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Webinar: Educator Sexual Misconduct at Independent Schools

This webinar offers an analysis of United Educators (UE) independent school claims arising out of educator-on-student sexual misconduct and discusses trends that all administrators should address.

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New Features on Making Training with EduRisk Easier

As we evaluate the EduRisk training experience as a result of listening to feedback and observing user behavior, we continually seek opportunities to enhance system usability to produce a more positive experience for all end users.
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Protecting Children Learning Program

This learning program will help educators and adults learn how to recognize, prevent, and report sexual misconduct. It includes online courses for educators, a short video for higher education employees that don’t work directly with children, as well as checklists, guides, and publications.

Educator Sexual Misconduct at Independent Schools: Insights From UE Claims

United Educators (UE) reviewed the 45 educator sexual misconduct claims reported by independent schools between 2011 and 2016 to identify trends and derive lessons. Review the claims study and its supplemental resources to learn how to create a strategy for addressing educator sexual misconduct.
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Prevention and Protection Podcast: Educator Sexual Misconduct at Independent Schools

United Educators' (UE) new claims study, Educator Sexual Misconduct at Independent Schools: Insights From UE Claims, examines trends in independent school educator sexual misconduct claims received between January 2011 and December 2016. In this episode of Prevention and Protection, UE's Alyssa Keehan, director of risk research, and Melanie Bennett, risk management counsel, discuss findings from the study.

Webinar: Q&A With an Expert on Preventing School Shootings

Recent school shootings have prompted schools, colleges, and universities to examine their practices for preventing these tragedies. This special question and answer session features leading legal and threat assessment experts Jeff Nolan and Marisa Randazzo, who answered questions regarding best practices for school threat assessment teams, emerging trends in school shootings, and liability issues surrounding an institution’s prevention efforts.

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Your Feedback on the 2018 Roadmap

In January, we asked you which features on our EduRisk Learning Portal development roadmap you were most excited for us to introduce.
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Checklist: Assessing Your Employee Performance Evaluation System

In UE's experience, performance evaluations of nonfaculty employees sometimes are done poorly or not at all, often leading to claims that might have been avoided. This checklist will help higher education institutions and K-12 schools assess their evaluation systems.
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Webinar: Tenure Evaluation Challenges

This webinar addresses challenges that higher education institutions face when considering tenure candidates.

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Apologies and Expressions of Empathy

Public statements of apology, empathy, or regret by presidents or high-ranking officials at colleges and schools appear to be increasingly common. When used correctly in response to significant events such as student unrest or sexual harassment and assault allegations epitomized by the #MeToo movement, apologies are powerful tools that can heal a community.
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HIPAA: Protecting Patient Privacy

This course is designed to provide institutions with a centralized and consistent solution for HIPAA training for students and employees with access to medical records.
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Foundations of Risk Management: Rise Above Uncertainty

The videos and resources in this training will introduce the foundations of risk management and provide practical guidance for committing to a sustained process.

Prevention and Protection Podcast: NCAA Policy On Sexual Violence Prevention Education

In this episode of Prevention and Protection, UE's Alyssa Keehan interviews Janet Judge, a partner at Holland & Knight, about the NCAA's recent policy requiring member colleges to train athletics staff and students on sexual violence prevention.

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Prevention and Protection Podcast: #MeToo: Student Social Media Disclosure of Sexual Harassment

In this episode of Prevention and Protection, UE's Melanie Bennett interviews David Wolowitz, a partner and co-chair of the Education Practice Group at McLane Middleton, about independent school response to the #MeToo movement.

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Take Action Today: Download your Historical Training Data

Earlier this year, United Educators launched a new Learning Portal to enhance EduRisk online learning by offering a streamlined and personalized training experience for your institution.
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Prevention and Protection Podcast: Promoting Fairness in Trauma-Informed Title IX Investigations

In this episode of Prevention and Protection, UE’s Heather Salko speaks with Jeffrey Nolan, an attorney at the firm of Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, about "trauma-informed" investigations—what they are, and how to institute them in Title IX and VAWA-related investigations.

