Counseling Today interviews Van Brunt on the role of counselors

“Counselors are the front line in being able to identify potential risks and train others,” says Van Brunt. http://ow.ly/ZBzu303ArKL

Sokolow featured in Inside Higher Ed on faculty liability insurance

Brett Sokolow, an expert on campus legal issues and executive director of the Association of Title IX Administrators, said it is “facile to dismiss such insurance as a racket, but it all depends on the nature of the coverage and the peace of mind it may afford.” Those considering it might ask how well protected they are by their specific employers, which might vary from institution to institution and from private to public ones in particular -- as well as a series of other questions.

“Are the employee’s interests coextensive with their employer’s?” he asked. “Might the employee be scapegoated or let go by their employer once a suit is filed, in which case their interests are rather divergent? Do they want to be defended by the institution’s counsel or insurer, or have their own?”

Sokolow also cautioned that taking on additional liability coverage could make a university employee a target in a lawsuit. “If an administrator is of modest means and assets, they might not be worth suing,” he said. “If they have $500,000 in insurance, suddenly they are worth suing.”

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O'Toole featured on Investigation Discovery

"Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall" discusses LeBlanc's case with retired FBI criminal profiler Mary Ellen O'Toole.

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