Campus safety professionals, compliance officers, and university leaders—listen up. Amid the whirlwind of changes at the U.S. Department of Education (ED), one thing remains rock solid: the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act’s statutory obligations. Despite President Donald Trump’s anticipated executive Read More …
Category: Public Policy
A Historic Milestone in Campus Safety: Celebrating the Stop Campus Hazing Act
On March 12, 2025, SAFE Campuses, LLC joined a remarkable group of advocates, lawmakers, and families at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the passage of the Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA). Signed into law on December Read More …
The Clery Act Stands Firm on Statutory Foundations Amid Shifting Enforcement Priorities
Unlike some U.S. Department of Education (ED) requirements—most notably Title IX—the Clery Act’s mandates are rooted almost entirely in statute rather than regulation. This distinction is significant amid recent discussions about reducing reliance on regulatory enforcement in favor of statutory Read More …
Violating the Clery Act Will Cost More in 2025: Key Updates in Educational Policy and Compliance
Clery Act Fines Increase to $71,545 Institutions of higher education, take note: the cost of non-compliance with the Clery Act has just escalated. Effective from the announcement on January 21, 2025, the fines for violating the Clery Act have been Read More …
Stop Campus Hazing Act Advances in Congress
Washington, DC – The U.S. House Committee on Education & the Workforce today advanced, by a 28-2 vote, the bi-partisan “Stop Campus Hazing Act” (H.R. 5646). The measure will amend the Jeanne Clery Act to provide that institutions of higher Read More …
Congress Appropriates $1 Million for Campus Sexual Assault Climate Surveys
Federal Agencies Will Create Online Portal for Survey to be Administered by Colleges & Universities Washington, DC – Late last year Congress, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, appropriated $1 million dollars “for surveys on the campus sexual assault Read More …
Families, advocates walk Capitol Hill to advance hazing prevention legislation
Washington, D.C. – Parents who lost children to hazing, as well as the leaders of anti-hazing advocacy groups met with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle last week to promote legislation that seeks to prevent hazing in Read More …