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StopHazing and HazingInfo.org Welcome Sierra Medina as Communications & Outreach Specialist
Experienced nonprofit communications professional to drive awareness and engagement for leading hazing prevention organizations. StopHazing and HazingInfo.org are pleased to announce the appointment of Sierra Medina as Communications & Outreach Specialist, effective immediately. In this full-time role, Medina will lead communications and outreach efforts for both organizations, working to amplify their mission of ending hazing… Continue reading »
New Hazing Laws in North Carolina and Missouri: State Policy Updates That Strengthen Campus Safety
Honoring Lives, Advancing Hazing Prevention Recent updates to hazing laws in North Carolina and Missouri mark essential progress in the national effort to address and prevent hazing. The changes are connected to the stories of Harrison Kowiak and Danny Santulli, young men whose lives were forever changed due to hazing. Their families have shown extraordinary… Continue reading »
Is Your Campus Ready to Post a Hazing Transparency Report?
StopHazing | Your December Deadline is Coming: What to Know About Hazing Transparency Reports Under the new federal requirements established by the Stop Campus Hazing Act, all colleges and universities are required to begin posting and maintaining public hazing incident transparency reports. These reports are intended to ensure accountability, raise awareness, and prevent future harm… Continue reading »
5 Insights from the Hazing Prevention Academy: A Transitioning Student Affairs Practitioner’s Perspective
“Taking small steps in the way of hazing prevention work leads to bigger change on campus and is the beginning steps of changing the culture of your institution.“ Jay Muszynsky As a graduate student in the Higher Education and Student Affairs master’s program at Indiana University, I had the opportunity to attend StopHazing’s Hazing Prevention… Continue reading »
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 »