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After a Shooting, Reform

After a University of Cincinnati police officer kills a man, university officials consider reforms to the campus police force.

The Right to Confront

California court rejects a public university's findings of sexual assault by a male student. Some say case points to tensions over due process at many institutions.

Requiring a Red Flag

Virginia and New York are first states to require colleges to note on transcripts whether a student was suspended or expelled over sexual assault allegations. But at some colleges, ignorance is not the only reason students found responsible for sexual misconduct are able to transfer so easily.

Making Title IX Work

At meeting of college law enforcement administrators, police officials say that federal law, while sometimes inconsistent with their own regulations, can be used to crack down on sexual assaults.

Canceling Clery?

At campus safety meeting, Sen. Claire McCaskill says she'd like to scrap the Clery Act, eliciting cheers from campus officers and criticism from some supporters of the campus security law.

Outsourced Campus Judges

Some colleges are hiring retired judges to run hearings on sexual assault charges. Is this an improvement?

Leniency Likely?

Should all-male panels of fraternity members be deciding on the guilt of fraternities accused of, among other things, harassing and violating the privacy of women? Can Greek systems be fair in judging their own?

Universities Under Attack

New report documents a range of types of attacks on higher education worldwide, including killings, imprisonments, wrongful dismissals and expulsions, and restrictions on the movements of students and scholars.