Education

Health Care Students Need Mental Health Resources to Face On-the-Job Pressures. Insurance Can Help

A look at how higher education can address the mental health needs of its health care and medical students before they graduate and experience burnout.

Student Mental Health, Abroad Edition. How Higher Ed Can Help Students Navigate Culture Shock

2023 Teddy Awards | How Miami-Dade County Public Schools Saves Lives — and Millions in Claims Costs — Through Its Innovative Wellness Program

Stifled Pain, Silent Crisis: Unmasking the Problem of Staff-on-Staff Harassment in Higher Ed

Justin Kollinger’s Extra Credit Course: How United Educators’ RMPC Program Is Changing Campus Risks

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Higher Ed’s Cyber Threat

Universities that want to stay eligible for federal grants better get their cyber-risk house in order.

Truth and Deception in Higher Education

Higher education needs to stop lying to itself.

Butler’s Risk Business

A university risk management program establishes a student-run captive; and in the process succeeds in impressing incumbent risk management professionals.

Recipe for Claims: Frats and Booze

The stubborn embrace of alcohol by fraternities remains a prime source of expensive and potentially avoidable higher education claims.

Disruption Awaits Higher Education

Necessary disruption in higher education has been obscured but may be imminent.

What’s the Greater Risk: Student Debt or Internet Scorn?

What a shame if a New Jersey high school student with her pick of Ivy League schools is punished in the Internet stockade.

Does ERM Fall Apart in Volatile Times?

Risk leaders should address big change head-on. Only then can ERM drive good institutional decisions.

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Meeting Needs Far Beyond Insurance Several of Alex Burton’s higher ed clients needed more flexibility than what they were getting within their risk retention group. But transitioning out of a risk retention group can be a complex and exhausting process. The groups house such a diversity of risks, ranging from football programs to art collections,… View Article

Is Injury on Public Street Covered by Workers’ Comp?

The court considers whether an off-premises injury occurred within the course of employment.

Schools Face Increasing Violence

Physical contact between students and teachers in one Minnesota school district tripled over the past five years.

Fit for Duty

2013 Teddy Award winner Miami-Dade County Public Schools is managing comorbid risk factors by getting employees excited about healthy living.

Withstanding the Storm

When FEMA reduced assistance, Scott Clark put together a new storm policy that protected his school district and saved money as well.

A-Plus in Risk Management

James Colorado Robertson used innovation, persistence and love of his alma mater to help create Louisiana State University’s risk management program.

An ERM Mantra

Chauncey Fagler’s risk management successes stem from his conviction to create “the best consortium” for Florida colleges.

Did Parking Lot Fall Occur in Course and Scope of Employment?

A teacher is injured when she slips and falls on ice on her way into work. Was it in the course and scope of employment?

The Risk Register: Dead or Alive?

In creating risk registers, risk managers should strive to keep their lists short and dynamic.

Insuring Feathers, Fur and Football Tradition

Using live animals as sports mascots requires a focus on risk mitigation.

ERM Is Not Just ‘Our’ Problem

The risk management burden is endless and ever-varying.

Higher Education Risk Managers: An Uphill Battle

Many leaders in academia are in denial about the risks facing their institutions.

Health, Higher Ed Most Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

Unpatched software remains a top cyber vulnerability. Low-tech “phishing” attacks continue to succeed.