Summarizes a meeting of eighteen campus public safety executives from thirteen institutions of higher education (IHE), with support from the National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCPS). The purpose of this forum was to identify best practices in sharing campus law enforcement responsibilities with local partners and establishing and maintaining positive, supportive, and effective relationships with off-campus communities. 

Announces new steps for addressing growing concerns about sexual violence on college campuses by requiring institutions of higher education to comply with new campus safety and security related requirements aimed at curbing sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Discusses psychologist-designed programs that are showing some success at preventing sexual assault on college campuses, while acknowledging that there are no one-size-fits-all solutions. The article reports on actions taken to reduce sexual assaults, how some schools are teaching resistance, creating change to social norms, and implementation challenges.