Category: Laws and Policies
Hazing Prevention Without an Off-Season
National Hazing Awareness Week (NHAW) shines a spotlight on hazing for one week each year, but the culture shifts when those conversations are supported by ongoing commitment and leadership throughout the entire year. One-time events raise awareness, but lasting change requires repeated touchpoints, strong leadership buy-in, and the collective efforts of a broad coalition. Prevention… Continue reading »
Transparency Reports: A Guide for Students and Families
Introduction The Clery Act is a consumer protection law that requires every college or university in the U.S. to disclose safety information. The Stop Campus Hazing Act amendment incorporates hazing as a Clery-reportable crime. As a result, every college or university that receives federal funding is required to publish hazing transparency reports by December 23,… 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 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 »
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 »
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 »
Senate Passes Stop Campus Hazing Act, Landmark Legislation to Combat Hazing on College Campuses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Senate Passes Stop Campus Hazing Act, Landmark Legislation to Combat Hazing on College Campuses [Washington, DC, December 11, 2024] Today, the United States Senate passed the Stop Campus Hazing Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing hazing on college campuses nationwide. The bill, which previously passed the House of Representatives, will now… Continue reading »
Celebrating the Historic Passage of the Stop Campus Hazing Act
After more than a decade of concerted advocacy, research, and collaboration, we are thrilled to announce the passage of the Stop Campus Hazing Act—a monumental step in the fight against hazing. This federal legislation, which amends the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act – renamed from ‘Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime… Continue reading »