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Other Resources ASSOCIATION OF TITLE IX ADMINISTRATORS Numerous individuals and organizations have expressed criticisms of the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) and its leadership. As early as 2014, a BuzzFeed article noted, "Brett Sokolow may be the most successful sexual assault consultant in the country, but critics say he’s building a profitable empire on [...]

Experiment in Campus Jurisprudence, 2011-2021 In 2011, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued a controversial Dear Colleague Letter on sexual violence. The new OCR policy called for campus disciplinary committees to handle all allegations of sexual misconduct, with significantly fewer due process protections for the accused. To evaluate its effectiveness, the American Association of [...]

Title IX’s implementing regulation,  34 CFR 106, prohibits schools from offering scholarships that, “On the basis of sex, provide different amounts or types of such assistance, limit eligibility for such assistance which is of any particular type or source, apply different criteria, or otherwise discriminate.” (See details, below.) In 2019-2020, the SAVE Title IX Equity Project […]

Many states have considered legislation on campus sexual assault in recent years. SAVE tracks these bills on an ongoing basis: The current Legislative Status Report, below,  lists all relevant bills that have been introduced in the current year. The table lists the state, bill number, summary, and status. If a bill has been approved by […]

AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT California, Connecticut, and New York have enacted laws that establish an affirmative consent standard on college campuses. California Cal. Civ. Code § 15.5. 67386 (a) In order to receive state funds for student financial assistance, … independent post-secondary institutions shall adopt a policy concerning sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking… involving a student, […]

SAVE has developed a model bill designed to bring fairness to the campus sexual assault issue. Titled the Campus Equality, Fairness, and Transparency Act (CEFTA), the bill supports the rights and interests of both the complainant and accused student, and encourages the involvement of local criminal justice authorities. CEFTA was first released in June 2016 and revised in February 2017. CEFTA […]

School Administrators  College administrators expressed deep reservations about the 2011 Dear College Letter policies and their implementation on campuses. These concerns include: Limited capability of universities to assume functions traditionally handled by law enforcement agencies Unfairness to the wrongfully accused Financial impact Liability exposure LIMITED INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITY A Chronicle of Higher Education report revealed that many members [...]

Sex-Specific Scholarships Title IX’s implementing regulation,  34 CFR 106, prohibits schools from offering scholarships that, “On the basis of sex, provide different amounts or types of such assistance, limit eligibility for such assistance which is of any particular type or source, apply different criteria, or otherwise discriminate.” (See details, below.) In early 2021, OCR issued a [...]