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)