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A Better Approach to Addressing Campus Sexual Violence
The Trump administration’s new rules narrow the focus of Title IX. Government should now focus more on prevention than on enforcement, Joy Blanchard argues.
Coronavirus News Roundup for May 7
Everything you need to know for Thursday about higher ed and the coronavirus in one easy-to-read package (with some distractions to help your sanity).
No Room of One's Own
Early journal submission data suggest COVID-19 is tanking women's research productivity.
Student Lodges Unusual Legal Claim
An Indiana Wesleyan student suspended for sexual assault was wrongly said to have HIV in a professor's report. Now he's suing the university for bias and defamation -- and for neglecting to tell him he may have been exposed to the virus.
College Presidents' Cabinets Still Far From Gender Parity
Women and minority administrators are paid less than others and disproportionately occupy lower-level roles, a new report finds. Experts are divided over whether the current pandemic will close the gaps or throw them open wider.
Civil Liberties Groups Push Title IX Rule Release
Two civil liberties groups have urged the U.S. Department of Education not to delay the release of proposed regulations under...
Hold Off or Proceed?
The coronavirus pandemic is presenting barriers to conducting "prompt and equitable" investigations of sexual misconduct on college campuses, as required by law. College administrators weigh whether to continue investigations or put things on hold.
What Qualifies as Harassment?
A federal appeals court says universities must do everything in their power to stop further harassment of students who report it, and defines what behaviors qualify.