Title IX - Affirmtaive Consent

The continuing conversation about Affirmative Consent, Yes Means Yes and other campus safety issues has created a network of resources and organizations developed to not only investigate Title IX incidents, but also provide help to survivors and other people affected by campus assault. This section of the Affirmative Consent Project will keep the public posted about these resources, organizations, investigations and news about campus safety, Title IX updates and other information that work to keep campuses safe.

 

Department of Education

Title IX Investigations:

We are tracking the progress of Title IX investigations at colleges and universities in the US. We update this page weekly with new cases, updated cases and resolved cases.

Our reporting began in early February 2016, so it is current from that time.

Also see: How 46 Title IX Cases Were Resolved

Cases opened

  • Clark University April 2016
  • Grace College and Seminary April 2016
  • University of Tulsa April 2016
  • Rider University April 2016
  • Paul Quinn College March 2016
  • University of Miami March 2016
  • University of Southern California March 2016
  • Lewis-Clark State College March 2016
  • Brandeis University March 2016 Case 1
  • Brandeis University March 2016 Case 2
  • College of Idaho March 2016
  • Colorado State University at Fort Collins March 2016
  • Harvard University March 2016
  • Laramie County Community College February 2016
  • Stonehill College March 2016
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio February 2016
  • Delaware State University February 2016
  • University of Notre Dame February 2016
  • Vincennes University February 2016
  • Southwestern University February 2016
  • Southwest Tennessee Community College February 2016'
  • University of Chicago February 2016
  • University of Chicago February 2016
  • University of Cincinnati February 2016
  • Loyola University New Orleans February 2016
  • University of California at San Francisco January 2016

Cases updated

  • Kansas State University August 2014, April 2015, September 2015, November 2015: Two students have sued the university over how it handled allegations of rape at off-campus fraternity houses, The New York Times reported.
  • State University of New York at Stony Brook November 2013, July 2014: A federal judge ruled in March 2016 to let proceed a lawsuit by an alumna who had sued the institution for mishandling her report of sexual assault.
  • University of Kansas November 2011, July 2014, July 2015: The university is facing a pair of lawsuits from a student and a former student who say they were raped by the same football player, the Lawrence Journal-World reported.
  • Pennsylvania State University at University Park November 2013 and Pennsylvania State University at University Park January 2014: The institution released a climate survey, finding that 28 percent of undergraduate women said they had experienced at least one instance of attempted or completed sexual assault since enrolling there.
  • Boston University December 2013: A current and a former student have sued the institution, saying that they were the victims of sexual harassment by a professor and that BU failed to stop it, The Boston Globe reported.
  • Iowa State October 2014: A former basketball player accused of rape sued the university, saying it mishandled the case against him, The Des Moines Register reported.
  • University of Southern California June 2013 and University of Southern California March 2016: A state appellate court reversed in April 2016 the suspension of an unnamed former football player allegedly involved in a sexual assault. The court ruled that he was given neither adequate notice of the allegations against him nor a fair hearing by the university.
  • Brandeis University August 2014, Brandeis University March 2016 Case 1, and Brandeis University March 2016 Case 2: A federal judge ruled in March 2016 that a lawsuit filed by an accused student against the university could proceed. The judge found that Brandeis had denied the student basic fairness and called the standard of proof set by the Education Department "particularly troublesome."
  • University of Connecticut December 2013 and University of Connecticut February 2015: The university released the results of a climate survey on sexual violence. About 5 percent of students who responded said they had been sexually assaulted while in college, and another 2.6 percent said they suspected that they had been assaulted but were not certain. The university told the Hartford Courant that the rate in its survey may be lower than what has been recorded in others because the group that conducted it tried to poll a more representative sample of people.
  • Columbia University January 2015 and Columbia University July 2015: A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the university by Paul Nungesser, a former student who was the accused party in a rape allegation that drew national attention. The judge found that Mr. Nungesser did not prove that Columbia, which found him not responsible for sexual misconduct, had discriminated against him because of his gender.
  • Yale University April 2011: The former captain of Yale's men's basketball team has said he will sue the university over his expulsion, which is reportedly related to a sexual-misconduct case.
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill March 2013: State appeals court rules that lawsuit by former student who said she was raped can proceed
  • University of Virginia June 2011: Documents show how the university fought to soften the Education Department's findings in a Title IX investigation.
  • Cases: Brown University July 2014 and Brown University April 2015: Federal judge allows accused man's lawsuit to proceed.
  • Cases: Indiana University March 2014 and Indiana University June 2015: Title IX administrator resigns after being accused of sexual misconduct.
  • Case: University of Miami October 2015: News report about nonrenewal of adjunct who supported alleged victims.
  • Case: Monmouth College September 2015: News report about a complainant who spoke publicly about her experience.
  • Florida State University April 2014
  • Vanderbilt University March 2014
  • University of Montana at Missoula May 2012: State pays $245,000 to settle claims by a former football player.
  • Harvard University April 2014: Recent graduate files lawsuit.
  • University of Delaware May 2014: Results of campus-climate survey released.
  • Indiana University at Bloomington March 2014 and June 2015: Misconduct cases under review after administrator is accused of assault.
  • University of California at Los Angeles August 2014 - professor reaches agreement to resume teaching
  • University of Colorado at Boulder June 2013 - results of a campus-climate survey
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville June 2015 - new lawsuit
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville July 2015 - new lawsuit

Cases resolved

  • University of New Mexico December 2014: The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice.
  • Chapman University July 2015 - The Education Department administratively closed this case on March 8.

Documents Added

  • Delaware State University February 2016: letters from the Education Department to a complainant and to the institution informing them of the investigation
  • Paul Quinn College March 2016: letters from the Education Department to a complainant and to the institution informing them of the investigation and requesting data from the institution
  • Southwestern University February 2016: letter from the Education Department to the institution informing it of the investigation and requesting data
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio February 2016: letters from the Education Department to a complainant and to the institution informing them of the investigation and requesting data from the institution

 

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