Opinion

Allan co-authors op-ed on hazing in South Carolina

Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education at the University of Maine, co-authored an opinion piece in The Post and Courier, a Charleston-based newspaper, titled “New data show SC’s hazing problem is broader than you think.”

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Allan speaks on Syracuse, NY hazing incident in media, op-ed

Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine, spoke with CNN and Spectrum News 1 in Syracuse, New York, as well as wrote an opinion piece for Syracuse.com about the hazing incident last week at Westhill High School in Syracuse. “Very, very few report it and also very few, only about […]

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Social work student pens op-ed in Sun Journal advocating for state bill

Jennifer Mooney, a master’s social work student at the University of Maine, wrote an op-ed published in the Sun Journal titled “Jennifer Mooney: A smarter approach to crisis response: Why Maine needs LD 298”. The bill LD 298 supports employing mental health personnel in Maine State Police to intervene in mental health crises.

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DC Journal publishes column on anti-hazing law co-authored by Allan

DC Journal published a column co-authored by Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine, titled “A new law can prevent campus hazing.” The piece is written in line with congressional approval of the Stop Campus Hazing Act, on which Allan was a consultant, and urges President Joe Biden to sign […]

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