By Andrew Kreighbaum. Attorneys for the Department of Education asked a federal district court Friday to hold off on a challenge to Obama administration Title IX guidelines for 90 days while it completes its own review of the guidance. More...
DeVos Hints at Changes in Title IX Enforcement
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Education secretary, after day of meetings on campus sex assaults, says that “many things are not working well.” Advocates fear she will loosen requirements of colleges. More...
Not So Cold Cases, After All
By Colleen Flaherty. As more and more sexual harassment cases involving faculty members come to light, a significant share of them date back 10, 20 and even 30 years. More...
Ghost From the Past
By Colleen Flaherty. Professor’s essay about being harassed and raped by her late adviser sparks calls for public acknowledgment of the reasons for his past suspension from Stanford and the renaming of a disciplinary society mentorship award that bore his name. More...
Harassment in the Field
By Colleen Flaherty. Study finds patterns of harassment and sexist treatment of scholars in far-flung locations that offer few of the protections of campuses. More...
Online Abroad, and Beyond Title IX’s Reach?
By Lindsay McKenzie. Ruling in high-profile sexual harassment case suggests that foreign students in online courses have no recourse under Title IX. More...
Amid Title IX Turmoil, a Shift
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Notre Dame’s new practice of allowing “alternative resolutions” instead of the traditional Title IX hearings has worried campus advocates for survivors. More...
A University's New Rules on Rape
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. University of Minnesota's revisions of its sexual harassment and assault policies draw praise and raise concerns about letting bystanders off the hook. More...
Halting the Tragedies of Fraternity Hazing
Nick Altwies questions why, from the death of Scott Krueger to that of Timothy Piazza, we haven’t seemed to learn anything in the past 20 years. More...
3 Questions Researchers Should Ask About Sexual Violence
We should challenge dominant ways of knowing and expose hidden assumptions that are often taken for granted, argue Jessica C. Harris and Chris Linder. More...