File OCR Complaint

File a Title IX Complaint with the OCR Thousands of persons have filed Title IX complaints with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. These persons have made complaints pertaining to athletics, scholarships, sexual assault, and other issues — see figure below:  SAVE encourages persons to file a Title IX complaint if you believe you [...]

OCR Investigations

Open Investigations The Office for Civil Rights publishes a searchable listing of all open Title IX investigations. To view all investigations for single-sex scholarships or programs, scroll to the Type of Discrimination box, and click on "Title IX - Single Sex Scholarships" or "Title IX - Single Sex Programs:" The results are immediately displayed. You [...]

Case Resolutions

Case Resolutions This page lists cases that have been resolved either as the result of a formal OCR investigation, or following direct communications between the university and the SAVE Title IX Equity Project. The cases are listed in alphabetical order by the institution’s name. OCR INVESTIGATIONS The Office for Civil Rights publishes a listing of all [...]

Equity

Title IX Equity Project: Overview Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in federally supported schools. The law states: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Sex [...]

Victims Deserve Better

Complainants SEE: How the New Title IX Regulation Benefits Sexual Assault Complainants The 2011 OCR Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), now rescinded, required that all sexual assault allegations be handled by campus disciplinary committees. But many years later, there is no evidence these campus committees have succeeded in increasing the reporting of assaults to campus officials. [...]

Faculty Members

Faculty Members  Over the years, the American Association of University Professors has issued several statements about Title IX and the Office for Civil Rights’ interpretations of “sexual harassment.” Over time, the AAUP warnings have become increasingly detailed: Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance, 2011: “Since charges of sexual harassment against faculty members often lead [...]

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Opinion Polls

Public Opinion Polls Numerous public opinion polls reveal that Americans believe accused students should enjoy a broad range of due process protections. The six national surveys are presented first, followed by state-level surveys in Missouri, Virginia, and California: NATIONAL 1. A poll by SAVE surveyed a representative sample of 2,806 persons on November 12-16, 2020: [...]

2017

2017 In 2017, 502 editorials and articles critical of the Dear Colleague Letter policies were identified: Grace Curtis: Anti-rape activist says college assigned her male roommate after she reported her own assault – Dec. 29 Alice True: Campus Rape Hoaxes & False Accusations. How Many? – Dec. 29 Jerome Woehrle: Sexual assault training backfires – Dec. 27 William Jacobson: Lawsuit: Oberlin College sexual [...]

2016

2016 Editorials and Articles These 659 editorials and news articles highlight widespread doubts whether rape victims are well served by campus sex panels, regarding the removal of due process rights from the accused, the illogic of Affirmative Consent, expanding definitions of sexual assault, and related issues: Anne Hendershott: ‘Safe Transfer Act’ Would Brand Transcripts of Students [...]