According to a new report published by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), 49 out of 53 of the top universities surveyed don’t provide students with basic due process protections. “This means that many colleges’ policies may have to be revised significantly after new Title IX regulations go into effect,” FIRE said. Title IX rule changes first proposed in November 2018 are expected to be finalized in the spring of 2020. The new changes limit the definition of sexual harassment and allow for the cross-examination of the accused by the accuser’s defense team. Title IX, signed by Richard Nixon in 1972, prohibits gender discrimination in public schools. The U.S. Department o

But he still wants a ‘legally binding document’ promising the change is permanent A male student at Adams State University complained that he was repeatedly excluded from the campus gym because of his sex. A day later, the Colorado public university told him the weekly “Women’s Night” had ended. It was an unexpectedly fast reversal, though the administration didn’t directly tell student Chris Spears that his threat to file a Title IX complaint against the school had killed the program. In email correspondence Spears shared with The College Fix, a Title IX official didn’t even wait to meet with him personally before confirming that the Rex Activity Center would no longer maintain “gender spec

Democratic lawmakers have mobilized a last-ditch effort to stop the release of controversial federal rules that govern how schools across the country must respond to sexual misconduct complaints. The legislation from four Democratic congresswomen aims to halt the release of highly anticipated regulations expected soon from the Education Department that would bolster the due process rights of students accused of sexual misconduct. Draft regulations released last year would make several controversial changes to the way schools must respond to misconduct complaints under Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. Released last week, the Democratic bill would prohi

Regular readers by now are aware of Title IX, a statute that is supposed to prevent sex discrimination in educational institutes. It originally related to opportunities for women in college sports. For example, if a school had a men’s basketball team, it couldn’t refuse women a basketball team. Over the years, however, the statute quickly evolved. In one early 90s lawsuit – against Brown University – activists argued that it wasn’t enough for the school to provide women with equal or more sports opportunities than men; the school was also responsible for generating women’s interests in sports. As Jessica Gavora wrote while looking back at the case in 2015: “In effect the ruling said that Bro

A Yale student expelled for sexually assaulting a female student after he had been acquitted of the charges in court filed a lawsuit against the university Friday seeking $110 million in damages. The lawsuit by Saifullah Khan, which alleges that Yale denied him an education and ruined his reputation, is the latest legal volley that began in the fall of 2015 when Khan was accused of rape by a fellow student. Khan, a native of Afghanistan, was recruited by Yale University and offered a full scholarship to be a member of the class of 2016 and receive “the very best education the United States could offer,” according to the lawsuit. Instead attorney Norm Pattis alleges Yale breached his privacy

An appellate court’s decision could minimize colleges and universities’ responsibility to provide remedies for victims of sexual misconduct on campus. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that Michigan State University and one of its senior administrators cannot be held liable for student victims’ emotional distress after seeing their alleged perpetrators on campus because the interactions did not lead to further sexual harassment or assault, according to an opinion issued Thursday. Legal experts said the decision is a narrow interpretation of the protections for victims of sexual misconduct under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which pro

Joe Biden has learned nothing from the Title IX due process disaster plaguing America’s campuses. The former vice president has released a plan on his website to restore the Obama administration’s infamous 2011 Dear Colleague letter, which Biden’s plan describes as outlining how to “fairly conduct Title IX proceedings.” In reality, the Dear Colleague letter introduced a monstrously unfair process that has forced hundreds of young men to sue for their rights — and reputations — in federal courts. An accused’s rights to confront his or her accuser through cross examination and to have a neutral adjudicator have long been considered the very basics of due process. In the name of protecting wome

Democratic lawmakers introduced on Tuesday a bill aimed at stopping Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from implementing changes to Title IX regulation they consider harmful to victims of sexual misconduct on college campuses. "These rules could have a chilling effect on students' willingness to come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct and would be a detriment to survivors and to students in general and the academic institutions they attend," a joint statement from the bill's co-sponsors said. In November 2018, the Education Department announced changes to Title IX regulation that would alter how schools handle reports of sexual misconduct, including the conditions of th

A male Fairfield University student was effectively expelled from the school after a female student made conflicting sexual assault claims against him after the two broke up. The male student, referred to in court documents as John Doe, was a senior at the university when he began a sexual relationship with a female student, referred to as Jane Roe. John was preparing to graduate and go on to a graduate program at another university when he and Jane, whom he had known for a year prior, started a physical relationship. Previously, Jane had invited John to sleep in her bed on three separate occasions, according to John’s lawsuit against Fairfield reviewed by The Daily Wire. John had not wanted

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched a Title IX investigation against Georgetown University to formally determine if the school’s women-only programs violate Title IX. The OCR, however, has declined to look into the feminist professor whose tweet about Brett Kavanaugh triggered the investigation in the first place. Title IX—a federal law that threatens to revoke funding for schools found guilty of discriminating “on the basis of sex”—was initially implemented in 1972 to fight for women’s equality in U.S. universities. Over the past few years, advocates for boys and men have begun challenging the law’s precedents to fight for more resources for male co

When Barack Obama was president, his administration pushed for universities to use the “preponderance of evidence” standard in student disciplinary proceedings, including for life-altering claims of sexual assault. The standard — meaning it’s more likely than not that an incident occurred — falls short of the standard in court of “beyond a reasonable doubt.” Now a judge in New Mexico is warning colleges and universities that the “preponderance” standard may be unconstitutional. the decision by Judge James Browning. He ruled that while university administrators sued by a student have qualified immunity, there are other problems with the case. For example, he said the allegations of the studen

The United States Department of Education has opened an investigation into Georgetown University for allegations of unlawful discrimination against men and preference toward women in their employment and hiring processes. The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has launched a Title IX investigation to determine whether an illegal preference for women in hiring practices exists at Georgetown University. The Title IX Inquiry was filed against Georgetown University on Oct. 4, 2018 by President of the National Coalition For Men Harry Crouch. The Inquiry listed 19 clubs that were alleged to be in violation of Title IX. Among the clubs alleged to be in violation is the Georgetown Inst

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ proposed Title IX regulations, which are due to be issued in final form early next year, seek to require colleges that adjudicate claims of sexual assault against their students using some of the same procedures to ensure fairness that have long been treated as fundamental by courts. The most important provisions would require colleges to hold hearings at which a representative of each party has a right to cross-examine witnesses, including the other party, and to provide both students with all evidence gathered in the investigation. But these proposals have generated furious opposition from pro-complainant activists and politicians willing to perpetuate the