The Office of Higher Education is required by the Minnesota Legislature to publish the Sexual Assault Data Report, which includes information regarding the outcomes of sexual assault incidents reported to postsecondary institutions. This report provides data for Minnesota colleges for the years 2015-2021. This report also includes discussion of…

Few higher education topics have garnered as much interest in recent years as behavioral misconduct and disciplinary notifications. Academic, student affairs, and enrollment management professionals along with legislators and the general public have all had an interest in and voice on these issues. An American Association of Collegiate Registrars…

Title IX prohibits sex-based harassment (SBH) in all federally funded educational activities, yet little is known about SBH in K-12 schools. We used the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) data (N = 96,440) to examine rates and school-, district-, and state-level predictors of SBH in K-12 schools. Results found the vast majority of schools had…

Campus security and safety is an important feature of postsecondary education. The Department of Education is committed to assisting schools in providing students nationwide a safe environment in which to learn and to keep students, parents and employees well informed about campus security. These goals were advanced by the Crime Awareness and…

Argues that the disciplinary process on campuses has been too procedural and mirrors an adversarial proceeding that precludes student development. Provides suggestions for a pared-down process allowing for student learning. (Contains 51 references.) (GCP)

A random sample of students, faculty, and administrators at a large research university in the Midwest participated in a survey to determine severity of student misconduct and the importance of information used to determine disciplinary action. All groups agreed on the most critical information for disciplinary action and the most serious…

Reports on a survey of 177 law schools which identified widespread institutional indifference to plagiarism and large disparities in law schools' definitions of and punishments for plagiarism. Finds law schools have failed to teach students the rudiments of proper attribution and offers a definition of plagiarism, suggested disciplinary sanctions,…

The American Council on Education has published guidelines for institutions to use in establishing and carrying out policy on sexual harrassment, addressing such issues as grievance procedures, dissemination of information about policy and claim resolutions, campus education programs, recordkeeping, and the use of a coordinator to handle reports…

Reports findings from the College Alcohol Study to help institutions develop intervention campaigns with binge drinking. Findings address the prevalence of binge drinking, the inadequacy of alcohol education alone, student support for tougher policies, the value of marginalizing the heaviest drinkers, the easy availability of low cost alcohol, the…

This monograph offers information on basic procedures concerning disciplinary action in a continuous quality improvement setting at an institution of higher education. In particular it describes progressive discipline, the application of positive discipline in a series of steps that gradually increase in severity as an employee progresses through…

Universities must walk a fine line between competing interests in student disciplinary matters. Courts accord differing levels of procedural protection to the student depending on the dispute's nature. While case law shows that a notice, hearing, and substantive evidence are required, due process does not have to meet criminal law standards. (MSE)

A University of Maryland panel on drug abuse hopes its report on drug policies, enforcement, and education will become a prototype for other colleges and universities. It uses four approaches to combat substance abuse: education and counseling, discipline, drug testing, and law enforcement. (MSE)

The persistence of dangerous initiation rituals in student organizations despite administrative and legislative efforts to end them is examined. (MSE)

This book discusses the abdication of college/university responsibility for the welfare of student-athletes, the failure of colleges to exercise appropriate controls in the administration of athletic programs, and the intentional violation of institutional policies or regulations governing the conduct of intercollegiate athletics. The first…

Reviews 1995 case law concerning constitutional due process in college student disciplinary cases. Finds that administrators should follow substantive and procedural rules carefully; disciplinary determinations should not substitute for academic judgments; academic dishonesty should be treated as a disciplinary offense; internships and clinical…