Safety

Many higher education leaders called for change in response to the killing of George Floyd, but few shared ideas on how to enact it. Observers want them to do more.

Chadron State will be the subject of an external review of policies and procedures for addressing sexual misconduct on campus, while the state college system in Nebraska faces a lawsuit alleging similar wrongdoing.

Thirty years after passage of the landmark law, it has become a bureaucratic mess that can do little to improve campus safety, even during a pandemic, argues Edward Davis, former police commissioner of Boston.

By Edward Davis

Colleges and universities that receive federal funding must be in compliance with new rules by Aug. 14. The regulations rebalance "scales of justice," Education Department says.

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.

By Joy L. Blanchard

A magistrate judge in New York is seeking to make available the confidential records of a therapist-student relationship, to gain more information about a university's possible Title IX violations.

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.

University of Texas at Austin accepts recommendation to fire faculty members and staff found guilty of sexual misconduct and, in some cases, make their names public.