Daniel Swinton, J.D., Ed.D. comments on pending student-run Honor Court case at UNC

Daniel Swinton, J.D., Ed.D., Senior Executive Vice President at The NCHERM Group, comments on the pending Honor Court case at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In Inside Higher Ed's Slaying the messenger?, Swinton is quoted as saying, "I think that they're trading on very, very thin ice... An institution that seeks to sanction a student for speaking out runs the risk of engaging in retaliation, which would be a violation of Title IX."

Daniel Swinton, J.D., Ed.D. comments on the impact of sexual misconduct on the practice of student expulsion

The Oklahoman quoted Daniel Swinton, J.D., Ed.D., Senior Executive Vice President at The NCHERM Group, in an article that explores the impact of sexual misconduct and other student conduct issues on the practice of student expulsion. Swinton comments that cases wherein a student is found responsible for several counts of sexual misconduct would generally be grounds for the university to expel that student permanently: "I think expulsion is probably warranted even with one incident," he said. "I'm not sure what it would take to get expelled if they're not expelled for that." 

Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D. comments on bullying in college environments

Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D., Senior Vice President for Professional Program Development at The NCHERM Group, is quoted extensively in Grown-up bullying, the final article in a two-part series examining the culture of bullying at various stages throughout the life span. In the article, Van Brunt says, “It can come as a surprise to some when the cruelty, cliques and popularity contests of high school are now propagated into the college classroom and dormitories... Some may also be disappointed that these kinds of behaviors continue in an academic setting where the pursuit of knowledge and the preparation for a future career should be the focus of students’ attention. There can be an anger and resentment from other students, faculty and staff when they are placed in a position of witnessing bullying behavior or are required to stop their own academic pursuits and jobs to deal with a problem they thought most people should have outgrown by this stage of their lives.” Van Brunt is the author of Ending Campus Violence: New Approaches to Prevention, which was published by Routledge in 2012.