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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Graphic by Katie Pach. In 2017, the University received 187 reports of sexual misconduct policy violations.

University received at least 81 accusations of sexual misconduct policy violations in 2017

November 18, 2018

This story was updated on Friday, Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. to clarify that some of the reports may have been counted twice. 187 is the maximum number of violations that could have occurred. An Office of Equity...

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Republican administration have launched an effort to bolster the rights of the accused. A leaked draft of Title IX rules will allow students accused of sexual assault to cross-examine their accusers.

In leaked draft rules, federal government plans to allow cross-examination by those accused of sexual assault

November 7, 2018

The federal government is planning to require that schools allow students accused of sexual assault to cross-examine their accusers, a remarkable shift from initial reported drafts of proposed rules and...

(Source: Tribune News Service) Education Secretary Betsy Devos issued interim Title IX guidelines that permitted Northwestern to abandon the 60-day timeline requirement. Devos is expected to issue new, permanent guidelines soon.

Under updated sexual misconduct policy, University has additional time to investigate reports of Title IX violations

September 26, 2018

Northwestern’s updated sexual misconduct policy will give officials more time to investigate reports made to the University and seek to lessen the burden of the appeals process. The Policy on Sexual...

Letter to the Editor: Student leaders urge University to increase support for CARE

April 26, 2018

Northwestern recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in many positive ways. From the annual Take Back the Night march to educational dialogues, our community takes seriously its responsibility...

The Sexual Harassment Prevention Office and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at 1800 Sherman Ave. The two offices were combined to make the Office of Equity, Kate Harrington-Rosen said.

New Title IX outreach, education specialist aims to ‘demystify’ sexual misconduct reporting process

September 20, 2017

Northwestern has filled a position to educate the community about the sexual misconduct reporting process. Kate Harrington-Rosen began working as the Title IX/Equity Outreach and Education Specialist...

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