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Brown Details Security Overhaul Before Spring Term After Campus Shooting

The fast-tracked plan follows the Dec. 13 attack under federal Clery Act scrutiny.

Overview

  • Remaining keyed buildings will transition to card access, with officers assigned at those sites until the conversion is complete.
  • The university will install additional cameras, including inside Barus & Holley, expand blue-light phones with integrated cameras, and add more panic buttons.
  • Public safety staffing will increase with an elevated on-campus presence, supplemented by mutual-aid partners and private security, and entry checks will continue.
  • Students and staff will receive trauma-informed safety and active-shooter preparedness training, alongside strengthened coordination with local agencies and mental health resources.
  • A U.S. Department of Education Clery Act investigation and external after-action and campus security assessments remain underway, as newly obtained dispatch logs detail a multi-building, mass-casualty response on Dec. 13.