May 26 Baylor University fires football coach amid sex assault scandal By News Desk Following sexual assault complaints linked to the school's football players, Baylor University's board of regents announced Thursday that it will fire coach Art Briles and demote Kenneth Starr Thursday. Continue reading
May 14 Schools offer lessons on accommodating transgender students By Lisa Leff, Associated Press Many U.S. public schools already are balancing the civil rights of transgender students with any concerns that classmates, parents and community members might have. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch Article on brutal sexual assault provokes investigation at the University of Virginia By PBS News Hour A story in Rolling Stone details the gang rape of an 18-year-old student by seven men at a fraternity house at the University of Virginia. Journalist Sabrina Erdely says that the young woman reported the assault to the administration but… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch White House task force asks colleges for more accountability on sexual assault By PBS News Hour The Obama administration ramped up pressure to confront sexual assault within American colleges amid mounting nationwide effort to hold colleges and universities accountable. Amherst College president Carolyn "Biddy" Martin, Andrea Pino of End Rape on Campus and Alison Kiss of… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch White House task force asks colleges for more accountability on sexual assault By PBS News Hour Continue watching