In The News

2024

Columbia unrest echoes chaotic campus protest movement of 1968 (NBC News, April 30, 2024)

GW’s Title IX office to change policies following update to federal regulations (The GW Hatchet; April 29, 2024)

New Title IX Rules Are Out. Here’s What You Need to Know. (Inside Higher Ed; April 19, 2024)

Campus crime is surging to pre-pandemic levels. See your college’s numbers in our data. (USA Today; April 18, 2024)

F is for Failure (Eugene Weekly; April 11, 2024)

Liberty University penalized $16M tied to Clery Act, culture of fear reporting sexual assault (USA Today; March 5, 2024)

College campus safety under scrutiny after Georgia student’s death (CBS News/YouTube; February 26, 2024)

When to expect a text: How the university’s emergency alert system works (KentWired.com; February 17, 2024)

2023

Colleges and universities work to balance safety with community connection (WTOP; October 13, 2023)

2020

Education Department pulls handbook with Clery Act requirements (Inside Higher Ed; October 19, 2020)

Department of Education, Baylor settle Clery Act violations with $461,565 fine (Waco Tribune-Herald; October 9, 2020)

UC Berkeley’s Clery Act fine part of new Ed Dept pattern, experts say (Education Dive; September 11, 2020)

UNC enters into $1.5 million settlement over Clery Act violations, chancellor announces (The Daily Tar Heel; June 30, 2020)

New Campus Sexual Misconduct Rules Will Tackle Dating Violence (The New York Times; February 20, 2020)

2019

Civil liberties watchdog FIRE debuts due process, Title IX tracker (Education Dive; October 21, 2019)

Superintendents Association Recommends School Security Companies — for a Fee. Safety Experts Call It ‘Buying Access’ and Decry Lack of Transparency (The 74; October 21, 2019)

Director of Campus Safety Ike Sloas denies connection between new campus safety measures and active shooter threat (The Sou’wester; October 12, 2019)

Number of sex crimes at Ohio State, Michigan State unprecedented due to Richard Strauss, Larry Nassar cases (The Columbus Dispatch; October 6, 2019)

MSU sets record it doesn’t want, thanks to Nassar: Most rapes reported in one year in Clery report (Detroit Free Press; October 3, 2019)

New data shows a big increase in reported gropings at Utah’s colleges (The Salt Lake Tribune; October 3, 2019)

Assault tallies at Arkansas colleges stay low, but expert says cases unreported (Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette; October 2, 2019

New statement from Title IX Association draws controversy (Inside Higher Ed; September 17, 2019)

Texas State University says it misreported campus crime numbers (The Texas Tribune; September 14, 2019)

An unlikely tool to help assault survivors: consumer protection law (The Christian Science Monitor; September 13, 2019)

Experts say new methods needed to combat the Red Zone on campuses (Inside Higher Ed; September 12, 2019)

Quintez Cephus accusers press UW-Madison for answers with help of high-profile lawyer (Kenosha News; September 7, 2019)

MSU remains under scrutiny after settlement in Nassar scandal (POLITICO; September 6, 2019)

Education Department fines Michigan State $4.5 million for not reporting Nassar crimes (Inside Higher Ed; September 6, 2019)

Feds continue investigations into Michigan State’s handling of Larry Nassar case (Detroit Free Press; August 16, 2019)

‘What has to happen to me for you to take me seriously?’: UNL group pushing for change to Title IX office (The Lincoln Journal Star; July 27, 2019)

Judge rules Quinnipiac University Title IX lawsuit can go to trial (Inside Higher Ed; July 23, 2019)

Parents of slain University of Utah student sue under Title IX (Inside Higher Ed; July 15, 2019)

UVA barred from punishing student in unusual Title IX case (Inside Higher Ed; July 8, 2019)

Constitutional Due Process at Private Institutions? (Inside Higher Ed; June 25, 2019)

Safety expert: UMD may have violated Clery Act by not immediately reporting adenovirus (FOX 5 DC; May 22, 2019)

Judge demands Michigan president appear for sexual misconduct lawsuit hearing (Inside Higher Ed; May 10, 2019)

Here’s what MSU got for paying elite firm $6.2 million to investigate 170 sexual assault cases (Michigan Radio; April 18, 2019)

Repeat Rapists on Campus (Inside Higher Ed; April 12, 2019)

Lawmakers eye early steps to close gaps revealed in death of University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey (Deseret News; March 31, 2019)

Schools Say Betsy DeVos’ Title IX Rule Changes Would Be A Total Nightmare (Bustle; March 14, 2019)

A lieutenant with BYU police shared private reports with university officials investigating students when he shouldn’t have. And new info shows he did it for two years. (The Salt Lake Tribune; February 28, 2019)

