Forecasting Risks in 2026

In this episode, Melanie Bennett speakers with Rosie Davis about minors in higher ed athletics programs.

Hazing remains one of the most persistent and complex risks facing colleges and universities. In this episode, we explore a new report aimed at preventing college hazing.

Attorney and neutral investigator Kai McGintee discusses the importance of appropriate professional boundaries between educators and students in K-12 schools.

Attorney Amanda Brahm with McLane Middleton joins UE's Hillary Pettegrew to discuss the status of disparate impact analysis in discrimination litigation.

In this episode, United Educators' (UE's) Melanie Bennett interviews Karen Weaver about the higher ed athletics landscape.

In this episode, UE's Melanie Bennett and Hillary Pettegrew speak with Peter Lake from Stetson University College of Law about hazing prevention and response at colleges and universities.

In this episode, UE's Melanie Bennett interviews Jeff Noland and Miriam McKendall from Holland & Knight about the Stop Campus Hazing Act.

Listen to United Educators (UE) risk management consultants Joanne Dunlap, Hoda Hussein, Beth Kidwell, and Natalie Robinson-Babaniyi share their perspectives on risks to watch in 2026.

In this episode, United Educators' (UE's) Melanie Bennett interviews Jayde Bennett and Alisa Barnard from Learning Courage about risk committees and audits.

In this episode, United Educators (UE) Senior Risk Management Counsel Hillary Pettegrew and Senior Risk Management Consultant Hoda Hussein discuss recommended practices and tips to make crisis response tabletop exercises as effective as possible.