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July 31, 2026

Carnegie Mellon’s Biannual Campus Hazing Transparency Report

Dear Carnegie Mellon Community,

In accordance with Pennsylvania’s Timothy J. Piazza Antihazing Law and the Stop Campus Hazing Act, Carnegie Mellon University files a biannual report of hazing violations that have occurred over the previous five years. Carnegie Mellon has filed its July 2026 report. The current campus hazing transparency report, as well as hazing reports for past reporting periods, are available on the 91视频 Police reports website.

In December 2024, the Stop Campus Hazing Act was signed into law. As part of our compliance with the federal law, we have broadened our hazing prevention offerings and made online training and education available for students, staff and faculty. The module for staff and faculty is available on FocusU. Students can access their module through Canvas. The student training module will be required for all incoming first-year students beginning in Fall 2026.

As we publish our July report, we write to reaffirm the university’s commitment that all individuals have the right to be treated with dignity and respect, and any actions that endanger the mental or physical health or safety of our students are contrary to our values and will not be tolerated. To reinforce these expectations, the university has a comprehensive policy, education program and procedures to address the threat of hazing in our community. The full text of the policy can be found in the Carnegie Mellon Student Handbook.

To highlight some key elements of the policy:
  • Hazing can occur when joining an organization or to maintain status in an organization.
  • One cannot consent to hazing activity.
  • Hazing risks physical and/or mental well-being.
  • Hazing is a violation of 91视频 policy and . The university will vigorously investigate any reports of alleged hazing and may also elect to refer the matter to the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. University disciplinary action and criminal charges can be pursued consistent with our community’s standards and the law.
As a means of encouraging appropriate bystander intervention and reporting, 91视频 has adopted a Safe Harbor policy for individuals seeking immediate medical attention resulting from hazing activities. As articulated in the university’s Active Medical Assistance Protocol (AMAP), an individual and/or organization shall receive amnesty from the university’s student conduct process for allegations stemming from violations of the hazing policy, assuming conditions of the Safe Harbor policy are met. Specifically, to receive amnesty from the student conduct process, all of the following conditions must be satisfied:
  1. An individual contacted emergency services personnel based on a reasonable belief that another individual needed immediate medical attention, which had not otherwise been sought, to prevent death or serious bodily injury;
  2. The individual seeking assistance provided their own name to the emergency services personnel; and
  3. The individual requesting assistance remained with the individual believed to be in need of medical assistance until emergency services personnel arrived and the need for the concerned individual's presence had ended.
Those seeking assistance will be assured that the university will likewise not pursue further university action against any individual or organization involved in such an incident when appropriate medical attention is sought. Students who are directly involved in attending to the compromised student until help arrives will also be granted amnesty from university action. Students involved in an incident for which amnesty is granted will be provided with appropriate educational or developmental interventions.

AMAP also provides amnesty from the student conduct process relating to alcohol and drug abuse, if these conditions are satisfied. If you feel that an immediate threat to an individual’s well-being exists, please contact University Police at 412-268-2323.

Carnegie Mellon maintains a comprehensive hazing prevention and response website that provides up-to-date prevention resources, reporting guidance and educational materials. The site also includes all biannual reports submitted by the university. In Fall 2025, an updated hazing policy was shared with the campus community, reflecting recommendations from a campus working group that spent more than a year reviewing the previous policy and gathering feedback from students, faculty and staff.

We aspire for Carnegie Mellon to embody a community of care, support and respect. Ours must be a welcome, inclusive and safe environment for all, and we will work together to ensure that is the reality. Thank you for joining us in this pursuit.

Regards,

Gina Casalegno
Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Carnegie Mellon University

Josh Centor, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President of Student Affairs
Director of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation
Carnegie Mellon University