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January 2020

Managing Risks of Operating Vehicles Abroad

Vehicle crashes are the top killer of Americans traveling abroad, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department. Institutions can better manage the risk by taking certain practices into their international pre-departure risk assessments.
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• Higher Education
• Faculty and Staff
• Students
• Transportation
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January 2020

The Four Steps to Proactively Manage Risks

Learn the four repeatable steps of enterprise risk management (ERM), a proactive and collaborative process that empowers campus leaders to discuss and manage risk at the scale of the institution rather than at the level of a single functional area or department.
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• K 12
• Higher Education
• Liability Trends
• Compliance
• Crisis Planning
• Misconduct
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January 2020

Prepare for Claims Brought Under State Reviver Statutes

State reviver statutes, which extend or "revive" expired statutes of limitations for claims involving sexual abuse of minors, are passing with increased frequency.  This article outlines steps you can take to prepare for claims against your institution if a reviver statute is enacted in your state.
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• Contracts and Insurance
• K 12
• Higher Education
• Governance
• Liability Trends
• Crisis Communication
• Crisis Planning
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• Protecting Minors

January 2020

Responding to the Coronavirus Epidemic

If your school, college, or university has students, faculty, or staff returning from or traveling to China you are probably concerned about the recent outbreak of the coronavirus. To understand more about the virus and what steps your institution can take to manage the risk, read this piece.
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• K 12
• Higher Education
• Faculty and Staff
• Students
• Crisis Response and Business Continuity
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January 2020

Responding to Ecstasy and Other Drug Use on Campus

Ecstacy returned to the spotlight in 2013 following a cluster of overdoses in the Boston area and the deaths of two college students who ingested it at concert in New York.
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• Higher Education
• Crisis Planning
• Crisis Response and Business Continuity
• Alcohol and Substance Abuse
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