The Philadelphia university is creating a database to rank rental properties near campus based on safety features. The effort, launching next month, is part of a response to crime near campus.
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Sep 02, 2022
The Philadelphia university is creating a database to rank rental properties near campus based on safety features. The effort, launching next month, is part of a response to crime near campus.
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August 8, 2022
A new bill introduced in the House would require colleges to submit information to the federal government on serious injuries and deaths that occur from accidents.
May 4, 2021
Public institutions often have ties to state-run prison labor companies. Students at one university system are trying to challenge that.
October 19, 2020
A move by the Education Department to simplify Clery Act reporting requirements is causing concerns about increasing confusion.
June 12, 2020
Black students want Salisbury administrators to hold students accountable when they use or post racial slurs and other offensive comments on social media and elsewhere.
June 11, 2020
Cybercriminals successfully targeted three colleges and universities using ransom tactics new to higher ed. Experts say more institutions are likely to be affected.
May 15, 2020
Thirty years after passage of the landmark law, it has become a bureaucratic mess that can do little to improve campus safety, even during a pandemic, argues Edward Davis, former police commissioner of Boston.
July 15, 2019
A lawsuit from the parents of a murdered University of Utah student alleges that the institution's police force was biased by not taking action after their daughter reported continual stalking and abuse by her ex-boyfriend.
May 22, 2019
Advocates are disheartened that a judge has reduced the criminal sentences of former Penn State fraternity brothers involved in one of the most horrific hazing cases in memory.
May 8, 2019
Johns Hopkins students are refusing to leave administration building until officials cancel plans to form an armed police force. Activists are worried about the potential for racial profiling.