Beyond the Iceberg: Navigating the Stop Campus Hazing Act

Hazing remains one of the most persistent and complex safety challenges facing higher education. In response to bipartisan concern over institutional accountability and student protection, Congress passed the Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA), a significant amendment to the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act that reshapes executive oversight expectations.

Our new white paper, Beyond the Iceberg: Navigating the Stop Campus Hazing Act, distills insights from a January 16, 2026, multidisciplinary panel featuring former U.S. Department of Education Clery Group leader Jim Moore, Jonathan Kassa of CriticalArc Consulting, Hillary Pettegrew of United Educators, and Peter Lake of Stetson University College of Law. Together, they explored the often-overlooked executive-level risks that accompany SCHA implementation.

A Shift from Transactional Compliance to Executive Orchestration

The SCHA is not simply another reporting requirement. It requires senior leaders to move beyond checklist-style compliance and toward a comprehensive governance framework that integrates policy development, prevention programming, incident classification, reporting obligations, and transparency mandates.

The white paper outlines several critical risk themes for presidents, boards, and cabinet members:

The “DNA of Failure” in Clery and CSA Oversight
The Fallacy of the “Single-Hub” Compliance Model
Data Silos and “Willful Blindness”
The “Iceberg Phenomenon” and the Risk of Sacred Cows
The Burden of Radical Transparency

We invite higher education leaders, board members, and compliance professionals to read the full white paper to better understand the governance implications of this landmark legislation. For additional context, you may also access the companion webinar, Transparency, Prevention & Compliance: The Stop Campus Hazing Act Explained, featuring the panelists whose insights shaped this report.