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Case In Point: Lessons for the proactive manager

Our monthly newsletter compiles relevant higher education risk-related stories from around the nation.

November 2019

It is hard to believe that we are fast approaching the end of 2019. In the USA, we end the month of November with my favorite holiday of the year – Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving may be my favorite holiday because the primary requirements are to eat great food and watch football. It is also good to think about the things we are thankful for during this season, one of which is you, our readers.

We never imagined when we began publishing Case in Point over ten years ago, that this publication would eventually have subscribers coast to coast (in the USA), and now internationally in multiple counties. We appreciate your interest, and our goal is to help you be successful in carrying out the mission of higher education.

Our mission in this industry is noble when you think about it. We have the opportunity to change lives for the better through education, research, and outreach to our communities. It is very important that we use our resources for this noble mission. Unfortunately, the headlines you see here each month usually mean that institutional resources are being directed away from our mission and into things like investigations, attorney's fees, fines, and the like. Our underlying philosophy in Case in Point is that proactive prevention of problems is less expensive than becoming the headline. The secondary philosophy is that whatever is happening at other institutions may also be happening at your institution.

That is why we suggest you do three things each month with this publication. First, scan the articles and read in depth those that apply to your area of leadership. Second, honestly consider whether you may have a similar issue that could become a headline. Lastly, do something to proactively reduce risk and keep funds on the mission.

It is really a very simple philosophy but one that often gets lost in the busyness of our daily activities. We again invite you to review the issues across our industry with a view toward preventing problems and staying on mission at your institution.

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Case In Point Archives


Information Security & Technology Events

School of Medicine notifies patients about data breach from phishing incident11/12/2019
Student data sent to 1,100 students accidentally by Georgia Tech employee11/07/2019
Washington University School of Medicine notifies patients of privacy breach11/01/2019
Following flood of spam emails, more than 1,000 student accounts temporarily disabled10/10/2019
Southeast department sends email violating student privacy10/08/2019
Thousands of UAB patients’ info possibly seen by hackers in cyberattack10/07/2019
Pitt public health school apologizes for data release10/04/2019
3,000 Kent State student emails hacked10/02/2019
Sacramento State accidentally accepts 3,500 students on its waitlist09/14/2019
Email hack sends strange message to students09/10/2019

Fraud & Ethics Related Events

Former Helena College employee pleads guilty to theft12/04/2019
10 Ways Over $500K in Mass. State Property Went Missing or Got Lost12/03/2019
UT-Austin investigating former procurement official after review finds irregularities12/01/2019
TSU law school tied to admissions 'improprieties': sources11/19/2019
Professor Who Wrote Book on Drug Crime Is Accused of Money Laundering11/18/2019
MU spends more than half-million on academic fraud and NCAA appeal11/01/2019
Orangeburg woman charged with obtaining money from Clemson University using falsified documents10/29/2019
Former MSU employee indicted for fraud, forgery10/24/2019
Fossils stolen from University of Kansas museum10/23/2019
UMD business school employees were fired after signing unauthorized federal contracts10/20/2019

Compliance/Regulatory & Legal Events

Two UO Professors reach settlement in age discrimination, retaliation lawsuit12/04/2019
Environmental groups sue UNC-Chapel Hill over pollution from a coal-fired power plant12/03/2019
Towel, staple left inside University of Iowa cancer patient brings $1.2 million deal12/02/2019
Law School Professor Alleges Discrimination, Says She Was Reprimanded For Not Smiling12/02/2019
Settlement reached in Harvard video suit12/02/2019
Oklahoma State receives notice of allegations from NCAA due to FBI probe into recruiting corruption11/22/2019
Ex-student's Title IX suit against UA gets go-ahead from judge11/22/2019
Four former OU employees sue Board of Regents over breached promise of lifetime email access11/21/2019
Longtime faculty rep to NU Athletics files lawsuit against university, alleging gender pay disparity11/20/2019
Trump appointee sues Democratic bosses at Oklahoma State University11/19/2019

Campus Life & Safety Events

UW-Madison employee dies from injuries sustained in a fall12/03/2019
Georgetown players face complaints of burglary, assault, harassment12/02/2019
Kennesaw State student reaches settlement over anthem protest lawsuit12/02/2019
UNC to give Silent Sam statue to Sons of Confederate Veterans12/02/2019
Oregon State Employee Injured in Wave Lab12/01/2019
Florida ex-college student charged with plan to bomb 2 college deans: Feds12/01/2019
Chicago man charged with strangling college student in campus garage12/01/2019
Rape victim says man took pictures during assault at Clemson University, report says11/21/2019
Judge upholds University of Missouri's ban on guns11/19/2019
Racist incidents lead to fear on Syracuse University campus11/19/2019

Other News of Interest

Government threatens funding for Middle East studies program it sees as too favorable to Islam09/19/2019
Colleges Face Growing International Student-Visa Issues09/06/2019
SAT to Give Students ‘Adversity Score’ to Capture Social and Economic Background05/16/2019

Last Updated: September 13, 2019