Huffington Post quotes Sokolow on accused student lawsuits

"Settling is higher education's way of making sure that precedent is not set, and there have been as many settlements as decisions favoring campus defendants," said Brett Sokolow.

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ATIXA Member Survey highlighted in Chronicle of Higher Education

The Association of Title IX Administrators, known as Atixa, on Thursday released the results of a survey of coordinators and other Title IX officials at more than 400 institutions, examining coordinators’ duties at a time when colleges face pressure on all sides to improve their handling of sexual-assault cases.

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Inside Higher Ed quotes Sokolow on campuses outsourcing to judges

Brett Sokolow, president and CEO of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, said he couldn't comment on which colleges use outside adjudicators, but noted that a few of NCHERM's clients do use judges now. It’s not a system he recommends, though.

“I am hearing about it more,” Sokolow said. “Generally I don’t think judges are a good idea, as it makes the process more legalistic and held to higher standards in terms of later legal challenges.”

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ATIXA Releases Updated Sex/Gender Based Harassment, Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct Model Policy and Procedures

Press release: Updated Sex/Gender Based Harassment, Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct Model Policy and Procedures

http://ow.ly/OCJDY

Chronicle quotes Sokolow on racial disparities in reporting sexual violence

"Race and other minority identities are marginalized, and that marginalization impacts on the willingness of minority women to come forward," he said. (subscription required)

http://ow.ly/OusCS

Counseling Today goes Behind the Book on Van Brunt's Harm to Others: The Assessment and Treatment of Dangerousness

The most effective solution to rampage violence, such as school or workplace shootings, is early, easy and frequent access to care for potential perpetrators, says Brian Van Brunt, author of Harm to Others: The Assessment and Treatment of Dangerousness.

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