Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has vowed to replace key Obama-era guidance outlining how colleges should respond to reports of sexual violence, saying that her agency’s previous approach had failed too many students. This collection of Chronicle articles explores what the government’s new approach to enforcement might mean for sexual-assault survivors, accused students, and colleges.
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NewsCongress Wants a Say in the Title IX Debate. What Might That Look Like?
On Tuesday senators discussed how they might address campus sexual assault, including hot-button issues like cross-examination of accusers, in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. -
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What Does Higher Ed Have to Say About the Proposed Title IX Rules?
A coalition of 60 higher-education groups submitted public comments saying the proposed regulations would make campus proceedings too legalistic and burdensome. -
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The Fight Over Title IX Has Reached the Comments Section. Here’s What People Are Saying.
Given the chance to weigh in on a proposed overhaul of how colleges are required to handle sexual-misconduct complaints, Americans have flooded the Education Department with personal stories, statistics, and pleas. -
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What You Need to Know About the Proposed Title IX Regulations
The long-awaited draft rules would replace the Obama administration’s guidance, which had called for more aggressive enforcement of the 1972 law mandating gender equity among colleges that accept federal money. -
Title IX
DeVos’s Rules on Sexual Misconduct, Long Awaited on Campuses, Reflect Her Interim Policy
The draft regulations, obtained by The New York Times, would strengthen the rights of accused students and lessen colleges’ liability. But it’s unclear when the final rules will be issued and if they will follow the draft language. -
The Review
New Title IX Proposal Would Restore Fairness in Sexual-Misconduct Cases
Accusers would have more options than committing to a full-fledged investigation or doing nothing. -
Legal
With Title IX Guidance in Flux, It May Be ‘Open Hunting Season’ for Lawyers
Obama-era guidance led to more lawyers representing accused rapists on campus. Now that the guidance has been rescinded, even more lawyers may get involved. -
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What Does the End of Obama’s Title IX Guidance Mean for Colleges?
Campus administrators say they’ll stay the course in responding to sexual assault for now, but they’re anxious about what’s to come. -
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What You Need to Know About the New Guidance on Title IX
Here’s a guide to the Education Department’s question-and-answer document on campus sexual assault, which contains changes that are already stirring controversy. -
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Citing Obama-Era Failures, DeVos Will Replace Landmark Directive on Sexual Assault
After a speech by the education secretary, a spokeswoman said that, until the revision of the 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter, the department would “make clear to schools how to fulfill their current obligations under Title IX.” -
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A DeVos Speech on Title IX Heightens Advocates’ Fears That a Rollback Is Imminent
The education secretary will make a “major policy address on Title IX enforcement” on Thursday, and advocates fear a landmark directive from the Obama era is in the cross hairs. -
Government
Federal Sex-Assault Investigations Are Being Resolved More Often. These 11 Cases Show How.
Under President Trump, the Education Department’s civil-rights office is cutting through the backlog of cases more quickly, more quietly, and more often through “administrative closure.” -
Sexual Assault
Students Accused of Sexual Assault Have the Government’s Ear. What Are Their Goals?
These students and their allies stress that they want the campus disciplinary process to be fair. But that’s not all they’re fighting for. -
Sexual Assault
After Meeting With DeVos, Title IX Activists Say They Still Have Many Questions
“We need to get this right,” Ms. DeVos said of preventing and responding to campus sexual assault. But she offered no specifics on her plans for change. -
Sexual Assault
Ed. Dept. Official Apologizes for ‘90%’ Remark on Campus Rape. What’s the Research?
Candice Jackson stirred outrage ahead of a Title IX summit by asserting that the vast majority of sexual-assault complaints “fall into the category of ‘we were both drunk.’” -
Campus Safety
What Victims’ Advocates and Due-Process Supporters Hope to Accomplish When They Meet DeVos
Activists on all sides of the fraught debate over campus sexual assault and Title IX enforcement are meeting with the education secretary this week. Some of them talked with The Chronicle about their priorities for those conversations. -
Sexual Assault
College Lawyers Welcome New Clarity of Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights
The Trump administration is responding to their frustrations about guidance on how to deal with sexual assaults, campus legal officials say. -
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In the Time of Trump, Colleges Start to ‘Make Title IX Our Own’
After the president’s election, speculation abounded that colleges might scale back their efforts to combat sexual violence. Instead, many Title IX coordinators are trying to chart a new path forward. -
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How a 20-Page Letter Changed the Way Higher Education Handles Sexual Assault
The Obama administration’s influential “Dear Colleague” letter on sexual assault reflected a desire to make assault prevention a national issue. Here’s how that document was born. -
Campus Safety
Trump Administration May Back Away From Title IX, but Campuses Won’t
Even if the new president reduces or ends enforcement of the gender-equity law, colleges are likely to remain focused on the issue.
