10+ YEARS OF AUTHORED WORK in HAZING PREVENTION
Sept 2025 – The Harbor Press
BOOK: Discretion: Hazing.Pledging. Intake. (author)
ISBN: 978-0-9989378-2-3 The Harbor Press
Fall 2025 – The Harbor Press
BOOK: Discretion: Workbook and Resource Guide (co-author)
ISBN: 978-0-9989378-3-0 The Harbor Press
Sept 2022 – Public Broadcasting System (PBS) Documentary
DOCUMENTARY: Hazing (interviewed expert)
Mar 2020 – The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
BOOK: Dismantling Hazing in Greek-Letter Organizations: Effective Practices for Prevention, Response, and Campus Engagement(chapter co-author)
ISBN 978-1948213196 NASPA Press
Feb 2019 – British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Audio Documentary
DOCUMENTARY: The Pledge (interviewed expert). Afonica Production.
Summer 2017 – HazingPrevention.Org Resource Guide (Hazing Prevention Network)
ARTICLE: Running the Yard? The Post-Millennials’ Catch-22 (author)
March 2017 – Ebony Magazine
ARTICLE: After Burning Sands Can We Actually Talk About Hazing or “Nah?” (co-author) Ebony.com
Summer 2015 – HazingPrevention.Org Resource Guide
ARTICLE: Engaging University Alumni in Hazing Prevention Efforts for Black, Latino and Multicultural Fraternities and Sororities (author)
RASHEED ALI CROMWELL BIO AND CONTACT INFO
Attorney Rasheed Ali Cromwell is one of the leading authorities on fraternity and sorority life on college campuses. Through the Harbor Institute, he has presented dynamic keynote speeches, interactive and engaging training sessions, and consulting for thousands of students/ administrators at over 300 colleges/universities in 45 states.
He utilizes his unique background as a practicing attorney, content expert, educational consultant and speaker/trainer to bridge gaps, increase understanding and to promote positive change. Rasheed’s authentic, down to earth, yet passionate, and supportive style connects with audiences nationwide as he empowers them with culture and context through a multidisciplinary lens.
One of his areas of expertise is hazing prevention/intervention. As a content expert, he co-developed and taught the curriculum for the Fraternal Values and Leadership Series at Howard University (Washington, DC). Additionally, he served as a co-professor and co-developed the curriculum for a Black Greek leadership class at The Ohio State University (OSU)(Columbus) from which the university required as a pre-requisite to any membership intake process at OSU.
He was co-founding faculty of the Cross-Cultural Fraternal Advisors Institute (CCFAI) and is author of DISCRETION: Hazing. Pledging. Intake and the the co-author of the Harbor’s Guide to Culturally-based Fraternal Organizations (CBFOs). He volunteers as a financially active with his organization, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. as well as serve as a board member on the board of directors for the Hazing Prevention Network (HPN)
As an attorney he clerked for a federal judge in the Southern District of Texas Houston Division, before joining Finnegan Law Firm in Washington, DC. In his current role as of counsel, for the Fraternity and Sorority Law Group (FSLG) he has worked on hazing investigations and advised national leadership of multiple culturally based fraternal organizations (CBFOs) on hazing prevention strategies. FSLG, currently serves as the law firm for the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA) providing the legal updates and counsel for the organization the last two years.
AFA awarded Attorney Cromwell the 2023 Jack L. Anson Award (AFA) for assisting in developing partnerships with higher education and the interfraternal community, fostering positive change to advance the fraternal movement, and serving as a role model for students and professionals. He has also has been featured on documentaries with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service and most recently in the award winning Hazing documentary debuted to millions around the world on Public Broadcasting System (PBS).
CONTACT: racromwell@theharborinstitute.com
202-599-2155
