Once Yale University closed due to the pandemic in March 2020, the Public Safety Systems and Services team quickly realized that they could change the way access control was used and programmed across campus, while also streamlining security and operations.

Marc Barbiere came to Georgetown about five months before the COVID-19 pandemic struck with the goal of providing a robust framework for the University to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. Barbiere and the newly restructured Office of Emergency Management put together a framework to streamline and organize emergency and pandemic response to continue operations no matter the cause of disruption.

Davenport University was named the safest campus in Michigan and among the top safest universities in the country.

The University of Chicago Police Department was re-accredited with Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA). 

Branville Bard Jr. has been named Johns Hopkins University's new Vice President for Public Safety. 

The University of Utah Police Department joins the 30x30 initiative, which aims to increase the representation of women in police recruit classes to 30% by 2030.

Brown University announced that it has hired Rodney Chatman as its Vice President for Campus Safety.

The Harper College Police Department has joined the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System Mobile Field Force (NIPAS). 

The police department of Rhode Island College is now one of 30-plus accredited police agencies in Rhode Island.