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Prevention and Protection

by United Educators

United Educators (UE), a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group, was formed by educators for educators to ensure a stable source of insurance and risk management. UE provides resources to help prevent incidents that put people and institutions at risk. Listen to advice from UE and other experts on how to protect students, staff, and faculty at your school, college, or university.

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Episodes

  1. The Intersection of Higher Ed Athletics and Minors

    In this episode, Melanie Bennett speakers with Rosie Davis about minors in higher ed athletics programs.

  2. Hazing: Charge for Change Podcast

    Hazing remains one of the most persistent and complex risks facing colleges and universities. In this episode, we explore a new report aimed at preventing college hazing.

  3. The Importance of Boundary Setting in K-12 Schools

    Attorney and neutral investigator Kai McGintee discusses the importance of appropriate professional boundaries between educators and students in K-12 schools.

  4. The Future of Disparate Impact Claims in Education-Related Litigation

    Attorney Amanda Brahm with McLane Middleton joins UE's Hillary Pettegrew to discuss the status of disparate impact analysis in discrimination litigation.

  5. Athletics and NIL From a Campus Leadership Perspective

    In this episode, United Educators' (UE's) Melanie Bennett interviews Karen Weaver about the higher ed athletics landscape.

  6. Higher Ed Hazing Prevention and Response

    In this episode, UE's Melanie Bennett and Hillary Pettegrew speak with Peter Lake from Stetson University College of Law about hazing prevention and response at colleges and universities.

  7. The Stop Campus Hazing Act: One Year Later

    In this episode, UE's Melanie Bennett interviews Jeff Noland and Miriam McKendall from Holland & Knight about the Stop Campus Hazing Act.

  8. Forecasting Risks in 2026

    Listen to United Educators (UE) risk management consultants Joanne Dunlap, Hoda Hussein, Beth Kidwell, and Natalie Robinson-Babaniyi share their perspectives on risks to watch in 2026.

  9. Prioritize Sexual Misconduct Prevention in Your School's Risk Planning

    In this episode, United Educators' (UE's) Melanie Bennett interviews Jayde Bennett and Alisa Barnard from Learning Courage about risk committees and audits.

  10. Crisis Response: Conducting Effective Tabletop Exercises

    In this episode, United Educators (UE) Senior Risk Management Counsel Hillary Pettegrew and Senior Risk Management Consultant Hoda Hussein discuss recommended practices and tips to make crisis response tabletop exercises as effective as possible.

  11. Tips to Optimize Your Threat Assessment Team

    In this episode, Cathy Cocks with D.Stafford and Associates discusses practical tips for optimizing your institution's threat assessment team.

  12. Ensure Your Campus Has a Suicide Postvention Plan

    In this episode, Dr. Kurt Michael of The Jed Foundation discusses the importance of suicide postvention should a death occur on your campus.

  13. Implementing a Research-Informed Hazing Prevention Program

    In this episode, The Piazza Center's Steve Veldkamp and Dr. Patrick Biddix discuss hazing prevention programs following the Stop Campus Hazing Act.

  14. Improving Health and Safety at Camps: AAP's Policy Statement

    In this episode, United Educators' (UE's) Melanie Bennett speaks with CampDoc's Michael Ambrose about camp health and safety.

  15. Using AI in Employment Decisions

    In this episode, United Educators (UE) Director of Risk Management Research & Consulting Alyssa Keehan interviews UE Manager of Risk Research Heather Salko about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the employment process at educational institutions. Key Takeaways: Understand how AI…

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  16. Planning for Institutional Mergers or Closures: A Case Study

    In this episode, speakers recount their experience with an institution that ceased operating and offer tips for others facing similar circumstances.

  17. Forecasting Risks in 2025

    United Educators (UE) Risk Management Consultants Hoda Hussein, Beth Kidwell, and Justin Kollinger share their perspectives on risks to watch in 2025.

  18. HEPNet's Professional Competencies for Youth Protection in Higher Education

    In this episode, UE's Melanie Bennett speaks with HEPNet's Lindsay Bond about youth protection competencies for colleges and universities.

  19. Pay Attention to Pay Transparency Laws

    In this episode, United Educators (UE) Senior Risk Management Counsel Hillary Pettegrew and Sarah Wieselthier from the law firm Fisher Phillips discuss the increasing number of state pay transparency laws, which generally require disclosing pay ranges in job postings. If your state doesn't…

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  20. The ADA Digital Accessibility Rules for Public Institutions - and Implications for Private Institutions (2024)

    In this episode, Melanie Bennett and Robert Duston speak about the new ADA digital accessibility regulations.

  21. Animals on Campus

    This episode discusses the types of animals that employees, students, or visitors may request to bring on campus and the relevant federal laws.

  22. Create a Healing Space in K-12 Schools: Respond to Sexual Abuse

    In this episode, UE's Melanie Bennett interviews Jamie Forbes and Amy Wheeler from Learning Courage about how schools can create healing spaces when responding to sexual abuse.

  23. FMLA Liability Hot Spots

    This episode discusses some of the major areas of potential liability for employers that violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

  24. Key Takeaways From the EEOC's New Pregnancy Accommodation Rule

    This episode addresses critical requirements for educational employers in the final regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

  25. 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.

  26. 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.

  27. 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.

  28. 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.

  29. Equal Pay Issues for Educational Employers

    This podcast episode addresses how all educational institutions can comply with federal and state equal pay laws.

  30. 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.

  31. 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.

  32. Slips and Falls: Lessons Learned

    United Educators (UE) colleagues from the risk management department discuss lessons learned from slip and fall claims.

  33. 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.

  34. 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.

  35. 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.

  36. 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.

  37. 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.

  38. 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.

  39. 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.

  40. 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.

  41. 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.

  42. 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.

  43. 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.

  44. 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.

  45. 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.

  46. 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…

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  47. 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.

  48. 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.

  49. 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...

  50. 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…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

United Educators (UE), a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group, was formed by educators for educators to ensure a stable source of insurance and risk management. UE provides resources to help prevent incidents that put people and institutions at risk. Listen to advice from UE and other experts on how to protect students, staff, and faculty at your school, college, or university.

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