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Campus Safety, Risk Management

Clemson Provides Textbook Case of Performance-Based Fire Protection at New Football Practice Facility 

The Allen N. Reeves Football Complex is the first in South Carolina history to utilize a performance-based design code analysis approach (tested to meet specific goals) to fire code safety, instead of a traditional prescriptive approach (adhering strictly to written codes), according to Paul Borick, one of Clemson University’s Capital...
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Legal Issues, Risk Management

Consumer Liability 101: Six Areas to Watch, Part II 

While state consumer protection laws vary, there are certain defenses to liability that are common enough—and powerful enough—that all schools should be familiar with them. These defenses are (i) preserving and protecting your educational mission; (ii) acting in accordance with regulatory requirements; and (iii) for state schools, preserving and protecting...
Consumer liability
Legal Issues, Risk Management

Consumer Liability 101: 6 Areas to Watch, Part I 

Students considering litigation against colleges and universities have powerful legal tools at their disposal: state consumer protection laws. These laws were designed to empower states and consumers to bring claims against companies that act unfairly or deceptively. Although the requirements of these laws vary from state to state, most allow...