PORTLAND, Ore. — Reed College has terminated its long-serving director of community safety, Gary Granger, following his disclosure of alumni information to the FBI without a subpoena or warrant. This ...

Campus emergency notification has come a long way since the April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech mass shooting in which an active shooter fatally shot two people at an on-campus dormitory and then fatally ...

As the mental health care provider shortage continues throughout the United States, faculty and staff at higher education institutions feel increasingly responsible for students’ mental health and ...

The Dec. 16 mass shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., which claimed the lives of two people, was allegedly carried out by a 15-year-old female, leading many to ask the question ...

Postsecondary institutions are often criticized for spending money on new blue light emergency phones, especially if the amount of emergency calls made on them has recently declined. However, despite ...

Campus Safety is pleased to recognize the winners of the 2024 Best Electronic Systems Technologies (BEST) awards. Now in its nineth year, the program honors superior security, law enforcement, ...

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Many emergency notification and panic alarm systems are now integrated, with some providing two-way communications to help responders effectively address a crisis. Traditionally, mass ...

There’s no doubt that safety in schools is essential for the success and well-being of students, faculty, and the community at large. Yet, recent statistics highlight a troubling reality: In the ...

A new survey from Kaplan shows 67% of college admissions officers believe looking at prospective students’ social media pages to help make decisions about who gets accepted is “fair game.” Five years ...

If you work in healthcare, it likely comes as no surprise that most of this year’s top stories involve incidents of violence. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare workers ...

One thing we must understand when it comes to identifying a person considering violence, such as an active shooter attack on a school or business: The people who do it very rarely wake up on a random ...