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Colleges Put Out Safety Nets
The Virginia Tech shootings have prompted colleges to take action in order to prevent a tragedy from occurring at their schools. Risk assessment teams, present on 20 percent of campuses before the... | Read more >
New York University Considers Installation of Lockdown System
New York University (NYU) is considering the installation of an electronic remote lockdown system capable of locking down classrooms and entire buildings in the event of an attack. It would be the... | Read more >
Shooting Incident Tests Florida Atlantic University's New Emergency Systems
New emergency alert systems at Florida Atlantic University were put to the test after a shooting occurred at a student party recently. Just minutes after the shooting, which left one student with... | Read more >
Campuses in Massachusetts Consider Whether to Arm Police
Colleges in Massachusetts are considering whether to arm campus police officers. "Right after the Virginia Tech tragedy, the issue of whether safety officers on campus should carry firearms arose... | Read more >
No Sprinkler System at University of Illinois College Damaged by Fire
A January fire caused an estimated $10 million in damage at the University of Illinois' Chicago (UIC) College of Pharmacy. Among the items destroyed by the blaze were 39 plant extracts from remote... | Read more >
College Police Compare Notes at Summit
Police from college campuses across the country convened at the National Campus Security Summit at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond on April 14 to share notes and discuss how best to... | Read more >

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