Former Sen. Birch Bayh, champion of Title IX, dies at 91
Bayh was the lead sponsor of the landmark 1972 law prohibiting gender discrimination in education — known as Title IX.
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DeVos moves the pendulum on how colleges deal with sexual assault
The Trump administration has announced new rules governing how colleges respond to allegations of sexual assault and harassment. The changes broaden rights for those accused of misconduct and narrow the definition of sexual harassment. But will they discourage victims from…
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HHS reportedly considering a limited definition of gender. Is it legal?
According to the New York Times, the Trump administration is considering a proposal that would establish the definition of gender as a “biological,” fixed quality based on the sex the person was assigned at birth. Critics say that such a…
WATCH: DeVos says she’ll end Obama policies on campus sexual assault
DeVos is expected to speak around 12:15 p.m. Watch live here.
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is considering dialing down federal guidance for how colleges and universities should handle sexual misconduct investigations. The Obama administration issued new requirements in 2011 changing how schools should handle investigations on their campuses, drawing both…
"This is an issue we're not getting right," DeVos said after a daylong series of meetings with victims of sexual assault, those who say they were falsely accused and representatives of colleges and universities.
A "60 Minutes Sports" report on Tuesday uncovered more details of the Baylor University sexual assault case.
U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor signed the injunction Sunday after Texas and 12 other states challenged the order, calling it unconstitutional.
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