October 19, 2007

Crisis-Management Plans Are Untested, Survey Says

By AUDREY WILLIAMS JUNE

Newly released survey results reveal that many colleges are focusing more than ever on preparing for a crisis since the massacre at Virginia Tech, but that they may not be well equipped to handle one.

The online survey was conducted by SimpsonScarborough, a consulting firm that focuses on colleges and universities. It invited 546 people who are members of the National Association of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education to take the survey, and 17 percent of them responded. Most

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