Prevention and Protection

The United Educators risk management podcast.

Reducing Risk Around Contrapower Harassment on Campus 03/13/2024

Reducing Risk Around Contrapower Harassment on Campus Listen for a description of how contrapower harassment might manifest on campus and steps to take to eliminate it or respond if it occurs. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/30338393

Emerging Risks in 2024 02/07/2024

Emerging Risks in 2024 Listen to United Educators (UE) risk management consultants discuss risks to watch in 2024 and how they project today's conditions into future risks. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/29823933

Athletics Benefits: The Year In Review 01/24/2024

Athletics Benefits: The Year In Review In this episode, United Educators' (UE's) Melanie Bennett interviews Amy Piccola, a Partner at Saul Ewing, about the impact of ongoing athletics benefits changes. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/29598433

Employee-on-Student Sexual Misconduct in Higher Education 11/15/2023

Employee-on-Student Sexual Misconduct in Higher Education United Educators' (UE's) Senior Risk Management Counsel Hillary Pettegrew discusses lessons learned from higher ed claims involving alleged sexual misconduct by employees against students. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/28653948

Equal Pay Issues for Educational Employers 09/20/2023

Equal Pay Issues for Educational Employers This podcast episode addresses how all educational institutions can comply with federal and state equal pay laws. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/28079586

Hazing Prevention in Culturally-Based Fraternities and Sororities 08/30/2023

Hazing Prevention in Culturally-Based Fraternities and Sororities In this episode, United Educators' (UE's) Justin Kollinger and Catalyst Agency's Michelle Guobadia discuss hazing prevention in culturally-based fraternities, sororities, and other student organizations. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/27884916

Sexual Violence Prevention in K-12 Schools 08/09/2023

Sexual Violence Prevention in K-12 Schools In this episode, UE's Melanie Bennett interviews Jamie Forbes about how Learning Courage is helping schools prevent sexual abuse. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/27694155

Slips and Falls: Lessons Learned 06/07/2023

Slips and Falls: Lessons Learned United Educators (UE) colleagues from the risk management department discuss lessons learned from slip and fall claims. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/27058635

Review Your Contracts and Waivers 05/24/2023

Review Your Contracts and Waivers In this episode, United Educators' (UE's) Melanie Bennett interviews Louisiana State University’s Ashley McGowan about McGowan’s experience updating a contract review process. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/26858913

Assess Your Youth Protection Program 04/28/2023

Assess Your Youth Protection Program In this episode, UE's Melanie Bennett interviews Marcy Huey and Rebecca Whitman about their experiences conducting youth protection program assessments. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/26647734

Expanded Legal Protections for Pregnant & Nursing Employees 04/12/2023

Expanded Legal Protections for Pregnant & Nursing Employees This episode discusses new federal requirements imposed on empolyers by (1) the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and (2) the PUMP Act. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/26513766

The Importance of Documentation 03/08/2023

The Importance of Documentation Attorneys from United Educators' (UE's) Resolutions department discuss documentation practices and the role it can play in risk mitigation efforts. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/26152332

The Case for Securing Doors on Campus 01/30/2023

The Case for Securing Doors on Campus In this podcast, Eric Hartman, University of Denver, and Liza Kabanova, United Educators (UE) Risk Management Consultant, discuss the value of securing doors campus-wide. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/25710945

Higher Education Athletics Benefits Update 01/06/2023

Higher Education Athletics Benefits Update In this podcast, UE's Melanie Bennett interviews Amy Piccola, a Partner at Saul Ewing, about the impact of ongoing athletics benefits changes. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/25458741

European Study Away Risk Management 12/15/2022

European Study Away Risk Management United Educators' (UE's) Justin Kollinger interviews Gian Franco Borio, a European attorney who specializes in study away and is a member of the Florence Bar. They discuss considerations for educational institutions that send students to Europe for study away programs. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/25340355

Important Travel Considerations for K-12 Schools 09/21/2022

Important Travel Considerations for K-12 Schools UE's Hillary Pettegrew interviews Clare Sisisky, Executive Director of the Global Education Benchmark Group (GEBG), about things K-12 schools should take into account when traveling with students, either in the U.S. or overseas. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/24423234

The SPACE Toolkit: A New Approach to Sexual Violence Prevention 08/24/2022

The SPACE Toolkit: A New Approach to Sexual Violence Prevention In this episode, UE's Melanie Bennett interviews Dr. Jennifer Hirsch and Dr. Shamus Khan, creators of the Sexual Assault Prevention And Community Equity (SPACE) toolkit. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/24145341

Title IX at 50 | Part 2: Sexual Harassment 07/20/2022

Title IX at 50 | Part 2: Sexual Harassment Part two of a special two-part series of podcasts features expert Jody Shipper discussing the past, present, and future of Title IX on sexual harassment. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/23788970

