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This past year, we navigated unprecedented challenges. We shifted programming online. We were pushed to be more creative and flexible.

(Inside Higher Ed, June 17) Sorority and, in particular, fraternity hazing and related hazardous drinking continue to be areas of significant concern for college administrators across the country. Some recent data point to a return to pre-pandemic levels, but more concerning is a continuing upward trend. In fact, a potential, if not likely, scenario is that alcohol use and hazing may substantially increase this fall semester.

A limited number of planning stipends are still available for institutions of higher education and community-based organizations that would like to participate in Communities Talk to Prevent Underage Drinking. But stipends are going quickly!

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has been recognized by the National Association of Government Communicators for its publication designed for colleges and universities.  

The COVID-19 pandemic is the public health crisis of this century. In a sense we are all riding the same storm, but in different boats.

(NPR, May 4) There were zero reported deaths from college hazing incidents in 2020, but as campuses reopen to students, there have already been two hazing-related deaths this year.

(April 21) Stress is defined as the body’s reaction to a challenge or demand. It’s a normal part of most people’s lives. 

Katrin Wesner-Harts, Ed.D., Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the University of North Carolina Wilmington

(March 15) During the last 12 months, the pandemic – and the social distancing guidelines that accompanied it – has changed the way many college students interact.  

(Addiction Professional, March 2) As opioid-involved deaths climb across the country, university administrators are tasked with developing comprehensive plans for keeping their campuses safe.