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5 No-cost and Low-cost Ways to Jumpstart Campus Hazing Prevention
Bogged down by budget lines? Feeling under-resourced? Here are 5 no-cost and low-cost ways to jumpstart your campus hazing prevention. Under the newly passed Stop Campus Hazing Act (2024), colleges and universities are required to include a policy statement outlining their research-informed, campus-wide hazing prevention programs for students, staff, and faculty. Yet, designing educational initiatives… Continue reading »
StopHazing Welcomes Lauren Griffin as New Program and Prevention Coordinator
StopHazing, leaders in promoting safe school, campus, and organizational environments through hazing education and prevention, is pleased to announce the addition of Lauren Griffin, M.Ed., as Program and Prevention Coordinator. This hire reflects StopHazing’s commitment to building organizational capacity to meet the growing demand for effective, research-informed hazing prevention approaches across diverse settings. Griffin will… Continue reading »
Research+Policy+Practice: The Prevention Trifecta
As the principal investigator of the 2008 “Hazing in View” study, the most extensive study of student hazing to date, I have witnessed firsthand the vast and devastating impact of hazing on college campuses across the United States. Our findings underscored the urgent need for more comprehensive and consistent approaches to hazing prevention that include… Continue reading »
StopHazing and Catharsis Productions Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Hazing Prevention Education
StopHazing, the leading hazing prevention research and education organization, and Catharsis Productions, a premier provider of innovative educational programming, are proud to announce a partnership to develop a new comprehensive, research-informed hazing prevention education module for colleges and universities nationwide. The collaboration brings together StopHazing’s leading expertise in hazing prevention and Catharsis Productions’ innovative approach… Continue reading »
Reflection from an Undergraduate Student on Online Hazing Prevention Course
As a senior undergraduate student, I’m writing this reflection blog to share my perspective on the significance of hazing prevention education and how one implementation strategy in particular, an online course, could be an impactful education tool. Note: I am an intern at StopHazing, however, this reflection is a true representation of my own thoughts… Continue reading »
Evidence-Based, Research-Based, Research-Informed, or Data-Driven? A Campus Pro’s Guide to Prevention Lingo
What is the correct lingo? Evidence-Based, Research-Based, Research-Informed, or Data-Driven? Under the newly passed Stop Campus Hazing Act, colleges and universities in the United States are required to develop a policy statement for their Annual Security Reports outlining the institution’s hazing prevention and awareness programming. More specifically, colleges and universities have to describe the campus-wide… Continue reading »
From a Suicide Prevention Advocate: The Effects of Hazing You Can’t See
In this guest blog post, Dennis Gillan, a mental health and suicide prevention advocate and professional speaker, shares his perspective on the intersections of suicide and hazing prevention and calls readers to bring conversations about these topics forward. Dennis serves as the Executive Director of the Half a Sorrow Foundation. Guest writer: Dennis Gillan |… Continue reading »
A statement from Byron Hurt about Caleb Wilson
Byron Hurt, filmmaker and violence prevention advocate, is circulating the following statement in response to the tragic death of Caleb Wilson, student at Southern University who was killed by hazing in February 2025. Caleb was a pledging the same organization Byron Hurt holds membership in, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated. Note: StopHazing has partnered Byron… Continue reading »
Year-in-Review 2024
It’s time for StopHazing’s annual Year-In-Review! 2024 has been quite a year – let’s recap it together in this blog post. We briefly highlight many of the milestone moments, achievements, updates, new content, and announcements over the last twelve months from the small-but-mighty StopHazing team. Thanks for being a part of the hazing prevention community… Continue reading »
A Historic Step Forward: The Stop Campus Hazing Act Becomes Law
A new era of campus safety has begun. The Stop Campus Hazing Act has officially been signed into law by President Biden, representing a pivotal moment for student safety and well-being. This bipartisan legislation, which amends the now-renamed Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (formerly the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime… Continue reading »