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ARTICLE: For Colleges Without Lawyers to Call Their OwnLaw.com, January 23, 2012.

ARTICLE: Drawing the Line on the Right to Bear ArmsNASPA Digital Leadership Exchange, Winter 2012.

ARTICLE: Know When to Discipline Students for Online SpeechStudent Affairs Today, January 2012 (page 3).

ARTICLE: Penn State of MindTime 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 ViolenceCampus Law Enforcement Journal, November/December 2011.

ARTICLE: The FearmongerThe 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 SpeechCampus 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  PDF
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 Cincinatti.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  PDF
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
Charleston Daily Mail, 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, Feb. 11, 2009.

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  PDF
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, Sept 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

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

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