, March 27, 2010.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Huntsville Shooting Should Encourage “Cultures of Reporting.” The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 7, 2010.
ARTICLE: Not So Private Professors. Inside Higher Ed, March 2, 2010.
ARTICLE: No Crackdown on Assaults at Colleges. Boston Globe, February 25, 2010
ARTICLE: NCHERM Managing Partner Brett A. Sokolow, J.D. quoted in Center for Public Integrity’s Campus Sexual Assault Investigative Article Series. CPI, February 24, 2010
ARTICLE: NCHERM Managing Partner Brett A. Sokolow, J.D. discussed in Center for Public Integrity’s Campus Sexual Assault Investigative Article Series. CPI, February 24, 2010
ARTICLE: Affiliated Consultant Brian Van Brunt comments on UCLA stabbing. Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2009
VIDEO: Carolyn Reinach Wolf, J.D. Discusses Murder at Yale University with Campbell Brown. CNN, September 18, 2009
VIDEO: Carolyn Reinhach Wolf, J.D. Discusses Workplace Violence. TODAY Show, September 18th, 2009
VIDEO: Affiliated Consultant Carolyn Reinach Wolf, J.D. Discusses On-Campus Attack at Hofstra University. CNN, September 16, 2009
ARTICLE: Gym Gunman had Company in Feelings of Isolation. ABC News 7, April 6th, 2009
ARTICLE: Lawyer Warns WVU of Problems in Rescinding Degrees. Herald Dispatch, February 6, 2009
ARTICLE: Workshop Defines First Amendment. theBatt.com, January 27, 2009
ARTICLE: Maharishi U. of Management Settles Lawsuit Over Student Murdered in Dining Hall. The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 11, 2009 (subscription required)
ARTICLE: First Amendment on Campus Subject of A&M Workshop. KBTX.com, January 26, 2009
ARTICLE: Free Speech Doesn’t Come Free for Us. theBatt.com, January 23, 2009
ARTICLE: Parents Demand Answers: Who’s behind string of bomb threats at two Babylon schools. Newsday, November 23, 2008
ARTICLE: The Bud Stops Here. The Washington Post, October 1, 2006
ARTICLE: Weighing the Reach of a Title IX Ruling. Inside Higher Ed, September 10, 2007
ARTICLE: Hazing Charges Against University Officials Dropped. Inside Higher Ed, August 29, 2007
ARTICLE: Advocacy Group Seeks Federal Investigation of Virginia Tech’s Response to Shootings. The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 21, 2007 (subscription required)
ARTICLE: Colleges turn to text messages as warnings during emergencies. The Examiner, August 15, 2007
ARTICLE: Administrators Indicted in Hazing Death. Inside Higher Ed, August 6, 2007
ARTICLE: Charges Against Rider Official Break New Legal Ground. KYW Newsradio 1060 Philadelphia, August 4, 2007
The following articles are in response to the tragedy at Virginia Tech in the Spring of 2007.
ARTICLE: Campus killers’ hints ignored, USA Today June 12, 2007
ARTICLE: Schools weigh text alerts for crises. USA Today May 23, 2007
ARTICLE: An Op-Ed on the Media Response to the Virginia Tech Tragedy. April 27, 2007
VIDEO: Steve Chamraz talks with campus security expert Brett Sokolow. April 16, 2007
