In an article about hazing on college campuses, Insider cited a guide to preventing hazing on university campuses published by researchers from the University of Maine and Cornell University.
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University of Maine associate professor of educational leadership Catharine Biddle was honored with two awards at last week’s National Forum to Advance Rural Education, hosted by the National Rural Education Association in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Ezekiel Kimball, senior author of the study and professor of higher education and associate dean for Undergraduate and Teacher Education at the University of Maine, was quoted discussing how the “navigating stage” can cause discord between disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies, including scheduling conflicts and cultural clashes.
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University of Maine Professor of Higher Education Elizabeth Allan was featured on the WAMU/NPR show 1A for a segment about why hazing happens and how to stop it.
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In an article about efforts to combat hazing in the Middletown Area School District, the Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) noted a proposal in which StopHazing, an organization led by University of Maine Professor of Higher Education Elizabeth Allan, would work with the district for three years, collecting and assessing data on Middletown’s school culture through surveys and focus groups, then working with the district on a “culture shift process for hazing prevention” that would involve bystander intervention training, community outreach and other methods.
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KING-TV (Channel 5 in Seattle, Washington) cited a 2008 study led by University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan, which found 47% of students have experienced hazing before college. The story focused on an investigation revealing a hazing incident at a Seattle area public high school.
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A film that began airing on PBS stations this week cites a 2008 University of Maine study on the prevalence of hazing among college students.
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In an article about the impacts of hazing on colleges and universities, Fox News interviewed Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education, about her research on hazing in higher education.
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KING-TV (Seattle), KGW-TV (Portland, Oregon) and KREM-TV (Spokane, Washington) cited research from professor of higher Elizabeth Allan in coverage of a lawsuit against Seattle Public Schools by a former student who says he endured hazing in high school.
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The Toledo City Paper, Toledo Blade, Sentinel-Tribute, WTOL (Channel 11 in Toledo, Ohio), WTVG (ABC 13 in Toledo, Ohio), WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle), the Columbus Dispatch and Akron Beacon Journal reported that University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan delivered the keynote address at the first Ohio Anti-Hazing Summit at Bowling Green State University.
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