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Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Has Resigned.
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has resigned. Her resignation letter speaks the the political nature of education advocacy.
Title IX News Recap, 12/29/2020
Cornell bans law students from advising accused students, Columbia University settles, and more.
Columbia University Settles With Accused Student Ben Feibleman
Judge Valerie Caprioni denied Columbia University’s motion to dismiss. After extended discovery, Ben Feibleman
Andrew Miltenberg Prevails Against Princeton in Motion to Dismiss
Judge Brian Martinotti disagreed with Princeton University that their policies are not a binding, strictly enforceable contract under New Jersey law.
Due Process Concerns Raised Against Savannah State University
The single investigator model and insufficient notice were key deficiencies, per SSU Chief of Police James Barnwell.
Loyola U-Chicago “Loses a Student’s Complaint,” Overcorrects
The school allegedly granted a no-contact order based on an interview and without any follow-up investigation to make up for losing a student’s complaint.
Norfolk State University Prevails in Brown v. Porter
Problematically, Judge Rebecca Beach Smith granted schools leeway to "unilaterally modify their policies."
Title IX News Recap, 10/9/2020
Schools choose to comply, evade, or violate the new Title IX regulations. FIRE’s Samantha Harris defends the regs in a congressional hearing. And more.
Victory: New Title IX Regs In Effect
The DeVos-era Title IX regulations have gone into effect. This is a strong victory for due process after nearly ten years of advocacy.
Lincoln Memorial University Administrator: “No One ‘Would Just Make Up Stuff Like That.’”
A Lincoln Memorial University medical student, who is $350,000 in debt, faces institutional bias.