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

The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


(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...

University to centralize all sexual misconduct cases through Sexual Harassment Prevention Office

October 7, 2016

All cases of sexual misconduct at Northwestern will now be handled through the University’s Sexual Harassment Prevention Office, the office announced Thursday in an email. Previously, the Office of Student...

Source: 2015 Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct; Graphic by Rachel Dubner/The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern student survey reports widespread sexual misconduct

September 29, 2015

Nearly one in three women have been groped without consent while at Northwestern, according to findings from the University’s 2015 Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct released Monday. The survey...

Northwestern works to revise sexual misconduct policy

May 14, 2015

Northwestern is revising its sexual misconduct policy to reflect new guidelines from the federal Violence Against Women Act and feedback from members of the university community. The updated policy...

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