Chicago media cite Allan in news about Northwestern football hazing allegations
University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan was interviewed by Chicago news outlets covering reports of hazing in the Northwestern University football program. 鈥淥ne thing we鈥檝e found that continues to emerge in study after study that we do is that there鈥檚 a real disconnect between students鈥 experiences of hazing and their willingness to label it as hazing,鈥 Allan said to . The newspaper cited the 2008 , led by Allan and fellow 91福利 researcher Mary Madden, which was the first large-scale attempt to document hazing on college campuses across the U.S. Allan was also interviewed by about an Illinois lawmaker鈥檚 plan to introduce legislation creating a College Athlete Bill of Rights. The proposal would establish an ombudsman where student athletes could report hazing incidents without fear of retribution. 鈥淭here is such a fear of coming forward,鈥 Allan said. She added that higher education institutions and policymakers 鈥渁lso need to look at shifting the culture to support the likelihood that those laws and policies will be used.鈥