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The New Digital Normal on Campus

This blog summarizes steps institutions can take to evaluate their current social media team, craft and enforce a social media use policy, and respond to a social media crisis, bringing the institution in line with the "new normal" of a social media-driven world.
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Reviewing Your School's Performance Management System

Effective employee performance depends, in part, on the ability of the school to provide timely and meaningful feedback as part of an overall employee performance management system. This blog provides tips on how to evaluate your current system and implement necessary changes or improvements.
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Solving Common Learner Issues Using Our Support Site

Encountering problems with online training is frustrating. Learners want a seamless training experience so they can get back to the important work they do for your institution. While we do all we can to prevent issues from occurring, we know it’s challenging when technology doesn’t meet expectations.
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Preventing and Responding to Tenure Denial Claims

Tenure denials often result in claims from the unsuccessful candidate. Institutions can take steps along the way to manage the reaction to an unexpected outcome and help both the institution and the candidate cope and move on. This blog summarizes UE’s 2017 review of claims unsuccessful tenure candidates brought and lessons learned from those claims.
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Enhancing Your Learning Portal with EduRisk Custom Services

Would customizing the EduRisk training experience improve the learning experience for your students, faculty, and staff? Through EduRisk Custom Services, United Educators (UE) members can tailor the EduRisk Learning Portal to personalize their online training experience.
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Combating Cyberharassment at K-12 Schools

Read this Insights blog to understand how cyber threats such as cyberbullying, sexting, and electronic dating violence affect campuses. Learn the different types of cyberharassment and how to minimize their presence.
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Limiting the Influence of Alcohol in Student Claims

Excessive student drinking is a perpetual problem on college campuses. Nearly 40 percent of college students engage in binge drinking, and more than 1,500 college students die each year from injuries related to alcohol, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). UE’s claims studies reveal that the involvement of alcohol can increase the frequency and severity of losses. These studies also provide lessons for combating alcohol abuse. Read Insights to learn more.
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Preparing for Fall Training

The start of the academic year is often a peak time for United Educators (UE) members to launch training initiatives for faculty, students, and staff. We recommend you start preparing for that training now, to leverage the advanced configuration capabilities available in our new learning portal.
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Problems Arising From Tenure Denials: A Review of Recent Claims

Tenure denials often result in claims from the unsuccessful candidate. Institutions can take steps along the way to manage the reaction to an unsuccessful outcome and help both the institution and an unsuccessful candidate cope and move on. This claims review examines the types of claims unsuccessful tenure candidates bring and lessons learned from those claims. The publication also examines how institutions can avoid these claims with clear tenure policies, training faculty on that policy, and conducting a fair and impartial review process.
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Training Children on Sexual Violence Prevention

Sexual assault among youth in K-12 schools is often a hidden, but chronic problem. Experts recommend that educators introduce the concepts of consent and sexual violence prevention early and add to this curriculum over time. Learn more about the recommended prevention topics for each age group in this blog.
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New Learning Portal, New Courses

United Educators (UE) understands that addressing offenses such as sexual violence and discrimination is a top priority for colleges and universities, and our online training offers a cost-effective way for members to address this important issue. To help your institution navigate today’s complicated regulatory environment, UE has several new courses to train your institution in our new EduRisk Learning Portal.
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Webinar: Introducing EduRisk’s New Learning Portal

This webinar offers a firsthand look at our new learning portal and details steps to get started with the new platform.

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New Learning Portal Launching This Month

Your training needs are our priority, and we’re pleased to announce the launch of our new Learning Portal that will deliver an improved experience for learners and powerful tools for administrators.
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Prevention and Protection Podcast: EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation

In 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released long-awaited guidance on retaliation in the workplace. In this episode of Prevention and Protection, two attorneys in UE's risk management department summarize the guidance, including the EEOC's position on best practices to avoid retaliation following an allegation of discrimination or harassment.
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Are You Sacrificing Your Reputation to Protect Sacred Cows?

