Michele Landis Dauber and Meghan Warner | July 18, 2019 | Student Sexual Misconduct
ABSTRACTDespite a long history of reform efforts, college students remain vulnerable to sexual harassment and assault on campus. This essay surveys that history from the 1970s to the present, including a flurry of enforcement activity under President Obama and a...
Vicki C. Jackson, Suzanne Goldberg and Jennifer Morinigo | May 14, 2018 | Student Sexual Misconduct
Principles of the Law, Student Sexual Misconduct: Procedural Frameworks for Colleges and Universities will be presented for discussion at ALI’s 95th Annual Meeting. Below is the Introductory Note included in the draft. Introductory Note: This Project is an unusual...
Pauline Toboulidis | December 8, 2017 | Student Sexual Misconduct
In “The Takedown of Title IX: Inside the fight over federal rules on campus sexual assault,” The New York Times highlights the tension between addressing sexual assault allegations and ensuring the due process rights of the accused during campus proceedings. The...
Teresa Watanabe and Rosanna Xia | September 12, 2017 | Student Sexual Misconduct
California educational leaders vowed Thursday to press on with aggressive action against campus sexual assault despite any future rollback of the federal guidelines that have prompted universities to crack down on the problem. In a speech Thursday, U.S. Education...
Erin E. Buzuvis | August 8, 2017 | Student Sexual Misconduct
As an aspect of its prohibition on sex discrimination, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 requires educational institutions that receive federal funding to engage in a “prompt and equitable” response to reports of sexual harassment, including sexual...
