February 12, 2008

College Leaders Wrestle With How to Prepare for Unknown Threats

By Jeffrey J. Selingo

San Diego

Nearly 10 months after the Virginia Tech shootings prompted colleges nationwide to take steps to improve safety, campus leaders continue to struggle with how to prepare for unknown threats and determine when and how to inform their campuses of incidents.

That was the message delivered on Monday by the director of public safety at Princeton University and two university presidents—including Charles W. Steger of Virginia Tech—who spoke on a panel at the American Council on

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