Monthly Archives: September 2014

Swinton quoted in Inside Higher Ed on confidentiality

Daniel Swinton, senior executive vice president at the NCHERM Group, a law and consulting firm that advises schools and colleges on safety issues, said that Title IX requires colleges to have in place policies that promote accountability in sexual harassment … Continue reading

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The Scotsman quotes Sokolow on CA bill

Brett Sokolow, a higher education risk management consultant, who backed the bill, used a traffic metaphor in commenting on the aims of the policy. He said: “You go forward on a green light. You stop on a red light. But … Continue reading

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HuffPo quotes Sokolow in “Fewer Than One-Third Of Campus Sexual Assault Cases Result In Expulsion”

“Our writings and position are consistent for 17 years,” said Brett Sokolow, president & CEO of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, which is frequently hired to advise schools on sexual assault policies. “And we have pushed higher … Continue reading

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Sokolow quoted in Chicago Tribune on University of Illinois case

“There has been so much publicity and talk about Title IX compliance, there is no excuse for mistakes like these,” said Brett Sokolow, executive director of the Association of Title IX Administrators. “I don’t care what their reasons are. It … Continue reading

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Schuster quoted in University Business on CASA

One of these bills is The Campus Safety and Accountability Act, which would allow the Office of Civil Rights to issue a fine worth up to 1 percent of the school’s budget if the institution is not in compliance with … Continue reading

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Huffington Post quotes Sokolow in “Students Demand University Of Kansas Stop Calling Rape ‘Nonconsensual Sex'”

“The principle is that ‘nonconsensual sex’ is an offensive term,” said Brett Sokolow, CEO of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management. “I see that as minimizing or negating language, because there is no such thing — ‘sex’ is … Continue reading

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Extended by Popular Demand: Special Flat-Fee Pricing for Final Eyes Off-Site Investigation Review

EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH: SPECIAL FLAT-FEE PRICING FOR “FINAL EYES” SERVICE: OFF-SITE INVESTIGATION REVIEW http://ow.ly/BhGF3

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NCHERM Group Model Policies cited in Huffington Post’s “Colleges Are Rewriting What Consent Means To Address Sexual Assault”

Nice to see this article citing so many campuses that are using our model policies! http://ow.ly/Bhnv9

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Al Jazeera America quotes Sokolow on KU case

“I don’t understand why [the sex before] would be relevant to anything, let alone mitigating it,” said Brett Sokolow. “Look at marital rape. No matter how many times they’ve had consensual sex, the one time he rapes her it’s still … Continue reading

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A Summary of NCHERM Group Leadership and Innovation since 1997

Various media outlets and interest groups have recently presented a narrow view of The NCHERM Group’s activities. We thought we would take this opportunity to review some of our contributions and accomplishments over the last seventeen years in order to … Continue reading

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