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Miami University of Ohio, Feds Complete Agreement in Blind Student’s Case

CINCINNATI ― Federal authorities said Monday they have completed an agreement with Miami University that resolves allegations in a blind student’s lawsuit that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Justice Department, the Ohio university and Aleeha Dudley jointly filed a motion in Cincinnati asking a U.S. District Court judge to approve a consent […]

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: Gender Bias Suit Against Meharry Medical College Dismissed

Meharry Medical College has won dismissal of a Title VII suit by a female instructor who alleged gender discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation.

Guillermo: Accused Students Get Rare Title IX Protection

In the ongoing fight against sexual misconduct on college campuses, those who simply advocate a just and fair system can claim a victory this week in Delaware.

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Muslim Woman Settles in at Vermont Military College

NORTHFIELD, Vt. ― Despite being the first woman allowed to wear a Muslim headscarf beneath her military uniform at the nation’s oldest private military college, Sana Hamze says she doesn’t feel like a pioneer. Her focus is on learning details of life as a “rook” at Vermont’s Norwich University, in the school’s Corps of Cadets […]

Rolling Stone Heading to Trial Over Debunked Story of Rape

RICHMOND, Va. ― For the first time since Rolling Stone magazine’s shocking story about a brutal gang rape at the University of Virginia hit shelves two years ago, the public may hear from the young woman at the center of the now discredited article “A Rape on Campus.” A defamation trial against the magazine is […]

Female Student: I Endured 8-hour Interrogation after Rape at Old Dominion University

RICHMOND, Va. ― An Old Dominion University student who reported she was raped in her dorm room is charging that campus police prevented her from getting a medical exam to preserve evidence until after she was interrogated for almost eight hours. Her complaint to federal education officials about the October 2014 episode also says she […]

Lawsuit says Brown University Protected Trustee’s Son in Drugging Case

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― A female former Brown University student is suing the Ivy League school over how it handled her allegations that she was drugged at a fraternity party and later sexually assaulted. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Providence, raises the question of whether Brown dropped a disciplinary proceeding against the […]

Crude Trump Train Keeps on Rolling

Just when you thought that this political season could not get anymore bizarre, it sure did.

Leadership & Policy

Howard University Renames School of Communications after Cathy Hughes

Howard University has decided to rename its School of Communications after media mogul Cathy Hughes, founder of Radio One, Inc.—the largest Black-owned multimedia company in the world.

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BYU-Hawaii Student Files Lawsuit over Honor Code, Assault

SALT LAKE CITY ― A former Brigham Young University-Hawaii student has filed a lawsuit alleging the school’s honor code prevented her from seeking help after she was sexually assaulted. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the lawsuit, filed Sept. 30 in Honolulu, claims the Mormon-owned school’s rules banning unmarried students from sexual activity made the […]

Trump’s Lewd Remarks Concern Campuses Fighting Sex Assault

NEW LONDON, Conn. ― At Connecticut College, as at a growing number of campuses nationwide, students are encouraged to speak up if they hear remarks celebrating or condoning sexual aggression against women. In one training scenario, male students ask a peer if he really means it when he boasts of such conduct. So when news […]

UVa Administrator Barred from Showing Video as Evidence Against Rolling Stone

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― A federal judge has delivered a setback to a University of Virginia official suing Rolling Stone and one of its writers for $7.8 million, alleging she was defamed in their discredited article about campus rapes. The judge says Nicole Eramo’s lawyers can’t show jurors any video from a deposition by the writer, […]

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