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University Administrators Rack Up “Excuses” for Delaying New Title IX Regulations

SAVE March 31, 2020 “The dog ate my homework” is one of the oldest excuses students use to rationalize their delay in turning in an assignment. The coronavirus pandemic is one of the newest excuses universities and others are using to request the Department of Education suspend the Title IX rule making process, which has

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Title IX

How Do You Stop A Problem Like University of Michigan?

https://blog.simplejustice.us/2020/03/28/how-do-you-stop-a-problem-like-university-of-michigan/ How Do You Stop A Problem Like University of Michigan? When the Sixth Circuit ruled in Doe v. Baum, following up on its decision in Doe v. University of Cincinnati, the law appeared settled: The male students accused of sexual misconduct were entitled to cross-examination in Title IX sexual misconduct proceedings. Problem solved, right? So

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Sexual Harassment

U. of Rochester Will Pay $9.4 Million to Settle Long-Running Sexual-Harassment Battle

https://www.chronicle.com/article/U-of-Rochester-Will-Pay-94/248367?utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_1108895&cid=pm&source=ams&sourceId=3913353 U. of Rochester Will Pay $9.4 Million to Settle Long-Running Sexual-Harassment Battle By Katherine Mangan MARCH 27, 2020 PREMIUM Heather Ainsworth for The Chronicle T. Florian Jaeger (left), a professor in the department of brain and cognitive sciences at the U. of Rochester The University of Rochester has agreed to pay $9.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought

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Title IX

Public university opens girls-only STEM camp to boys to resolve Title IX investigation

https://www.thecollegefix.com/public-university-opens-girls-only-stem-camp-to-boys-to-resolve-title-ix-investigation/ Public university opens girls-only STEM camp to boys to resolve Title IX investigation ALEXANDER PEASE – UMASS BOSTON •MARCH 27, 2020 Still no images of boys on the brochure Grand Valley State University opened its STEM summer camp for girls to all students in order to resolve a Title IX complaint filed by a professor

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Nebraska Judge Rules False Allegations are a Form of Domestic Violence

SAVE March 27, 2020 Can false allegations be considered to be a form of domestic violence? In a previous case in Delaware, the judge ruled false allegations in fact represent an attempt to exert power and control over one’s partner. Earlier this week, a Nebraska judge issued a custody decision in a parental alienation case

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Campus Sexual Harassment Title IX

The Weaponization of Title IX at Oregon Health and Science University

By Buddy Ullman March 27, 2020 My name is Buddy Ullman. I am a retired Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from The Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. As a faculty member at OHSU, I headed a research program in molecular parasitology for which I was continuously funded (for 34 years)

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Title IX

Major Title IX Violations Identified at Penn State

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/03/27/major-title-ix-violations-identified-penn-state Major Title IX Violations Identified at Penn State By Greta Anderson March 27, 2020 Pennsylvania State University has failed to provide “prompt and equitable” reporting and investigation processes for several years of complaints of sexual misconduct, the Department of Education determined after a six-year examination of the university’s Title IX procedures. The department’s Office

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Campus

Overcoming a Climate of Fear on Campus: SAVE Statement on the Coronavirus Threat

March 25, 2020 On November 17, the first case of coronavirus was reported in Wuhan, China. The virus began to spread in China and then internationally. A mere four months later, most college campuses in the United States are physically closed. Many states have shut down non-essential businesses. Americans are fearful for their own health

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Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Title IX

Colleges Plead for More Time to Implement New Title IX Regulations

Overwhelmed Colleges Worry About Title IX Rule’s Release Kery Murakami March 20, 5:45 p.m. Colleges and universities have their hands full dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, as they transition to online classes, close campuses and worrying about the health and housing of their students. But many are worried they may soon have to implement a controversial rule by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy

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6th Circuit: Suspend First Or Else

By Scott Greenfield A few months earlier, a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel in an opinion by Judge Alice Batchelder held that a female accuser did not have a cause of action against the college for allowing the accused to remain on campus. Or to put it bluntly, not suspending or expelling the male student did