Category: StopHazing News
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 »
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 »
Pathbreaking Hazing Prevention Consortium Makes History
May 2024 | StopHazing Contributors | Hazing Prevention Consortium Continuing its pathbreaking work, the Hazing Prevention Consortium (HPC) makes history as the most comprehensive and enduring hazing prevention initiative. Last month, the HPC hosted its largest ever Summit. Film crews and journalists caught a glimpse of how StopHazing is leading the nation and guiding the… Continue reading »
StopHazing Announces New Staff Member: Hazing Database and Outreach Coordinator
November 2023 | Orono, Maine | StopHazing announces a new staff member, Megan DeShon-Runge, as the Hazing Database and Outreach Coordinator. Megan DeShon-Runge (she/her/hers) joins the StopHazing team in the role of Hazing Database & Outreach Coordinator. Megan steps into this role with 10+ years of combined experience in higher education including work with fraternity… Continue reading »