Review by The NCHERM Group referenced in AP article

Last year The NCHERM Group conducted a review of policies and protocols at the University of Northern Iowa, finding several shortcomings in how sexual misconduct complaints were handled, including that students did not know how to report assault and were given confusing information when they tried to find out. The review was referenced in a recent article by the Associated Press discussing the institution's decision to settle with a former University of Northern Iowa student who claimed administrators treated her poorly after she was sexually assaulted by football players in 2004. 

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.

The NCHERM Group, LLC appoints Brian Van Brunt, Ed.D. as Senior Vice President of Professional Program Development

Dr. Brian Van Brunt, past-president of the American College Counseling Association (ACCA), is Senior Vice President for Professional Development Programs at the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NHCERM). He is the president-elect of the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA), current president of the School and College Organization for Prevention Educators (SCOPE) and the managing editor for Student Affairs eNews (SAeN). Over the past thirteen years, Brian has taught counseling theory, ethics, program evaluation, statistics and sociology topics at both public and private schools for both graduate and undergraduate students at five college and universities. Brian has served as the director of counseling and New England College and Western Kentucky University. He is the author of several books including: Ending Campus Violence: New Approaches in Prevention and A Faculty Guide to Addressing Disruptive and Dangerous Behavior in the Classroom. Brian is an expert on campus violence and has been interviewed by the New York Times, National Pubic Radio, LA Times, USA Today and has appeared on Headline News and Anderson Cooper 360.

Welcome, Brian!

NCHERM Comments on the pending Notre Dame Sexual Assault Case

NCHERM founder and Managing Partner Brett Sokolow was quoted in The Center for Public Integrity's article Notre Dame Case Highlights Complexities of Campus Sexual Assault Investigations.

NaBITA in the Chronicle of Higher Education

NaBITA is featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education article, Campus Threat-Assessment Teams Get New Guidance from Mental-Health Groups, November 5, 2012.