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Brown University Shooting: The December 2025 Attack and Brown’s Campus Safety Overhaul
This article was originally reported in December 2025 and has been updated with later developments through November 2026. On Saturday, December 13, 2025, a gunman opened fire in the Barus & Holley engineering and physics building at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Isla… Dec 30, 2025
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Cornell’s 2025 Sexual Misconduct Survey Shows Rise in Reported Assault and Harassment as Response Rate Falls
This article was originally reported in November 2025. See "Latest update" for the task force recommendations released in March 2026. Cornell University's 2025 Survey of Sexual Assault and Related Misconduct (SARM), released on Nov. 4, 2025, found that 15% of student respondents… Nov 5, 2025
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Purdue Police Add BASED, a Self-Defense Class That Builds on Active-Threat Training
This article was originally reported in October 2025. The Purdue University Police Department (PUPD) announced on October 29, 2025, a new supplemental class called Basic Armed Suspect Evasion and Defense (BASED), a low-impact, introductory self-defense course for people who have… Oct 29, 2025
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Boston University Students Lost $624,300 to Scams in 2025, Police Say
This article was originally reported in September 2025. Boston University students lost $624,300 to scammers between Jan. 1 and Sept. 18, 2025, according to the Boston University Police Department (BUPD), and about 90% of that total came from just four cases in which impostors p… Sep 23, 2025
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University Suicide Prevention: The Crucial Role of Emotional Intelligence and Peer Support
Addressing the Silent Crisis: University-Wide Suicide Prevention Efforts The specter of college student suicide looms large, a silent crisis that universities across the nation are increasingly grappling with. Statistics paint a stark picture: the National Institute of Mental He… Sep 3, 2025
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Online Ticket Scams: How College Students Can Avoid Them
Football weekends, rivalry games, concerts and graduation-season events all create the same problem on U.S. campuses: more people want tickets than there are seats, and scammers fill the gap with tickets that do not exist. Students are frequent targets because they buy from clas… Aug 28, 2025
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Common Scams Targeting College and International Students and How to Avoid Them
College students, and international students in particular, are frequent targets for scammers. They are new to a city, often looking for tickets, housing or part-time work, active in large online class groups, and, for international students, unfamiliar with how U.S. police, imm… Aug 27, 2025
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Penn State University: Building a Comprehensive Campus Safety Network to Support Sexual Assault Survivors
Penn State's Commitment to Campus Safety and Survivor Support Penn State University, in its ongoing commitment to fostering a secure and accountable campus environment, has proactively outlined a comprehensive suite of resources and support services for all members of its commun… Aug 25, 2025
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The Stop Campus Hazing Act: What the Federal Law Requires and What Students Should Know
The Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA), a federal law signed in December 2024, is the first national law that requires U.S. colleges to track and publicly report hazing. It applies to every college that takes part in federal student aid (Title IV) programs and works by amending the C… Aug 12, 2025
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University of Virginia Student Support Guide: Advising, Mental Health, Insurance and Campus Safety
The University of Virginia (UVA) has rebuilt several of its student support systems in the past few years, from how first-year students are advised to how the university handles campus safety. This guide summarizes the main services new undergraduates, including international st… Aug 7, 2025
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