2014: Stereotypes of Black Men

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Promoting Negative Stereotypes of Black Men Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell of Johns Hopkins University once made the claim that domestic violence is the “leading cause of death for African-American women aged 14-45.” This claim was later highlighted on the Department of Justice website. The statement is a bizarre [...]

OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

Drop the Domestic Violence Double-Standard UPDATE: On January 21, the U.S. women’s national team suspended Hope Solo for a 30-day period. The suspension was the result of a number of incidents, including a run-in earlier in the week with police. Solo had been facing domestic violence assault charges stemming from an altercation with her half-sister and 17-year-old nephew. +++++++++++++++++++++ [...]

NTF: Secret Organization with an Ideological Agenda

The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence — the NTF — has long been recognized as a “front group.” A 2013 article revealed: The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women (NTF), a front group for organizations dependent on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant funding, recently released [...]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

For years, scientists have recognized that women were as likely to be perpetrators of domestic violence as men. But traditional domestic violence organizations have been reluctant to acknowledge that fact. But the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control reveals a surprising development. In the previous 12 months, men are 31% more likely to be [...]

Congressional Actions

Congressional Actions Below is a summary of the key congressional statements, bills, and task force activities pertaining to campus due process and sexual assault, since 2014: SENATE: Statements: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA): “I think a crime of rape off campus or a crime of rape on campus ought to be treated the same way. And […]

Democrats for Campus Fairness

Democrats for Campus Fairness “There’s been criticism of some college codes of conduct for not giving the accused person a fair opportunity to be heard, and that’s one of the basic tenets of our system, as you know, everyone deserves a fair hearing.” — Former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg The Biden Administration’s transition […]

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More victories from my efforts to advance civil rights and challenge systemic sexism in higher education

By: Mark J. Perry November 5, 2020 I was informed yesterday by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that another of my (now) 244 complaints (probably the most ever filed by a single individual, at least for single-sex programs) alleging Title IX violations in higher education has been successfully resolved in my favor. That […]

Part 106: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance

1. The authority citation for part 106 continues to read as follows: Authority 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq., unless otherwise noted. 2. Section 106.3 is amended by revising the section heading and paragraph (a) to read as follows: § 106.3 Available remedies. (a) Remedial action. If the Assistant Secretary finds that a recipient has violated this part, such recipient shall [...]
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Campus Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Title IX

Students accused of non-Title IX misconduct should get fair hearings, too

Students accused of non-Title IX misconduct should get fair hearings, too by Susan Kruth November 12, 2020 Students sometimes ask why FIRE spends so much time making sure students accused of sexual misconduct receive fair hearings. They’ve noticed that over the past decade, a lot of our work has focused on the interplay between Title IX […]

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Campus Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Title IX Title IX Equity Project

Biden is President-Elect. Can We Just Ignore the Title IX Regulations Now?

November 9, 2020 TNG Consulting and Brett Sokolow It has been a week! We now know that Joe Biden is the President-Elect of the United States of America. There will still be some legal wrangling, and nothing is set in stone until the electors vote in December. But, assuming this outcome is maintained, you’ll likely […]