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Students

Georgia University Board OKs Sexual Misconduct Investigation Process

ATLANTA ― People who report allegations of sexual misconduct at Georgia’s 29 public colleges and universities could have their attorneys involved in the process and so could the alleged perpetrators, under rules approved Wednesday by the university system’s governing board. The rules also require university officials to determine whether it is “more likely than not” […]

March 9, 2016

Students

Agency Probes Notre Dame for Possible Title IX Violations

SOUTH BEND, Ind. ― The University of Notre Dame is among more than 165 colleges under federal investigation for possible violations of Title IX, a gender-equity law, related to sexual violence on campus. As of Feb. 24, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights was investigating 208 cases for issues of sexual violence […]

March 1, 2016

Students

University of Texas System Police Get Guidelines for Sex Assault Responses

AUSTIN, Texas ― The University of Texas System announced science-based guidelines Tuesday to help police for all 14 campuses better respond to sexual assault victims. UT System officials said in a statement that the 170-page report detailing the guidelines is a “victim-centered blueprint” to assist the system’s 600-person police force in engaging with and understanding […]

March 1, 2016

Students

University Leaders Debate Police Involvement in Campus Sexual Assaults

In order to combat sexual violence on campus, university leaders must broaden the conversation and take a more active role in shaping the policies that are being implemented to deal with the problem.

February 21, 2016

Students

Montana Settles Ex-player’s Claim; Won’t Revive Rape Case

HELENA, Mont. ― The state decided to settle claims that the University of Montana mishandled the investigation of a former school quarterback accused of rape rather than re-open the widely publicized case, an attorney representing the state said Wednesday. The decision was made even though the state believes school officials acted properly, said attorney Dale […]

February 17, 2016

Students

Lawsuit Accuses Harvard of Mishandling Sex Assault Complaint

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― A 2015 graduate of Harvard is suing the school over allegations that it forced her to live in the same building as a student who sexually assaulted her and that officials failed to act on her complaints. Alyssa Leader filed the lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Massachusetts. The lawsuit says Leader […]

February 17, 2016

Latinx

Indiana University to Begin Review of Sex Misconduct Cases

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ― Indiana University plans to begin reviewing 18 sexual misconduct cases this week, following allegations that the school’s associate dean of students sexually assaulted a woman at a December conference. In an open letter published Feb. 4, Jill Creighton accused Jason Casares of sexually assaulting her in December at a conference in Fort […]

February 16, 2016

Students

Cornell Frat President Released, Denies Sex Assault Charges

ITHACA, N.Y. ― A 21-year-old president of a Cornell University fraternity has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted a woman. Wolfgang Ballinger was released on his own recognizance Tuesday following a hearing in Ithaca. The New York City man has been charged with felony counts of attempted rape, criminal sexual assault and […]

February 10, 2016

Students

Boise State Reaches Settlement in Sex Assault Lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho ― Two former Boise State University athletes who accused the school of failing to stop sexually harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement with the university. The former students sued the school in 2014, alleging athletic officials ignored their reports of sexual assault and harassment by a star athlete. The settlement was reached Dec. […]

January 4, 2016

Faculty & Staff

University of Missouri Faculty Suggest Revoking Cosby Degree

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri Faculty Council has voted to recommend rescind an honorary doctorate given to Bill Cosby. The Columbia Missourian reports the council, which is made up of elected representatives of campus faculty, voted Nov. 5 to take back Cosby’s honorary doctorate in humane letters. Ben Trachtenberg, chair of the Faculty […]

December 2, 2015

News Roundup

Brown University Asks Judge to Dismiss Gender Bias Lawsuit

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Brown University officials have asked a federal court judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging gender bias brought by a male student who was suspended after being accused of sexual assault. The Providence Journal reports the Ivy League university’s attorney, Steven Richard, argued that the student’s complaint is “overwrought” with innuendo and doesn’t […]

December 2, 2015

News Roundup

Author Rejects Claim that Records Release Threatens Funding

HELENA, Mont. ― State education officials must disclose the disciplinary records of a former quarterback accused of rape for the public to understand what the University of Montana is doing to protect students from sexual assault, the attorney for Into the Wild author Jon Krakauer said in court filings. Attorney Mike Meloy urged the Montana […]

November 29, 2015