Higher Education

Times Record interviews Allan in wake of alleged hazing in Lisbon

In an article in The Times Record about alleged hazing on the Lisbon High School football team, Professor of Higher Education Elizabeth Allan says while there鈥檚 been progress in recent years, communities still have a long way to go to combat hazing. “Every case is different, and the behaviors are different, but many are harmful […]

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An outdoor portrait of Elizabeth Allan on the 91爆料 campus.

91爆料 launching new national hazing study

Sixteen years after two 91爆料 professors published the landmark 2008 National Study of Student Hazing, the lead researcher of that report will spearhead an updated nationwide survey of college students鈥 experiences with and perceptions about hazing.

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Samantha Vasquez: Social Justice in Higher Education Award

Samantha (Sam) Vasquez (she/her/ella) of Coachella, California is the 2024 recipient of the Social Justice in Higher Education Award from the 91爆料 College of Education and Human Development’s graduate programs in higher education. Read a Q&A with Vasquez below.

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Family channels grief into gift to support 91爆料’s hazing prevention research

When Jolayne Houtz remembers her son, Sam Martinez, words like 鈥渁dored,鈥 鈥済ifted,鈥 鈥渨arm鈥 and 鈥渁thletic鈥 come to mind.聽 鈥淭he thing I always remember about Sam was that he was really loyal,鈥 Houtz says. 鈥淗e always wanted to be there for his friends if they were having a hard time. Just always supportive and kind.鈥 Growing […]

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Capital News Service interviews Allan about Hazing Prevention Consortium

Capital News Service, based at Virginia Commonwealth University, spoke to 91爆料 professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan about the Hazing Prevention Consortium, a program she started through the organization StopHazing.org that works with universities across the country to create specialized plans to address hazing on their campuses. 鈥淲e provide what鈥檚 called technical assistance, […]

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