What are the sacred cows at your institution? Every college or university has programs and people that are a great source of alumni and student pride. But while they are an important part of the campus experience, these revered traditions or people can present risks when boards turn a blind eye to any issues that their existence raises.
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Avoid the “False Confidence” Trap: Promote Athlete Education on Concussions

Excelling in athletics requires a high degree of self-confidence and fearlessness. In most sports, individuals who train rigorously and take risks usually emerge as the top athletes on their teams and during competitions. Yet the culture honoring bravery can be misplaced when health and safety standards are not taken as seriously as win-loss records and performance statistics.

Avoiding Pitfalls When Resolving Discrimination Claims

Educational employers routinely use settlement and severance agreements to end employment relationships or resolve employment-related disputes, sometimes using templates drafted years ago. Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has brought enforcement actions challenging common provisions in such agreements.
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Concussion Awareness Learning Program

Responding appropriately to concussions has become a critical component of keeping athletes safe. This learning program is designed to educate coaches, staff, and students on recognizing and responding to the symptoms of concussions.
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Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (SaVE) Act Learning Program

A new federal law affects students and anyone who works for a college or university. This learning program examines the new law: what it is, why it's needed, how it affects you, and ways to get help for yourself or others.

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Youth Athletics Learning Program

Keep athletes safe by recognizing and responding to common hazards in sports programs including concussions and heat illness.

Guideposts for Teachers to Maintain Healthy Relationships with Students

Are teachers at your school properly prepared to maintain healthy relationships with students? In addition to institutional rules and regulations, are they alert to roles, boundaries, power, and accountability in their relationships with students? This guide provides practical guidelines for maintaining appropriate relationships with students.

Mini-Courses in Workplace Harassment Prevention: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners

Online learning is hot—and at UE, this is particularly true in the area of workplace harassment prevention. More than 115,000 individuals at UE member institutions have taken advantage of our harassment prevention training, at no additional cost to UE members.

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How Do I Get Faculty and Staff to Take the Course?

United Educators (UE) understands the challenge of ensuring faculty and staff completion of risk management and compliance-related courses and training. Overloaded calendars and increased responsibilities for teaching and other duties often compete fortime and impede your efforts.

New Training Addresses Issues of Student Respect and Harassment

United Educators' latest learning program can positively impact students and help educational institutions meet new legal and regulatory requirements. START (Student Title IX and Respect Training) provides comprehensive resources for campus and schooladministrators, trainers, facilitators, teachers, and students.

Preventing Genetic Discrimination in Employment

A relatively new form of discrimination, genetic discrimination occurs when a person with a gene that causes or increases the risk of a disease or condition is treated differently. Many individuals fear that employers will attempt to reduce health care costs by terminating employees with genetic markers for costly disorders. Since a person's genes are unchangeable, and everyone is at risk of being a victim, the public favors remedies for victims of genetic discrimination.
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FERPA: Protecting Student Privacy

This course covers when (and when not) to release student records to avoid violations of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
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EduRisk Learning Portal 2018 Road Map

This year, we are evaluating and working on several enhancements to refine those tools and make training with the EduRisk Learning Portal even easier.
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Data Security Learning Program

This learning program includes online courses and supplemental resources to provide learners with a high-level overview of data security issues while offering practical steps institutions can take to avoid data breaches.
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Responding to a Social Media Crisis

When signs arise that a crisis is unfolding related to your college or university, the social media team should assess the situation to determine the facts and potential impact throughout your communities.
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Data Security: Phishing

This course provides learners with a high-level overview of phishing scams and practical tips for avoiding them.

Leveraging System Reports to Track Training

The ability for administrators to measure learner progress throughout the training lifecycle is essential to any training initiative. Now, with the EduRisk Learning Portal’s upgraded reporting features, tracking of training activity is easier than ever! You can now filter reports by date, course, or completion status and download reports to Excel.
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The Goal Is Fairness

This learning program was developed to help your institution examine tenure procedures that emphasize clarity, consistency, candor, and caring.

Legacy Learning Portal Retiring June 30

Earlier this year, United Educators debuted a new learning portal to offer education institutions an enhanced, streamlined, and personalized training experience.
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