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List of American higher education institutions with open Title IX sexual violence investigations
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On May 1, 2014, the Office for Civil Rights in the United States Department of Education released a list of higher education institutions with open Title IX Sexual Violence investigations. When announcing the schools under investigation, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine E. Lhamon suggested that "increased transparency will spur community dialogue about this important issue... and foster better public awareness of civil rights." This list constitutes the first time the federal government has announced ongoing sexual violence investigations. The decision to release the names of universities and colleges under investigation was due to pressure from both the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault and the New Campus Anti-Rape Movement. Importantly, Lhamon contined, "a college or university's appearance on this list and being the subject of a Title IX investigation in no way indicates at this stage that the college or university is violating or has violated the law." Organizations like FIRE have argued that the OCR list -- along with its precursor the Dear colleague letter -- violates the rights to due process for both institutions and individuals. Original announcement The initial list from the Office of Civil Rights listed 55 colleges and universities that are "under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints." * Morgan State University * University of Delaware * University of Richmond * Elmira College * University of Alaska System of Higher Education * Colorado State University * Washburn State University * Berklee College of Music * Missouri University of Science and Technology * The University of Akron * Cisco Junior College * James Madison University On July 10, 2014, Brown University was listed under investigation, "prompted by a complaint filed May 14 by Legal Momentum, a nonprofit advocating for women’s and girls’ legal rights, which claimed that the University violated Title IX." By July 30, 2014, a list attributed to the Office of Civil Rights included four new schools: * University of Massachusetts Dartmouth * St. Thomas Aquinas College * Hampshire College * Kansas University See Also
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