This year, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate both unanimously passed the Stop Campus Hazing Act, and on Christmas Eve, President Joe Biden signed it into law. This legislation, championed by Democrats and Republicans alike, creates reporting standards in higher education, requires hazing prevention training for student leaders and administrators and penalizes schools who don’t operate with transparency. It is the product of six years of tireless advocacy from concerned Americans and the...

For the first time in American history, a national anti-hazing bill, introduced by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in the U.S. Senate, has become federal law. “Students should feel safe no matter what school they choose,” Sen. Cassidy said on Dec. 26. “With this new law, we ensure hazing is never ignored.” President Joe Biden on Dec. 23 enacted the bipartisan, bicameral Stop Campus Hazing Act, H.R. 5646, introduced on Sept. 21, 2023 by U.S. Reps....

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed into law two identical bills that require college students to undergo hazing prevention training, a year after the death of Virginia Commonwealth University freshman. Named for Adam Oakes, “Adam’s Law” passed unanimously in the Senate and received 98 of 100 votes in the House. Oakes died of alcohol poisoning in 2021 following a fraternity initiation, and his family championed the bills. Under the law, colleges will be required to provide student...