55 colleges with Title IX sexual violence cases pending: Is yours listed?
In a bid to increase awareness, the US Department of Education, for the first time, released the list of schools under investigation for how they dealt with reports of sexual violence on campus.
In a bid to increase awareness, the US Department of Education, for the first time, released the list of schools under investigation for how they dealt with reports of sexual violence on campus.
[Update: The Monitor requested the latest list of colleges and universities under investigation for possible violations of Title IX's provisions regarding sexual misconduct. The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights provided this list of 86 pending investigations as of Oct. 22.]
As part of its campaign to reduce sexual violence on college campuses, the US Department of Education鈥檚 Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a first-of-its kind list Thursday of all higher education institutions currently under investigation for possibly violating civil rights law in how they鈥檝e handled complaints of sexual violence and harassment.
鈥淲e are making this list available in an effort to bring more transparency to our enforcement work and to foster better public awareness of civil rights,鈥� Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine Lhamon said in a written statement accompanying the list, which is based on investigations under Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in education.
鈥淲e hope this increased transparency will spur community dialogue about this important issue. I also want to make it clear that a college or university鈥檚 appearance on this list 鈥� in no way indicates at this stage that the college or university is violating or has violated the law.鈥�
The schools range from small liberal arts colleges and Ivy League institutions to large state universities. The full list is included below. Investigations are triggered either by complaints brought by individuals or by OCR鈥檚 own compliance reviews.
The public can request regularly updated lists from OCR. Previously, OCR would only confirm whether an investigation was under way if asked.
The publication of the list follows the release earlier this week of the first report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, as well as a new document from OCR clarifying schools鈥� Title IX obligations related to sexual violence.
Here are the schools with open investigations, organized alphabetically by state:
鈥rizona State University
鈥utte-Glen Community College District
鈥ccidental College
鈥niversity of California at Berkeley
鈥niversity of Southern California
鈥egis University
鈥niversity of Colorado at Boulder
鈥niversity of Colorado at Denver
鈥niversity of Denver
鈥niversity of Connecticut
鈥he Catholic University of America
鈥lorida State University
鈥mory University
鈥niversity of Hawaii at Manoa
鈥niversity of Idaho
鈥nox College
鈥niversity of Chicago
鈥ndiana University-Bloomington
鈥incennes University
鈥mherst College
鈥oston University
鈥merson College
鈥arvard College
鈥arvard University Law School
鈥niversity of Massachusetts at Amherst
鈥rostburg State University
鈥ichigan State University
鈥niversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor
鈥uilford College
鈥niversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
鈥inot State University
鈥artmouth College
鈥rinceton University
鈥UNY Hunter College
鈥obart and William Smith Colleges
鈥arah Lawrence College
鈥UNY at Binghamton
鈥enison University
鈥hio State University
鈥ittenberg University
鈥klahoma State University
鈥arnegie Mellon University
鈥ranklin and Marshall College
鈥ennsylvania State University
鈥warthmore College
鈥emple University
鈥anderbilt University
鈥outhern Methodist University
鈥he University of Texas Pan-American
鈥ollege of William and Mary
鈥niversity of Virginia
鈥ashington State University
鈥niversity of Wisconsin at Whitewater
鈥ethany College
鈥est Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine