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According to an Education Department report, the number of sexual assualts rported on college campuses increased from 2,200 in 2001 to 3,300 in 2011. The number of sex crimes reported on U.S. college campuses soared by 50% over the course of a decade, according to a new government report Tuesday, even as total campus crime…
WorldStage Newsonline– The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) Nigeria, West Africa Chapter has elected a Nigeria, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Audu-Bida (rtd)as the first Chairman for the Nigeria’s Chapter. Members of TIEMS Nigeria currently include professional emergency managers, academics, journalists and volunteers who have interest in emergency management. The body, which was founded in Washington,…
John Tupps, a spokesman for Gov. Rick Scott, released this statement later Wednesday: “Gov. Scott has worked with the Division of Emergency Management to ensure our communities have the resources they need to protect families from flooding. Over the past three years, Florida has invested more than $130 million protecting communities along the coast from…
Did you know that April was National County Government Month? Perhaps, like DeKalb County, GA, your county provided a community workshop. Check out this information provided by the National Association of Counties and share what your county has done to prepare its citizens. Since 1991, NACo has encouraged counties across the country to actively promote…
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Monday announced a series of steps it plans to take to try to reduce the epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses, including pushing colleges and universities to become more transparent in their reporting of incidents. Click here to continue reading…
Associated Press, BOSTON — The manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects culminated in a chaotic gunfight that placed police and the public in danger because it lacked coordination and restraint, according to an otherwise largely positive report released Thursday by Harvard University on the emergency response to the explosions. The shootout that occurred in…
NORTHWOOD, Iowa – It’s been about a week and a half since officials had to evacuate the entire town of Northwood during a chemical fire. It happened on February 20th. Click here to continue reading…
Despite an unprecedented wave of federal complaints accusing universities of mishandling sexual assault on campus, a vast majority of college presidents think their school does just fine, a new survey finds. Ninety-five percent agreed with the statement “my institution handles sexual assault allegations appropriately,” with another 5 percent remaining neutral, in an Inside Higher Ed…