Few University of Utah students who experience sexual assault report to campus officials, new survey shows (The Salt Lake Tribune; February 18, 2019)

Yale University sued over fraternity culture, and plaintiffs demand coeducation (Inside Higher Ed; February 13, 2019)

When Kenneth Starr Gives the Keynote at a Higher Ed Conference (The Chronicle of Higher Education; February 3, 2019)

MSU cited for ‘serious noncompliance’ with federal campus safety law related to Larry Nassar case (USA Today; January 31, 2019)

Columbia says it abides by federal law for reporting hate crimes. Students and experts argue that compliance is not always enough. (Columbia Daily Spectator; January 29, 2019)

2018

How the Kavanaugh vote may send sexual assault victims ‘back into the shadows’ (Louisville Courier Journal; October 9, 2018)

There were 110 reported sexual assaults at Utah’s colleges last year. Experts say that’s a good thing. (The Salt Lake Tribune; October 7, 2018)

Before #MeToo, students led fight against sexual assault on campus (Mission Local; October 4, 2018)

University of Montana Fined Close to $1M for Clery Act Violations (Campus Safety Magazine; October 3, 2018)

Reports of rape show increase at state colleges (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; October 2, 2018)

The number of sex assaults reported at the University of Utah increased in 2017 (The Salt Lake Tribune; September 26, 2018)

U-M: Court decision on sex assault hearings unfair for poor students (Detroit Free Press; September 24, 2018)

An ‘Unprecedented’ Direction for Title IX (Inside Higher Ed; September 10, 2018)

Here’s The Most Alarming Part Of Betsy DeVos’ Proposed Sexual Misconduct Guidelines (HuffPost; August 30, 2018)

UGA student accused of sexual assault put on probation, told to write essay (WSB-TV; August 6, 2018)

Court ruling suggests cross-examination will be hot topic for colleges (Inside Higher Ed; August 6, 2018)

Many UK students don’t report sexual assaults. Could new rules make things worse? (Lexington Herald-Leader; July 13, 2018)

Experts: University of Kentucky’s sexual assault policy may be illegal (Louisville Courier Journal; July 11, 2018)

Ohio State closes sexual assault unit after complaints of mismanagement, poor reporting (Inside Higher Ed; July 10, 2018)

The ‘Confusing’ Case of UNC’s Title IX Violations (Inside Higher Ed; June 27, 2018)

Don’t Let Congress Forget About the National Center for Campus Public Safety (Campus Safety Magazine; June 5, 2018)

One Person as ‘Prosecutor, Judge and Jury’ (Inside Higher Ed; June 5, 2018)

Michigan State Settles Nassar Lawsuits for $500 Million (Inside Higher Ed; May 17, 2018)

Criticized, sued, and overcharged: Are barriers to reporting on sexual assault surmountable for student journalists? (Student Press Law Center; May 8, 2018)

Safety message goes to South Africa (The McDuffie Progress; April 19, 2018)

Michigan State’s rape lawsuit statement likely violated privacy laws (Detroit Free Press; April 12, 2018)

As Civil Rights Office Gets More Money, It Limits Investigations (Inside Higher Ed; March 30, 2018)

Trinity officials say they didn’t know student was repeatedly abused (San Antonio Express-News; March 2, 2018)

32 NCSI Offers Public Safety Self-Assessment Tool (Justice Technology Information Center; February 20, 2018)

Title IX lawsuit against Miami University has new traction (Inside Higher Ed; February 12, 2018)

A College’s List of Alleged Rapists (Inside Higher Ed; January 30, 2018)

‘I am beyond angry’: Ex-Butler student says school mishandled her rape allegation (The Indianapolis Star; January 29, 2018)

Feds Launch Investigation Of Michigan State University’s Handling Of Sex Crimes (BuzzFeed; January 25, 2018)

You Don’t Have A Right To Know The Outcome Of Your Sexual Harassment Complaint (BuzzFeed; January 18, 2018)

Beshear: Survivors Council Issues Recommendations to Improve Commonwealth’s Response to Crime Victims (LEX 18 News; January 17, 2018)

The Abby Honold Act Would Promote Use of Trauma-Informed Response to Sexual Assaults (HuffPost; January 05, 2018)

2017

The Takedown of Title IX (The New York Times Magazine; December 10, 2017)

Clery Act Has Prompted Positive Changes in Campus Public Safety (Campus Safety Magazine; September 06, 2017)

NCAA’s New Sexual Violence Policy Underwhelming At Best (HuffPost; August 14, 2017)

University System of Georgia sex-assault policies step away from Obama rules (Inside Higher Ed; August 09, 2017)

South Africa Holds School and Campus Safety Summit To Develop National Campus Safety Framework (HuffPost; July 26, 2017)

Clery Act Fines Increase Per Violation (Campus Safety Magazine; June 14, 2017)

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