The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Ticker
May 5, 2011, 5:20 pm
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has told the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights that the agency failed to acknowledge students’ First Amendment rights in its April 4 “Dear Colleague” letter offering guidelines for colleges and schools dealing with allegations of sexual assault.
Full Story: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/free-speech-group-voices-concerns-over-education-dept-s-letter-on-sexual-assault/32789
Showing posts with label OCR Dear Colleague. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OCR Dear Colleague. Show all posts
Friday, July 29, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
U. of Notre Dame to Clarify Sexual-Harassment Policies in Settlement With Education Department
The Chronicle of Higher Education
By Molly Redden
July 1, 2011
The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights announced on Friday that it had reached a settlement with the University of Notre Dame about its handling of sexual-harassment cases. The deal is the first public step the office has taken in such matters since its "Dear Colleague" letter in April outlined how colleges should respond to allegations of sexual assault.
Robb Jones, senior vice president and general counsel for claims management at United Educators Insurance, a major insurer of colleges, says the department's investigation of Notre Dame is a significant first sign of how the letter will be applied: "cookbook style," he says, without much flexibility in evaluating colleges' policies.
Full Story: http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-Notre-Dame-to-Clarify/128128/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
By Molly Redden
July 1, 2011
The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights announced on Friday that it had reached a settlement with the University of Notre Dame about its handling of sexual-harassment cases. The deal is the first public step the office has taken in such matters since its "Dear Colleague" letter in April outlined how colleges should respond to allegations of sexual assault.
Robb Jones, senior vice president and general counsel for claims management at United Educators Insurance, a major insurer of colleges, says the department's investigation of Notre Dame is a significant first sign of how the letter will be applied: "cookbook style," he says, without much flexibility in evaluating colleges' policies.
Full Story: http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-Notre-Dame-to-Clarify/128128/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Commentary: In Making Campuses Safe for Women, a Travesty of Justice for Men
The Chronicle of Higher Education
June 5, 2011
By Christina Hoff Sommers
American courts take exacting precautions to avoid convicting an innocent person of a crime. It was therefore startling to read the April 4, 2011, directive on sexual violence sent by the U.S. Department of Education's assistant secretary for civil rights, Russlynn H. Ali, to college officials across the country. In an effort to make campuses safe and equitable for women, Ali, with the full support of her department, advocates procedures that are unjust to men.
She begins by describing the "deeply troubling" state of the American campus, where "one in five women are victims of completed or attempted sexual assault." The Title IX equity statute, she says, guarantees students a right to an education free of discrimination on the basis of sex. Sexual assault and harassment violate this right; therefore, colleges that fail to pursue offenders aggressively can be found in violation of Title IX and lose federal government funds. No matter what the local police choose to do, says Ali, colleges are obligated to carry out their own investigation of all complaints.
Full Commentary: http://chronicle.com/article/In-Making-Campuses-Safe-for/127766/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
June 5, 2011
By Christina Hoff Sommers
American courts take exacting precautions to avoid convicting an innocent person of a crime. It was therefore startling to read the April 4, 2011, directive on sexual violence sent by the U.S. Department of Education's assistant secretary for civil rights, Russlynn H. Ali, to college officials across the country. In an effort to make campuses safe and equitable for women, Ali, with the full support of her department, advocates procedures that are unjust to men.
She begins by describing the "deeply troubling" state of the American campus, where "one in five women are victims of completed or attempted sexual assault." The Title IX equity statute, she says, guarantees students a right to an education free of discrimination on the basis of sex. Sexual assault and harassment violate this right; therefore, colleges that fail to pursue offenders aggressively can be found in violation of Title IX and lose federal government funds. No matter what the local police choose to do, says Ali, colleges are obligated to carry out their own investigation of all complaints.
Full Commentary: http://chronicle.com/article/In-Making-Campuses-Safe-for/127766/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
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