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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


 The Sexual Harassment Prevention Office at 1800 Sherman Ave. The Education Department has opened two investigations into Northwestern’s Title IX procedures.

Federal officials open Title IX investigations into Northwestern

November 25, 2018

Federal investigators opened two investigations into Northwestern’s Title IX procedures this October, less than a month after the University unveiled its revised sexual misconduct policy. The Education...

Students march down Sheridan Road in a 2017 Take Back the Night march, an annual event aimed at supporting survivors of sexual assault. New Title IX regulations proposed by the U.S. Education Department will bolster the rights of students accused of sexual assault.

Title IX rules could reduce Northwestern’s liability to investigate sexual assault claims, boost due process procedures

November 18, 2018

The Education Department unveiled its proposal of highly-anticipated rules on Friday that would bolster the rights of those accused of sexual assault and harassment, a move that could drastically reshape...

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...

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is leading the effort to narrow the legal definition of gender. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that those efforts won’t make it into revised Title IX rules.

Revised Title IX rule will not include narrow definition of gender

November 7, 2018

The Trump administration will not include a narrower definition of gender in upcoming new Title IX rules, instead opting to issue a legal opinion that will put the administration on weaker footing to enforce...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks during a signing ceremony this month in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. HHS is attempting to redefine gender as a condition determined by physical sex at birth, according to a report in The New York Times.

Northwestern says it won’t roll back protections for transgender students after report of federal government plans

October 22, 2018

Northwestern says it will maintain protections for transgender and non-binary individuals after a report that the federal government may roll back civil rights for those who don’t identify with their...

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