Tag: college sexual assaults

Campus Climate

Female Student Sues Lycoming College For Tolerating Sexual Misconduct

Lycoming College is being sued for creating a climate tolerant and encouraging of sexual misconduct of female students, Penn Live reported. The plaintiff – a female student identified just as Jane Doe and has since transferred schools – claims she “was sexually assaulted by a men’s basketball player in his dorm room two years ago,” […]

November 10, 2020

News Roundup

DeVos-Backed Sex Assault Plan for Colleges Likely to Spark Debate

The Trump administration is finalizing its plan for schools to deal with sexual assault allegations, according to advocacy groups and college officials who have met privately with senior government officials, reports ABC News. The proposal, known as rules for Title IX — the civil rights law that prohibits gender discrimination in a person’s education — […]

October 11, 2018

News Roundup

New Jersey Colleges that Mishandle Sexual Assault Allegations Could Face Fines

New Jersey colleges that mishandle sexual assault allegations could be hit with a $10,000 fine, according to a report by NJ Advance Media. If the New Jersey state bill is passed, the state’s secretary of higher education would be allowed to impose a fine if a university is found to not have sufficiently punished a student sexual assault offender. […]

September 20, 2018