Title IX at 50 | Part 1: Athletics 07/20/2022

Title IX at 50 | Part 1: Athletics Part one of a special two-part series of podcasts features expert Janet Judge discussing the past, present, and future impact of Title IX on athletics. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/23788889

Lessons from Houston Community College System v. Wilson 06/29/2022

Lessons from Houston Community College System v. Wilson Listen to appellate counsel and a UE Resolutions expert explain the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the case Houston Community College System v. Wilson. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/23556302

New DOJ Guidance on Web Content Accessibility 05/20/2022

New DOJ Guidance on Web Content Accessibility UE's Melanie Bennett interviews Josh Richards and Jesse Krohn from Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, discuss the Department of Justice's new website accessibility guidelines. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/23170595

Forecasting Risks for the 2022-2023 Academic Year 05/03/2022

Forecasting Risks for the 2022-2023 Academic Year Learn about risks United Educators' (UE's) consultants predict will impact K-12 schools, colleges, and universities in the remainder of 2022. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/22981049

Volunteer Management to Protect Minors From Sexual Misconduct 04/06/2022

Volunteer Management to Protect Minors From Sexual Misconduct In this episode, Nakeschi Watkins, Director of Risk Management and Insurance at Cornell University, and Paula Hope Griffin, Children and Youth Safety Program Administrator at Cornell University, discuss volunteer management for the protection of minors from sexual misconduct. This session overviews their policies and procedures regarding screening, training and reporting requirements for volunteers working with minors. Moderated by Hoda Hussein, Risk Management Consultant, United Educators. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/22687652

How Findings From the Book Sexual Citizens Translate to K-12 03/08/2022

How Findings From the Book Sexual Citizens Translate to K-12 In this episode, UE's Melanie Bennett interviews Dr. Shamus Khan, co-author of the book Sexual Citizens and Jamie Forbes, CEO of Learning Courage. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/22371386

Lessons from Discrimination and Wrongful Termination Claims 01/19/2022

Lessons from Discrimination and Wrongful Termination Claims In this podcast, two of UE's Risk Researchers discuss lessons learned from discrimination and wrongful termination claims. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/21829619

Pandemic Trends in Student Alcohol Misuse 09/30/2021

Pandemic Trends in Student Alcohol Misuse In this episode, Justin Kollinger, UE Risk Management Consultant, is joined by Dr. Pietro Sasso, faculty member at Stephen F. Austin State University and faculty research fellow at the Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research and Reform at Penn State University. They discuss alcohol misuse and abuse patterns among students, how those patterns may change for at-risk students as we emerge from the pandemic, and how risk managers can support their colleagues in student affairs. This podcast will be of interest to administrators, risk management professionals, student affairs professionals, and faculty and staff working to manage student alcohol misuse. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/20660990

Recent Changes to Higher Education Athletics Benefits 08/20/2021

Recent Changes to Higher Education Athletics Benefits In this episode of the Prevention and Protection podcast, Amy Piccola, a partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr in Philadelphia, Andrea Brockway, counsel at Saul Ewing in Philadelphia, and Melanie Bennett, senior risk management counsel at United Educators, discuss recent changes to higher education athletics benefits. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/20200829

Preparing to Support Student Mental Health During Fall 2021 07/28/2021

Preparing to Support Student Mental Health During Fall 2021 In this episode, Dr. Nance Roy, Chief Clinical Officer of the , discusses the impact of the pandemic on college student mental health. Listen to this podcast to learn how your institution can prepare for and support students as they return to in-person learning during the Fall 2021 semester and beyond. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/19956905

Higher Education Reaction to the 2020 Title IX Regulations 04/21/2021

Higher Education Reaction to the 2020 Title IX Regulations This discussion with Joe Storch and Gemma Rinefierd of SUNY's Student Conduct Institute (SCI) focuses on the impact the implementation of the 2020 Title IX regulations have had on higher education campuses. Joe and Gemma discuss SCI's work in this area as well as the pros and cons of the regulations as they relate to the response, investigation, and discipline of sexual harassment and sexual violence incidents on campus. Listen to this podcast to learn how your institution can use these thoughts to evaluate your practices. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/18798545

K-12 Reaction to the 2020 Title IX Regulations 04/21/2021

K-12 Reaction to the 2020 Title IX Regulations This discussion with Megan Farrell of Title IX Consult LLC focuses on the impact the implementation of the 2020 Title IX regulations have had on schools around the country. Megan discusses her work in this area as well as the lessons she learned in implementing the regulations at a school district and in her work with schools. These regulations relate to the response, investigation, and discipline of sexual harassment and sexual violence incidents at schools receiving federal funds. Listen to this podcast to learn how your school can use these insights and lessons to evaluate your practices. /episode/index/show/unitededucators/id/18798377

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