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Preparing for the 2024 Regs: Death to the Single Investigator Model…Long Live the Single Investigator Model

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The “single investigator model” describes a practice by which a single individual investigates allegations of misconduct and the same person also makes the final determination of whether policy was violated. This model became...more

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OCR provides further guidance on Massachusetts court decision (VRLC)

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In a publication posted last week, we told you about a recent decision from the United States District of Massachusetts, Victim Rights Law Center, et al. v. Cardona, and the potential impact this decision might have on your...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

As NIH Strives to Reduce Sexual Harassment, Many Details Remain Hidden, Institutions Balk

Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 8 (August, 2021) - NIH is continuing to face pushback and questionable actions by institutions grappling with agency-funded “superstar” principal investigators (PIs) who sexually...more

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Outgoing OCR Opens Investigations Into Special Education Services During Remote Learning

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In the final weeks of the Trump administration, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) initiated “proactive investigations” against Seattle Public Schools and the Indiana Department of Education related...more

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The Role of The Hearing Facilitator Or Title IX Case Manager

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Many campuses, and ATIXA’s One Policy, Two Procedures (1P2P Model), incorporate the idea of having a specific role for a hearing facilitator, even though the role is not specifically contemplated by the regs. I am coming to...more

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Learn From These Three Confidentiality Mistakes Before Your Next Title IX Investigation

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As an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigator, I was surprised by the number of times I saw the same issues again and again in Title IX sexual misconduct investigations. Nowhere was this more evident than with...more

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5 Steps for Colleges & Universities to Consider before Title IX Regulations are Released

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It has been well over a year since the Department of Education issued its proposed regulations under Title IX of the Higher Education Act for notice and comment and we are quickly coming up on the first anniversary of the...more

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Education Secretary Rescinds Obama-Era Campus Sexual Assault Guidance

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In a long-anticipated move, the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights withdrew the Obama Administration’s 2011 Dear Colleague Letter on Sexual Violence this morning, as well as its Questions and...more

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Office for Civil Rights Reduces Scope of Investigations to More 'Swiftly' and 'Efficiently' Resolve Complaints

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The Chronicle of Higher Education recently reported that, on June 8, 2017, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) distributed an internal memo containing new guidance that will provide regional offices...more

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OCR Changes Investigation Protocols for Civil Rights Complaints

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Candice Jackson, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights’ Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, recently provided a “new internal guidance” memorandum to staff that significantly changes the Office...more

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Don’t Be Unprepared For Student-On-Student Sexual Assault Allegations

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Many are aware of the alarming rise in the number of student sexual assaults on college campuses across the country. The May 2015 issue of JAMA Pediatrics reported that one in five women will be the victim of a sexual assault...more

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Title IX Update: February 2017 - Recent Title IX Developments

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Elmira College – December 2016 OCR recently released a Resolution Letter and Resolution Agreement in relation to a complaint filed with OCR against Elmira College. While noting in its Press Release that “Elmira College...more

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Title IX Update: January 2017 - Recent Title IX Developments

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Nexsen Pruet’s Title IX team assists educational institutions in Title IX compliance. The team’s primary focus includes assisting with Title IX complaint investigations and serving as adjudicators. The team also provides...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Wells v. Xavier University: Investigating Campus Sexual Assaults and The Perils of Predetermination Under Title IX

The recent wave of Title IX complaints filed with the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights [“OCR”], claiming that colleges and universities were either ignoring or mishandling reports of sexual...more

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Webinar: Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus

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Angelo Stio and Gina Maisto Smith discuss what was covered during the webinar and give a look at what to expect for future webinars on this topic. Every day, colleges and universities throughout the country, face the...more

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Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus

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Every day, colleges and universities throughout the country, face the challenge of promoting personal responsibility while striving to make their campuses as safe as possible. Efforts to make campuses as safe as possible...more

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