Higher education is entering a transformative period in campus safety. After nearly two decades in this field, I’ve never seen a moment where technology, culture, compliance expectations, and ...

A surge in electric scooter injuries in recent years has prompted many K-12 schools and colleges to implement bans or significant restrictions on micromobility products. Injuries associated with all ...

As schools across the country welcome students back to campus, these changes may be a struggle for those students with autism and create a significant safety risk: wandering. Wandering, also known as ...

Based on responses from over 500 campus safety professionals, this year’s findings confirm that these long-standing issues are worsening in some areas, impacting both sworn and nonsworn officers. Key ...

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Graduations are significant milestones that draw large crowds, making security a top priority for event organizers. These events bring together students, families, faculty and community members, which ...

As the mental health care provider shortage continues throughout the United States, faculty and staff at higher education institutions feel increasingly responsible for students’ mental health and ...

Over 60% of U.S. colleges and universities have a pet therapy program, according to aggregate research from The Zebra. For campuses that don’t have their own programs, hosting animal visitation events ...

Campus emergency notification has come a long way since the April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech mass shooting in which an active shooter fatally shot two people at an on-campus dormitory and then fatally ...

According to Campus Safety’s 2024 Video Surveillance Survey, 98% of K-12 schools, colleges, and healthcare facilities have one or more video surveillance systems on their campus — up from 94% in 2023.

There were an estimated 112,000 security services businesses in the United States in 2025 with a revenue of around $49 billion, according to IBIS World. Between 2019 and 2024, the industry saw an ...

Placing metal detectors in schools and colleges has always been a controversial move. As with every security decision, administrators have a lot of things to take into account before making the ...