Kirsten Gillibrand: Betsy DeVos Is Betraying Our Students
This week, as millions of students were arriving back on campus for the new school year, the Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, announced a disturbing change in how the Department of Education will deal with campus sexual assault under her watch. Instead of using...Brock Turner Is Literally Now The Text Book Definition Of Rape
The mugshot of Brock Turner, a former Stanford University student convicted of sexual assault in 2016, appears in a college textbook beside a definition of “rape.” The mugshot is featured on page 20 of “Introduction to Criminal Justice: Systems,...Ending Title IX Guidance Isn't Just Evil—It's Profoundly Stupid
Abby Honold would never have graduated without Title IX. In 2014, when she was a junior at the University of Minnesota, Abby was raped by another student. She did everything a survivor is “supposed” to do. She called 911 immediately, went to a hospital for...SurvJustice’s Founder Shuts Down Opponents Of Title IX; Their Misguided “Due Process” Claims
“The resulting Title IX guidance, known commonly as the Dear Colleague Letter, encouraged a wave of student- and survivor-driven activism across the country. As part of this activism, the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights received hundreds of...