Deadly Campus Shootings Expose Failed Security and Policy Gaps Across America’s Universities

The recent shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, which left two dead and eight critically injured, is yet another somber reminder of the ongoing failure to protect our nation’s college campuses. Despite repeated tragedies spanning decades—from Virginia Tech’s massacre of 32 people in 2007 to just last year’s deadly attack at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas—Washington continues to ignore the root causes and necessary reforms. Why Do American Campuses Keep Falling Victim to Deadly Violence? The suspect at Brown University fled on foot dressed in black during final exams, sparking a shelter-in-place order for the area as...